I was at work yesterday and granted this isn't a big deal as I really don't care about my job (just holds me back from talking with you fine folks). My Boss and [censored]. Boss came to me and asked me to empty my pockets....like I said, I don't care about them so I emptied them.....I first thought it might be about the pain pills I keep in an empty chapstick tube (smaller than actuall bottle and I have a script for them so I wasn't concerned) then I started pulling knives.....maybe they had a problem with a warehouse employee keeping knives....my CRKT M21-04 cliped to my pocket, my [censored]. Shaker in a AAL. sheath in one pocket and my Mean Street (Fatty) in the other, and finally my leatherman.....the entire time the management teams eyes are getting bigger....but hey, like I said...I DON'T CARE. Then finally I pull my cell phone and get written up for it?! WTF! I tried to explain that I have a wife and child (who is in school) and if they need to get hold of me then it is easier than calling the store. I was instructed I am violating company protocal by carrying a cell phone...?! I started on "Black Friday" and have just been pushed through the system...no "official" training.....no certification on fork lifts...but use it anyway.....and they write me up about a cell phone....
At the time, I didn't care....but then started thinking about it...and it ticked me off! I feel that the police don't even have that right without Resonable Suspicion....does a company have the right to tell you to "empty your pockets"?
Remember the un-written rule of jobs: "If you have a job you can get a job, if you don't, its a hard road".
Think of it this way, use this job to buy you the time to find a different and better job. At the least, you will arrive at the current job with a smile on your face in realizing what it is doing for you. There is life after this job but its hard to see it sometimes. Hang in there!
Dan
