Management had been forcing more hours and more workload with no materials due to distribution disruptions.
They began to push apprentices to take on lead hand roles and began threatening contractors their jobs. Contractors made up the majority of the workforce at the time.
There was also a divide where people working on the floor had to do a special check-in while the office workers had a secret side door they could enter with no check-in even though the special check-in was required for all employees.
The general manager was frequently yelling at all the contractors on the floor and had forced the severely understaffed shipping department to work 6 and 7 day work weeks. Basically 5 people to manage 3 buildings that were all 10 minute drives from each other but had constant full truck loads of robots and tooling. Some of which required 2 forklifts to load/unload.
Trade managers were at war with each other, constantly fighting with the higher ups to get priority over other trades. More so than before covid.
The general manager who two weeks earlier lifted covid restrictions, threatened the employees with split shifts (2 weeks days/2 weeks evenings) when covid cases immediately increased.
Managers being racist towards chinese employees and contractors.
Sending home apprentices for unrelated minor infractions while allowing older employees to basically completely disregard all covid precautions.
I watched as upper management cause so much stress to my favourite manager that the poor guy had to take a leave of absence for severe stomach issues. When I saw him again, he lost a ton of weight and still looked ill. That was the price he paid for sticking up for his employees and contractors.
They did nothing to protect the new female apprentices from constant harassment from older men.
Promoted some of the worst, ill-tempered individuals to become managers. Ones who would retaliate against employees by giving them the shittiest jobs. The same managers who also mocked disabled people.
I could go on but I’ve been gone for a year now and am forgetting things now. That industry as a whole in my area is just a complete mess and nightmare and I have no intention of returning after clearing my head.
As in, they required you to keep your distance, wear a mask and sanitize your hands?
I had no issue with covid safety and distancing.
Management had been forcing more hours and more workload with no materials due to distribution disruptions.
They began to push apprentices to take on lead hand roles and began threatening contractors their jobs. Contractors made up the majority of the workforce at the time.
There was also a divide where people working on the floor had to do a special check-in while the office workers had a secret side door they could enter with no check-in even though the special check-in was required for all employees.
The general manager was frequently yelling at all the contractors on the floor and had forced the severely understaffed shipping department to work 6 and 7 day work weeks. Basically 5 people to manage 3 buildings that were all 10 minute drives from each other but had constant full truck loads of robots and tooling. Some of which required 2 forklifts to load/unload.
Trade managers were at war with each other, constantly fighting with the higher ups to get priority over other trades. More so than before covid.
The general manager who two weeks earlier lifted covid restrictions, threatened the employees with split shifts (2 weeks days/2 weeks evenings) when covid cases immediately increased.
Managers being racist towards chinese employees and contractors.
Sending home apprentices for unrelated minor infractions while allowing older employees to basically completely disregard all covid precautions.
I watched as upper management cause so much stress to my favourite manager that the poor guy had to take a leave of absence for severe stomach issues. When I saw him again, he lost a ton of weight and still looked ill. That was the price he paid for sticking up for his employees and contractors.
They did nothing to protect the new female apprentices from constant harassment from older men.
Promoted some of the worst, ill-tempered individuals to become managers. Ones who would retaliate against employees by giving them the shittiest jobs. The same managers who also mocked disabled people.
I could go on but I’ve been gone for a year now and am forgetting things now. That industry as a whole in my area is just a complete mess and nightmare and I have no intention of returning after clearing my head.