my boss gripe thread

**SiggyZ** · 11-11-2009, 11:11 AM

You'll get real far in life talking to a boss like that. Good luck!

**ccusum** · 11-11-2009, 02:35 PM

sorry, I am not buying it. there is no way in hell someone would talk to their boss like that. Esp in this economy. if I was your boss, I would fire your ass right on the spot.

**cammed goat** · 11-11-2009, 02:41 PM

Hopefully Cuervo had a better day today.

**cuervo25_1** · 11-11-2009, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by rbob93

I never understood why people that are unhappy with a job don't find work elsewhere

Can't at the moment,I have insurance on the whole family and the wife is currently unemployed.My sone is on meds for adhd and the wife is on meds for asthma. can't afford 3 months without insurance.

Originally Posted by cammed goat

I am HOPING Cuervo finds something else. I did, and even though it didn't work out, I am in line for something else in automotive.

not looking, besides I am starting to have alot of fun talking back to the boss. It will please you to know his bald spot and grey hair has increased since I started talking back

Originally Posted by SiggyZ

You'll get real far in life talking to a boss like that. Good luck!

this is the only one I talked to like that.all my other bosses didn't act this way.with this guy if you don't he will walk all over you.

Todays epic arguments

boss: what are you doing to this car
me: why don't you ask matt(bosses son) instaead of walking all the way back here.OH I know why to be a pain in my ass,if i ever get a boil on my ass I am nameing it after you.

about that time Matt shows up

matt: how are you doing
me alot better if SR asshat wasn't here
boss: what is he doing to this car
matt: all 4 tires are leaking from the beads and have fix a flat in them.He has to gring the corrosion off,clean out the tires and bead seal them.

These were chrome rims on an 93 BMW 325 is the chrome was peeling off due to the corrosion so I ttok my 4.5" grinder to it.

boss: so you have a while left
me: how many times do i have to say this, alot less time if you left me the hell alone.

Another one after i finished the bmw was that the other tire tech fixed a flat on a toyota highlander. some you can reset the tpms others you have to drive

boss: do you know how to set the tpms on a highlander
me: yes if it can be set

of course it is the one that has to be driven

me: nope needs to be driven
boss: well all data says......
me: look I told you a million times all data is full of shit alot.you look at it like its words are the gospel truth. If you come back here one more time with "well all data says" I am going to remove that shit from the computer:
him: so its not true
me:*facepalms* get out of here before you piss me off more.

the remander of the day he stayed away until closing,then he was practicly kissing my ass.

**cuervo25_1** · 11-11-2009, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by Spaz

man i wish you could have made spazpalooza!!!

the world is not ready for our 2 insane ADHD minds to get together yet. anything withen a 1000 mile radius would be destroyed.I get worse with the more coffee I drink,or alcohol

**cammed goat** · 11-11-2009, 02:50 PM

Tony, you REALLY should start looking. I thought you wanted out of there too? That man WILL NOT leave you alone.

**toi tyme** · 11-11-2009, 02:51 PM

Lol you're crazy hahah

**SiggyZ** · 11-11-2009, 02:52 PM

No kidding...and the tough guy's got a wife and kids to boot. Nice.

Originally Posted by ccusum

sorry, I am not buying it. there is no way in hell someone would talk to their boss like that. Esp in this economy. if I was your boss, I would fire your ass right on the spot.

**cuervo25_1** · 11-11-2009, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by ccusum

sorry, I am not buying it. there is no way in hell someone would talk to their boss like that. Esp in this economy. if I was your boss, I would fire your ass right on the spot.

well if you acted like my boss,you would have to fire me.For some reason I doubt you are that greedy ,selfish,decietful ect ect ect. like I said this guy you have to be this way with or he will walk all over you. the second you let him get his way your done. Cammed fought for nearly 2 years to get his day off again. he went way longer than that on 6 days a week when he finally got fed up with it the boss didn't want to let him have it. It took alot of nasty words from several of us ,and threats of legal action from cammed to get him to let him off a second day.this guy is a ruthless,egotistical bastard that cares for nothing but him and his money and cares not who he hurts to get his way.

**cuervo25_1** · 11-11-2009, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by SiggyZ

No kidding...and the tough guy's got a wife and kids to boot. Nice.

look if you don't like it or believe it fine, then don't read it and pass over it. I know what I said,cammed knows how I am and I am not about to be walked on over a damn job. the thing is he needs me more than I need him and he knows it. without me he would be screwed.

**cammed goat** · 11-11-2009, 03:00 PM

Let me put it this way...if I have to fix or replace a tire, and I take the wheel/tire off the car, and I see the brakes on that axle are low, I am going to let the customer know right there. The boss will NOT inform the customer if the boss isn't in the mood. That won't wash with me. I would rather tell the customer right there they need brakes and be happy with letting them know than keeping the hazardous situation to myself and risk being sued. The boss occasionally feels things like this aren't worth his time. Truly sad.

