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Next week is my last week as an order writer. This BS is about to end

So I’ve been on PTO this whole week and I come back to work on Monday. Luckily this will be my last week as an order writer so it won’t seem like he-l I can do the bare minimum and they won’t be up my a-s about my order writing and trying to work with me when meanwhile I am only doing what everyone else does because I will no longer be an order writer. Not happy about going back to work on Monday but hey it’s my last full time week so it won’t feel so bad. I just felt that I had no choice but to look for a different full time job. Mission one is nothing but complete he-l. They want everything done order packed out, backstock worked, order written, credits written, perfect rotation, etc while constantly complaining about overtime and it’s like if they want everything done perfectly we’d all be working 10-12 hour days which is why everyone does the bare minimum. They want backstock down to just core items and sale items the reason sh-t keeps piling up is all because they don’t give us time to do things the way they want it done. Back when I once cared which was a huge mistake btw I had my backstock down to core items and sale items only so that it could pile up again because the people going to my stores on my days off and when I was on vacation didn’t take care of my stores and everything became a mess. I started getting dinged for every little thing and had idle threats made towards me about getting written up and getting knocked to part time. It just became a hostile work environment. The biggest mistake was when I became a ftow.

I started out as a part timer working full time hours which ultimately made me a no benefits full timer if you wanna say that. I eventually got a full time job at another company because they were too cheap to make me full time pre-mission one but than they asked me if I would be interested in becoming a ftow because they needed people because they let go of all these hard working reps and I took them up on the offer because I hated the full time job I went to. Little did I know that I would hate mission one just as much if not more. The job I went to paid less than what I make as a ftow wasn’t as overwhelming as mission one but just boring, mundane and low pay. Mission one on the other hand was not only those three but also made me very overwhelmed and unhappy with my life. I can’t wait to start my new full time job. It sounds like one I’ll most likely enjoy. It’ll mean a lot to me for me just to go somewhere where I am treated with respect, am not worked like a dog, paid the same if not more and my life outside of work doesn’t have to suffer because I won’t be so burnt out. Plus it’ll feel good to be in an environment where I get to be around people and interact with my co-workers unlike mission one where we all work by ourselves and are worked to death from the time to start to the time we end. I don’t even get a chance to talk to people in the stores that I know because I’m never in the mood and I don’t have time. Just so glad to be done with this nonsense. Here’s to better times.

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The PTO days being paid out are prorated based on how much of the calendar year you worked before you quit. Same thing happened to me when I quit.

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Post ID: @1dkf+1sUuGvMa

I was a former employee had 17 days PTO and was only paid for 5 after getting fired not sure how to get my other 12 days that I didn’t get on my last check

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Post ID: @1dec+1sUuGvMa

Feels amazing, doesn’t it!!! Treat yourself to a fun adventure, so worth it!!! Well deserved

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Post ID: @iqst+1sUuGvMa

To the last person posted it’s only been one week on my new job and lemme tell you it feels great. So much better to not have to deal with a rep emailing you about a little thing you didn’t do, being retrained and criticized over order writing , getting dinged for everything I did wrong and not having to deal with the constant manhandling of the job pack out, write, work backstock, build displays, write credits getting slammed with 4 stores 3 writes 8 hour days no OT. Working me reckless to the point I was ready to snap and go batshit crazy but those days are no more. I’m so much happier I went from sitting around being worn out and depressed to wanting to go on an adventure. I wanna go on a road trip. Let’s go let’s have some fun. It’s summer let’s make this the most lit summer I ever had.

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Post ID: @fvfd+1sUuGvMa

Glad you took back control of your life and made the decision to leave! The miserable life the leaders at Mondelez have caused their employees isn’t worth it and it bleeds over into your everyday life! Getting out is the best thing you can do, I’m living proof and I have 15 years in with 5 weeks vacation. I’d give it up 10 times over after seeing how much better my life is!! Toxic environment!

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Post ID: @8svd+1sUuGvMa

To the last person who asked about my week first half wasn’t bad. They didn’t have me write any orders this week that part felt good. I had said to myself if only I could be full time but not have to write orders I wouldn’t be making the move I’m making but I have no choice this job is reckless. Even this week I had a day where I was given 6 stores to do in 9 hours. 4 packouts(1 with displays changes as well) and 2 with display changes only. I told them there was no way it was getting done in 9 hours it ended up taking almost 12 hours. Felt great to hand everything in. The current executives turned the company into sh-t. We used to be a reputable company where getting up for work wasn’t bad, stores liked us, workload was reasonable now it’s the opposite. I wish more would follow what I’m doing. There’s so many FTOW that are just so miserable it’s like the only advice I could give them to not feel that way would be to find a different FT job. I mean for those who only have 2 weeks PTO it’s not a big loss. I must say I honestly feel bad for those who have time invested but can’t retire just yet.

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Post ID: @7smj+1sUuGvMa

How's your last week going?

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Post ID: @6the+1sUuGvMa

This is the OP again. The week that just past was a PTO week I put in for and was granted prior to me even interviewing for my new job. The earliest they could start me at my new job is next week. That’s why I went on PTO and came back for a week. I was initially hoping that I would be able to start after my PTO period and not have to come back for a week but like anything else we don’t live in a perfect world.

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Post ID: @3gpo+1sUuGvMa

Why go on PTO and come back for one week?
Your story doesn't make sense

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Post ID: @3eip+1sUuGvMa

This is the OP posting again. Definitely glad I only have one more week as a ftow and I’m coming back from a weeks rest. As long as they don’t make my last full time week a living he-l it should be a walk in the park. Anytime I tell people that I hate how I have to leave this job people often misunderstand what I’m saying it’s not that I want to change my mind and stay as a full timer under mission one it’s that I hate what has become of this job because of mission one. They basically gave us our typical pre mission one workload but added order writing and writing credits on top of it. They work us like dogs. This place basically turned into a prison camp. People are getting burnt out(me was one of them) and all they do is continue to drill us with work. I was a fool to think that maybe when the new year rings in they’ll change things because of how mission one is a complete failure and that it was only obvious they would change things because it’s not working. Well not only did they not change things for the better they made things worse by continuing to operate with a failed agenda. It’s like trying to drive on 4 flat tires basically. I hated mission one from the time that order writing became a part of my daily job but at least for most of 2023 it was somewhat tolerable but as 2023 came to a close and the entire year of 2024 it’s been he-l and it was only getting worse. I’m very proud of myself for making the decision that I made.

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Post ID: @3hlh+1sUuGvMa

They really do ask alot from employees they only pay 17/hr 😄

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Post ID: @1jbq+1sUuGvMa

It’s not worth your mental health

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Post ID: @ysl+1sUuGvMa

I love hearing that you are taking the necessary steps for yourself!! Mondelez management doesn’t give a rats a-s about their employees, yet so many people are afraid to make the jump to a better life.
You will do great! Waking up happy and having a quality life is so important! I know so many they have had heart attacks etc from dealing with the bs at Mondelez!
I can’t believe there are no class action suits with all the forces overtime? They behave this way because people let them get away with it.
Congrats on your new job and most importantly…taking your life back!

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