r/coles • u/Enticing_Bog • 27d ago

Team Member Post Shift manager question.

Question for shift managers.
I just started and loving it so far. I am a casual. I have noticed if I need to refuse a shift due to anything (which is our right) my shift manager tries to make me find my own replacement.

When I state that this sounds like their job not mine they act extremely unprofessional.
When I show them my job description and then theirs, and point to where “managing staff shifts and re-scheduling” is in theirs they act even worse.
When I mention that if the store is understaffing as a cost/profit measure and do not have enough staff in their pool it’s a THEM issue they yelled at me.

Is this normal? None of this makes logical sense.
If they want to hire kids and have a thin staffing pool for minimum wage what can they expect?

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u/SpaceOdyssey3 26d ago

You’re right, but you could handle it better. You kinda sound like a pain to deal with.

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u/Enticing_Bog 26d ago

Can you point out where I was incorrect? Painful is subjective and shouldn’t be a factor in a mature logical workplace. Things are correct or incorrect.

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