**cuervo25_1** · 11-11-2009, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by cammed goat

Tony, you REALLY should start looking. I thought you wanted out of there too? That man WILL NOT leave you alone.

the wife has an interview next wed for a sub teacher job in a catholic school in paterson. I am hoping she gets it and actually gets hired full time instead.
Maybe she will make enough where I can leave and do stuff around the house that I fell behind on. and just work a P/T job or something

**cammed goat** · 11-11-2009, 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by cuervo25_1

the wife has an interview next wed for a sub teacher job in a catholic school in paterson. I am hoping she gets it and actually gets hired full time instead.
Maybe she will make enough where I can leave and do stuff around the house that I fell behind on. and just work a P/T job or something

I am waiting to hear back from STS. I think they tried calling me last Wed night after I got home from TTP(I dunno if it was them either). I assume STS is running my background check, which I always pass as I have no life, just work and home, haha. The manager from STS seemed interested about my length of employment with Sears(5 years of service) and asked me why I left. I told him that I wanted more money as I was a tire tech/team leader but I wasn't paid to be a team leader which is like an upper management position, but no added pay and I wanted my ASE and at the time, it wasn't possible with Sears. My at the time Union rep from UA274 called me and offered me a job which started ASAP and I left Sears. Too bad Unions lay off apprentices. When I told him(manager for STS) he seemed shocked.

Interviewer: So, how many years have you been in the automotive field?
Me: 14 years.
Interviewer: SO...YOU AREN'T ASE?
Me: Unfortunately no...but I want it.

**310stanger** · 11-11-2009, 03:57 PM

Not for nothing, but from what I learned, an employer at an auto shop always NEEDS you to a point..... Till they find another warm body to fill your spot. With the economy the way it is, theres plenty of guys that need jobs that are willing to take yours. I totally understand sticking up for yourself and not letting a boss walk all over you, but I would be careful about how far I pushed it if i were you. Are you like the lead tech in the shop? Unless you are the guy doing all the big jobs and banging out 70 hrs a week, with a wife and kids i'd be more careful bro

**310stanger** · 11-11-2009, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by cammed goat

Let me put it this way...if I have to fix or replace a tire, and I take the wheel/tire off the car, and I see the brakes on that axle are low, I am going to let the customer know right there. The boss will NOT inform the customer if the boss isn't in the mood. That won't wash with me. I would rather tell the customer right there they need brakes and be happy with letting them know than keeping the hazardous situation to myself and risk being sued. The boss occasionally feels things like this aren't worth his time. Truly sad.

Dude that doesnt even make sense. Not only is it a moral thing, brakes are the easiest bread and butter job a shop and mechanic can have. Easy fucking money. Why the hell wouldnt you wanna sell brakes? Any time you get authorization to pull wheels you should be looking at the brakes. Be proactive, get yourself some easy hours. Your boss has the worst business accumen i've ever heard of if he has a problem recommending a brake job. Like you said, if you dont say anything and they crash, gets who's ass is now on the line? Not the customers, not your bosses. YOURS!

**Spaz** · 11-11-2009, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by cuervo25_1

the world is not ready for our 2 insane ADHD minds to get together yet. anything withen a 1000 mile radius would be destroyed.I get worse with the more coffee I drink,or alcohol

**310stanger** · 11-11-2009, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by cammed goat

I am waiting to hear back from STS. I think they tried calling me last Wed night after I got home from TTP(I dunno if it was them either). I assume STS is running my background check, which I always pass as I have no life, just work and home, haha. The manager from STS seemed interested about my length of employment with Sears(5 years of service) and asked me why I left. I told him that I wanted more money as I was a tire tech/team leader but I wasn't paid to be a team leader which is like an upper management position, but no added pay and I wanted my ASE and at the time, it wasn't possible with Sears. My at the time Union rep from UA274 called me and offered me a job which started ASAP and I left Sears. Too bad Unions lay off apprentices. When I told him(manager for STS) he seemed shocked.

Interviewer: So, how many years have you been in the automotive field?
Me: 14 years.
Interviewer: SO...YOU AREN'T ASE?
Me: Unfortunately no...but I want it.

Sears tire stores are union? Never knew that

**cammed goat** · 11-11-2009, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by cuervo25_1

the wife has an interview next wed for a sub teacher job in a catholic school in paterson. I am hoping she gets it and actually gets hired full time instead.
Maybe she will make enough where I can leave and do stuff around the house that I fell behind on. and just work a P/T job or something

Originally Posted by 310stanger

Sears tire stores are union? Never knew that

No they aren't. I applied for a job in the pipefitter's union, which required me to leave Sears as the union had a job for me and they needed me immediately. Being in HVAC was fun, but the layoffs...not so much.

**wheeliE-maxx** · 11-11-2009, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by cuervo25_1

the world is not ready for our 2 insane ADHD minds to get together yet. anything withen a 1000 mile radius would be destroyed.I get worse with the more coffee I drink,or alcohol

Heh, I wish I could find some car guys to hang out with and it sounds like you guys might even be half as crazy as me. I just realized alot of my friends are all mellow because they have been on meds for years, which I just started. I'm a little better now, but still way crazy compared to your average person. Has helped my concentration and grades immensely though. I take care of about a 2 state radius with my adhd craziness

**cammed goat** · 11-11-2009, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by 310stanger

Dude that doesnt even make sense. Not only is it a moral thing, brakes are the easiest bread and butter job a shop and mechanic can have. Easy fucking money. Why the hell wouldnt you wanna sell brakes? Any time you get authorization to pull wheels you should be looking at the brakes. Be proactive, get yourself some easy hours. Your boss has the worst business accumen i've ever heard of if he has a problem recommending a brake job. Like you said, if you dont say anything and they crash, gets who's ass is now on the line? Not the customers, not your bosses. YOURS!

AMEN!!!