Conspiracy at Work

Just when I thought that work couldn't get any dumber, we -- as in the entire 2nd shift -- were floored when we found out some bad news regarding the new supervisor position.

Let's start from the beginning. Jim has been our lead man for years. Now, he has decided to retire and his job is posted. As far as I know, only two people put their names in for it. Amie, who's been a staple on 2nd shift for around 7 years, was actually suggested by Jim to the front office to take over his spot. Then there's this guy from 3rd shift -- we won't name names -- but this guy, I cannot even type it out. He's been hired here three different times, quit once, and even got fired one time due to drug use.

For the past couple of weeks, Jim has been giving Amie instructions on how to shut down the compressors, hydraulics, and locking up the place every Friday nights, and she even got passwords from the front office to access the computer system. And the other guy, from what I can judge -- is completely LAZY with a capital L. All this guy does is walk around and doesn't do SHIT for the half hour/hour time our shift spends with 3rd shift.

Well, on Monday, it was decided that this guy on 3rd shift got the lead job for 2nd shift. It was basically a public outrage when I got to work on Monday and into Tuesday, with Jim going into the front office and literally chewed butt while he was in there. Amie, on the other hand, was simply devastated. She left work early on Monday and we couldn't hardly blame her, got totally smashed Monday night and into the early hours of Tuesday. It was been decided that if Amie quits, there's going to be a mass walk-out of people quitting. Why should we work for somebody else?!

As for my situation, I am no longer involved in production, so I'm torn in a sense. Yes, I do feel for Amie and how she basically got screwed over, but this guy will have no "jurisdiction" over me, and I need the money! As we all think, Amie will most likely quit, followed by co-worker Al, and other co-worker John will move onto another place in the plant. The others who work with us, will probably stay put simply because they haven't worked there long.

But what motivated the front office, what is basically comprised of three people, made the decision to hire the guy from 3rd shift? Doesn't seniority rule anymore? I think it's flat out sexual discrimination -- but that I have to contradict myself, since 1st and 3rd shifts are supervised by women. Amie and one of the members of the front office have been at odds for some time now, but that's of little insigificance.

We, 2nd shift and mostly Amie, deserve an explanation. Plain and simple.

P.S. Last year, when "they" were advertising for a maintenance job, Amie put in for it. She knows mechanics inside and out -- she is a little tomboyish -- but she was a shoo-in for the job. On top of that, they wanted someone from inside the company, avoiding hiring somebody new. Well -- they hired someone new, a man -- and Amie was screwed over!

WORK = HORSESHIT