Is it just me or does anyone else feel like they have too much responsibility at their positions?
I feel this especially during the holiday season. More than usual, I feel responsible for things that are not my responsibility at all!!!
While others wonder what the holidays are without Santa to greet kids in person at Macy’s, I wonder what the holidays would be like without all the chaos at work.
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I am drowning and there is no end in sight. I am a CSX and have speciality/commission areas. Nothing is ever good enough or right.
I focus on one area then another becomes a 911, while my focus is The 911 another area becomes a 911 and the cycle repeats itself.
It’s demoralizing and I know my skill set and capabilities are strong I’m a 10 year vet with stellar reviews. I am now beginning to question myself and capabilities and feel like I’m losing my sanity and mind.
This all started for me last November when Black Friday was a bust....and has just gone downhill since. I feel trapped. Sorry so long felt good to type this out.
I think our MBA is probably gong to drop dead at work one or these days. I think she's in her mid-late 50's and has trouble walking and is running curbsides because there's no one else to do it. You see her and she's sweating from running around the store and can barely walk sometimes - she's limping and looks like she's really in pain. I feel sorry for her. Was a really good ASTS before all these cuts and now it looks like this new job is sending her to an early grave. All the managers are stuck in this dead end life.
To the AST I'm so sorry. Very familiar with the office work doing yours, your supervisor, and the store managers work. Please take care of yourself. So difficult when there's no one to trust because it will end up right back to your supervisor.
Having lived this life for so long is relatable. One day you will get the courage to speak up because in the end it is not worth taking the blame. Trust me being in the situation is extremely frustrating and hard. All the best to you and your health comes first. Be well!
I can definitely agree with feeling over worked/ overwhelmed. Especially when I can visually see others on my "team" that are NOT doing anywhere near what I am & they still make 2 1/2x's as much as I do!! I feel like a fool! Everyday is a guessing game of "how much more till I crack".
Yes I'm feeling overwhelmed right now too. I'm an AST and have a medical restriction on hours/days and it's literally not possible for me to get my work finished.. A lot of things are on my plate bc my supervisor doesn't know what to do. I mean actually does not know what needs to be done, and I'm drowning doing their work and mine... I just keep falling behind day after day but I don't want to make them look bad by saying they need to learn to do X Y and Z. It's only going to get worse as holiday training ramps up.. They don't care I am a part time associate with a restriction. Just don't care. I'm constantly called in by our boss and yelled at as why this that and the other wasn't done and I have to make things up or blame myself because I don't want to throw my supervisor under the bus. I just don't think I can do this much longer. Even though my restriction makes life hard in one way, it has saved my sanity because there would be no end to it all. I did over full time last holiday completely alone, no supervisor, and I got so sick with odd symptoms that the doctors actually had to rule out cancer.. I can't go through that again. So I'm just trying to do the important things and not let the office burn down.. I'm sorry this was so long, I just need to vent bc I have literally not one person I can unburden myself to at work.
Yes that click is very familiar. Let me explain something, it does not benefit the store manager in the least because the click can be poor performers. You would think the priority would be building a strong diverse team that that function at all levels. What does that tell you?
It’s so if they don’t hit their numbers the store manager can play the blame game and let go one of the managers come feb. that’s what they did at my store. Manager couldn’t pull off the dept. she was gone in feb. a Quiet firing. But even if you do pull off the numbers. It’s still politics. So if your not in the click your days are numbered
At Macys, if you are in a leadership position, your job description is EVERYTHING. I am happily retired now, after 34 holiday seasons. There is a reason why we called it Hell Month. Best wishes to all.