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Ok, this is going to be a rant and a half...
jeez dont know where to start, but i will do my best.
I have just been out into the warehouse in work and had a massive row and its left a really bitter taste in my mouth, i hate confrontation, and arguments, but I feel it serves a purpose, however this time there was no purpose at all.
A few weeks ago I guy who I have known for about 10 years Marc, and I work with, started to get really snappy with me, off the cuff comments and basically just being off with me.
I thought nothing of it because I know he has it a little rough outside of work, and thought he might be going through a bit of a bad patch, however this has carried on for far to long, so I went outside to have a private word to see if he is okay, and to see if I have actually done anything to upset him or provoke these day to day attacks.
Well…
I went out and asked if there was a problem or if anything was up, to be told “OH, yeah!!” and I know what the problem was… well I didn’t so I asked him to explain so we could sort it out.
I was in a pool of people who where going to get made redundant, this guy wasn’t and he was safe. When the announcement was made 2 people had to leave immediately Diane and Chris, where I work is like a family and everyone was upset to see them go, the remaining 3 people who were okay with there jobs (me inclusive) wouldn’t stop hugging the other 2 and it was very emotional as everyone thought it was going to be them who were picked for one reason or another.
Marc said he was pissed and fucked off with me and doesn’t want to know me because the day the announcement was made he saw how upset everyone was including me, then about 5 minutes after it was made, I supposedly ran outside on my phone and was laughing and joking, then the following morning I had to tell a customer that he had to wait for some paperwork due to a member of staff leaving and we had to see at what stage the paperwork was at.
In actual fact it was about 10 minutes after they had left the building I did go outside, and I did make a call. I cannot recall any laughing and joking about the situation at all, in fact I remember struggling to feel happy about keeping my job, because two close colleagues had lost there’s, I was relieved but I was not laughing and joking.
In respect to the following morning I had no idea what the customer was talking about, so I asked Carol about it, she asked me to tell him that we would sort him in about an hour as Diane left the day before and we were just going through her work to find out if anything was outstanding.
He squared up, and yeah hes taller and bigger then me, but no way am I going to let some stupid childish guy try and intimidate me, or threaten me. So I went straight back at him (probably the wrong thing to do) he backed off after about a second and started to walk away coming out with comments and insults as he walked off.
I followed him and called him a coward, if he had something to say, say it, if he wanted to do something, do it.
We squared up again, and he was shaking with adrenaline, I was so furious that I was getting the blame for things out of my control, its not my fault I was selected to stay for the company, or had to tell the customer what I was told to say. Regarding the phone call… I don’t know what call he saw, but im not going to lie, yeah I had been worried for weeks about loosing my job, of course I was going to be relieved when I knew I was safe, but I never laughed and joked about it.
I feel like knocking the fucker clean out! Hes bang out of order and i feel like shit because of this.
Thought I’d throw my horoscope for today into the mix see below:
Sometimes you easily get caught up in other people's moods, john, and today could be a day where people around you act a bit impulsive and crazy. This can be fun if you're looking for an entertaining time with friends, but be careful if you're in a moving vehicle with them or are in a situation where there are drinking or drugs present. People could go to extremes today, and you'll want to watch out for your safety.