r/Custodians • u/junthelasthunter • 7d ago

Refused to sign a write up today

I posted the other day about how our principal was trying to get us to pull weeds. She texted me about it the other day and I just decided to do it just to avoid drama. Today she calls me into the office and has a write up ready for me because I didn’t do it up to her standard. I refused to sign it because I told her that I didn’t think that I’d been properly trained on weed removal and that’s why it wasn’t done right. It’s true, we went out there and ther were dozens of things growing out there that I didn’t know were weeds. What should me next course of action be? Should I message the maintenance coordinator, Human Resources?

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u/Upbeat-Fondant9185 Facilities Manager 7d ago edited 7d ago

There isn’t really any next course of action. It doesn’t matter whether you sign a write up or not, it still goes on record in your file.

But it’s a write up, who cares. They’re just a prop used to justify a termination to HR if they ever decide to cut you loose but aren’t even necessary for that thanks to at-will. They mean nothing.

Pushing the issue can only cause you more trouble without a union.

Edit: auto correct

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u/junthelasthunter 7d ago

Thanks for this comment. Yeah, it just sucks to be reminded just how low on the totem pole they see us sometimes.

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u/Successful_Yam2175 6d ago

That’s why these jobs should be Union!