What should I do?
I think I messed up with my walmart application. I think I should have applied for the Team Lead position because everybody acts like I am one. I work in the front end and according to my associates, I’m the experienced one. They love to ask questions to me about everything, day to day activities, what to do if a customer is being rude, even life advice. They seem to trust my wisdom I guess. It’s like I’m the work mother to them. The responsibility on my shoulders increased ever since they fired our Team Lead and they hired a new one. In fact, I applied to be the new one but got rejected, and they hired someone else. Some people thought it should have been me but I disagree. I don’t want to be someone who stabs people in the back. That’s something I never did in my life and I’m not planning to do so. If he got the job, he got the job and everybody should adapt, but nobody does. Even the new Team Lead who was hired recently. He asked me a question the other day (I won’t say the question because it’s kinda embarrassing) and I asked him how did he apply for this job, he said he did his walmart job application online and I told him well, you just need to open the description of your walmart job application and the answer of your question should be there. He seemed offended by the way I responded, but I don’t care anymore. Management made a choice by hiring him and everybody needs to live with that. Including him. I’m not going to do his job for him and get paid as a front end associate. No, that’s not going to happen. But it seems like they won’t let me go off these responsibilities and duties that are not in my job description. Don’t get me wrong, I love my job and I also love the people who I’m working with but I’m also tired of this. Because it feels like a daily reminder of what I’ve missed. And just like I said having the same paycheck is not helping either. I genuinely don’t know what to do except one thing, I definitely don’t want to leave this store. Not in a transfer or by leaving permanently. So what should I do? What would you do if you were in my shoes? I don’t want to break my associate's hearts and I also don’t want to offend the managers because I don’t want to get fired. It’s like I want to stand up for myself, but the weight on my shoulders won’t let me do so.
Suffering from success I see.
I’m sorry if it sounds like that. I didn’t mean to brag about anything but I just wanted to explain the situation that I’m currently in.
Even if you love your store and your associates, I think you should request a transfer. Because what they did is clearly unfair and the dangerous thing is you seem to have not stood up for yourself yet. So when an unfair thing happens to you and you let it slide, expect it to happen again.
I mean she kinda did stand up for herself. Telling her TL to look at the walmart job application description was great 😂
Yeah, I think she did that just recently. We need a more clear timeline of events
Just get it over with mama. There is no limit for you to do walmart application to other stores. Try a new adventure. According to your story, you seem like a successful associate who loves to be there for people when they need it, so it’s almost impossible for you to not shine somewhere else.
The problem is, the store that I’m working at right now is the closest one to my home, and I don’t want to move out from my apartment and start a whole new life just because they didn’t accept my application for Team Lead.
What about being a TL at another department?
I don’t know. I have a cold feet about that one. I’m kinda scared of a new adventure.
You need to do something about your problems.
Props to you for being such a great associate!
Did you ever have a problem with the Store Manager?
Not that I remember. I can have a strong language from time to time. Maybe I offended him in some type of way. I don’t know.
Why did they reject your application?
Not enough experience they said.
How much experience did the new TL have? I assume not a lot since he asked you a silly question, right?
I agree. I don’t know how many years he worked as a TL but maybe he worked as a manager at some other retail business.
I think you need to get more details about your rejection. There needs to be some explanation.
Either the managers are so disconnected from what’s going on in the store or there are some personal issues involved.
Both options are very likely.
How come they can’t notice someone having these qualities as an associate and having their application for a LEADERSHIP role, and rejecting it? Walmart is a joke bruh.
Yeah what else is new
Your story doesn’t add up. Either you’re a great liar or there is some shady stuff going on at your store.
Why would I register an account on an online platform to lie to a group of people who I don’t know and most probably will never know? I have better things to do. This is my story, and you are more than free to believe it or not.
You definitely need to sit down with the SM and talk to them about the problems that you are facing. You have to know more details about your rejection and based on their answer, I would recommend calling Walmart ethics.
Calling walmart ethics about what? ‘Hey I got rejected for a promotion and now you have to deal with me being a crybaby’
She is not a crybaby. She is a woman who didn’t get what she earned.
You seem pretty confident defending someone who you never met and have no idea about if they are honest or not.
I believe her honesty. I hear a lot of stories about this kind of unfairness at Walmart so it sounds believable.
You don’t need to overcomplicate the situation for yourself. It’s very simple and obvious that you need to stand up for yourself. If you don’t, your problems won’t go away on their own.
Thank you for being direct.
You’re welcome. I experienced a similar situation at my previous job and that was the reason I left. You only have one life and one career. You need to remember that every day.
I agree with cordelia. That’s kinda your fault as well when you think about it. You make them feel comfortable to approach you and ask you questions like you are their Team Lead. You need to set clear boundaries even if you love them. It’s okay to love them, but you need to love yourself more, that’s all.
I think you’re right.
I read in one comment that you sometimes have ‘strong language’. Why don’t you use that for your associates? If you don’t use that for your associates, who are you using that against?
The managers mostly 😀 the people I’m working with are like my soft spot and I don’t want to harm them in any way.
I think that sums up your situation. You need to be careful with your language because if you don’t, you see what happens.
Oh boy, you would make a great manager. Imagine a store manager who stands up to corporate for their associates. Ooof. Would be so sweet to watch.
Thank you 🙂 Maybe that characteristic of mine will never get me into those management positions.
No, don’t ever think like that.
We need good people like you to have a positive mindset if we want to change something in this world.
People acting like she is mother teresa it’s fu^^ing hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂
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