By FallingNinjaa - 02/05/2014 00:07 - United States - Tampa

Today, I had to once again lie to a customer about why I was the only one manning the shop, saying that they must have run out for lunch - my coworkers were too busy getting stoned in their cars to do their job. FML
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FallingNinjaa 5

OP here. I don't use this site enough to know that I needed an account to reply... I'm a barber. We're all independent contractors and we don't make money unless we're physically working. I make good money and have no intention of quitting; my problem with my coworkers getting stoned is that customers have an unnecessary wait time when they should be able to be served immediately, and when they do come back in, it looks bad on everyone as a whole for them to smell like that on the clock - an no, they're perfumes aren't cloaking it. The boss knows they smoke, she knows they smoke on the clock, but when anyone tells her that someone is being lax, her response is "well more money for you, then." Again, that's not the problem I'm having. I actually like my job, and I want customers to actually have a good experience when they're there. With what my coworkers are doing, they're not. Also, it's an independent store. There is no HR, no corporate, just the woman who owns the business itself - she's the only boss.

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oddities 20

You shouldn't cover for their asses anymore. If they wanna get stoned while you work, they should have to deal with the consequences. Next time, you should tell the customer the truth. If you can't bring yourself to report your coworkers, the customer might. You've gotta at least try.

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ZoroMiHawk 25

still sucks, if I was a customer and saw your co-workers stoned whilst on the job I'd leave and go find a different shop. You say you're making good money, so I assume you've built a decent client base who come to the shop to be served by you.

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silencebabyy 23

You shouldn't have to lie to customers, nor should you have to do all the work.

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silencebabyy 23

Eventually they will get caught or a customer will mention it to your manager/boss. But you should report them before then because it isn't fair to you or to the owner of the company who has to pay them

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conman531 23

Get them replaced. It's not worth it to you to keep them there.

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PewDiePie_Lover 14

You should tell your boss or manager, if you already haven't. or quit your job..?

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MadmanOZ 10

your friends sound awesome!!

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ChelzTheWolfGirl 29

Has it occurred to you that maybe you shouldn't cover them and also consider looking for a different job?

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amberv61 22

Since their name is "JustQuitAlready" I think they have had that thought

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laden_swallow09 34

I took it as the useless assholes whom OP works with should just quit, already, not OP.

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Raleaf 26

They'll never quit while they are getting paid to get blazed. Sounds like a dream for them.

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Axel5238 29

You should mention it to your boss. It isn't fair to you and potentially dangerous for your co workers. If once got into an accident on the way back it could have terrible consequences for where you work.

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bkearns 3

that's time theft, alert mgmt if you think its a problem.

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kl08 12

quit being an enabler, or quit crying about it. they're still getting paid while you're doing all the work.

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an3ph 20

Is there an unstoned manager you can report this to? Unless, of course, you live in Colorado. If you do, move.

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blackonblight 32

Stop enabling them. Report it so you get compensated properly. They're not working, you are, that's the issue more than the fact they're off getting themselves into a state of intoxication.

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