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InvisibleMOTH
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I still have a job
    #5068505 - 12/15/05 06:44 PM (18 years, 2 months ago)

So after I had a nervous breakdown last week, I went AWOL from work.  The most they knew is that I had a death in the family (I did). 

But it's been four days since then, and I really expected to be fired for not showing up for all of my shifts. 

During this period of non-work, I've sort of been mourning the "loss" of my Petsmart job, and looking for new work. 

Then I get this call from Samantha, my new salon manager.  She leaves a message on my phone, and the first thing she says is, "Hey Michelle, we were just all wondering if you were okay."

That touched me.  The people at this salon cared about whether or not I was "okay."  I was not expecting this.  THEN, I get a call from the manager at the other salon, telling me that grooming academy starts January 12th, and that I need to prepare to go. 

Grooming academy is the thing I've been WAITING for, forever.  That way I can be a groomer, get commission, and start making decent money. 

So I decided I need to stick out this whole Petsmart thing until I can go to academy, do my 100 dogs, start getting commission and get my groomers certificate. 

In my gut, I feel I made the right decision. 

"Fear is the mind killer."  -Frank Herbert.

So I'm keeping that in mind. 

It just really touched me that instead of firing me, Samantha was more interested in whether or not I was "okay."  So I called her back and said I've had a difficult week, but that I still have a desire to be an employee there.  I told her the reason why I didn't call earlier is because I wasn't sure I even wanted to be an employee there, because my anxiety had gotten pretty crazy over the Issac thing.  Samantha then told me that she thinks the way they handled the Issac-abuse-thing at my other salon was bullshit.  She said that if he were her employee, she'd put him on suspension at least.  Which satisfied me. 

And she says she'll see me for my shift on Monday. 

Whew...I don't know WHAT HAPPENED last week, but I feel like I have a whole new lease on life.  :smile:


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InvisibleKrishna
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Re: I still have a job [Re: MOTH]
    #5068519 - 12/15/05 06:47 PM (18 years, 2 months ago)

you've switched managers? or are you working at a different pet store now?

either way, not getting fired is always good :smile:


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Re: I still have a job [Re: MOTH]
    #5068528 - 12/15/05 06:49 PM (18 years, 2 months ago)

COOL

We all need a break.

When do think I'll get mine?


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Re: I still have a job [Re: MOTH]
    #5068539 - 12/15/05 06:51 PM (18 years, 2 months ago)

So your OK then?


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Re: I still have a job [Re: Krishna]
    #5068545 - 12/15/05 06:54 PM (18 years, 2 months ago)

What's the 'Issac' thing all about?  :wtf:

I remember once I got in a car accident one morning when I was driving from Toronto to Pembroke for my shift...which was like 4 hours away.  I called work to tell them I got in a car accident and there was no way that I was going to be able to make it to work.... I had just started like a month before, and I thought I was going to get FIRED.  Like, BAM.

But I didn't, they were really awesome and understanding.  It made me feel good.  :heart:

Congratulations on still having a job, honey.  That rocks.


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Re: I still have a job [Re: gregorio]
    #5068554 - 12/15/05 06:56 PM (18 years, 2 months ago)

I'm fine.  I just had a crazy week in which I let my EGO get the best of me.  :tongue:

My new mantra: 

"Don't think, just do." 

Because if I stop to think about something my anxiety kicks in. 

So no more thinking for me!  :tongue2:

Plus to be honest, I believe I needed to make sure I could quit if I wanted to. 

Now it's time for some CRAB LEGS!  :grin:


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Re: I still have a job [Re: MOTH]
    #5068577 - 12/15/05 07:01 PM (18 years, 2 months ago)

Poor crabs.  :frown:


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Re: I still have a job [Re: CherryBom]
    #5068583 - 12/15/05 07:03 PM (18 years, 2 months ago)

It's for a good cause.


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Re: I still have a job [Re: CherryBom]
    #5068605 - 12/15/05 07:09 PM (18 years, 2 months ago)

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CherryBom said:
What's the 'Issac' thing all about?  :wtf:

I remember once I got in a car accident one morning when I was driving from Toronto to Pembroke for my shift...which was like 4 hours away.  I called work to tell them I got in a car accident and there was no way that I was going to be able to make it to work.... I had just started like a month before, and I thought I was going to get FIRED.  Like, BAM.

But I didn't, they were really awesome and understanding.  It made me feel good.  :heart:

Congratulations on still having a job, honey.  That rocks.




THANKS!    :smile:  The thought of being jobless and not being a groomer really bothered me, so it's great that I can still do that.  And not to open a can of controversy, here is my incident report for the 'Issac Thing.'  (3rd time I've posted it on the Shroomery, lol) 

This is what happened and when my anxiety attacks before work started: 

Rt.10/21/2005

Incident Report


The exact time the incident occurred is hard to recall, but I believe it happened between 5pm and 5:30pm.  Issac and I were alone in the salon and I was assisting him finish up dogs.  One of the dogs in question, a shih tzu named Rascal, did not enjoy the grooming process at all.  The owner had said at check in that the Round Rock Petsmart could no longer groom Rascal because he bites.  I checked at Round Rock to see what type of file they had on Rascal, and they said they had NO file listed for the dog at all.  Definitely odd, but maybe the owner had misspoken.  Also, Rascal came in with another, more friendly dog, named Mookie.  I dried Mookie while Issac started on Rascal.  Soon I was finished with Mookie and put him in the kennel and went to assist Issac. 

Rascal bit Issac once but didn?t break the skin and snapped at me once and missed.  (I had tried to stroke the dog and he didn?t want my hands on him)  The first time the dog bit Issac he choked the dog a little and held it by its throat but soon stopped once the dog acted submissive.  Issac muzzled the dog and continued grooming the body. 

Rascal appeared to have settled down for the grooming.  Issac finished shaving the body and started on the head.  He took the muzzle off and at first the dog appeared calm.  Then, out of nowhere, he snapped at Issac?s thumb and chomped on it. 

The dog?s bite was over in an instant. What happened next left me horrified and sickened. I saw blood on his finger.  I said, "Let me see your finger," and I saw three small puncture wounds welling blood on his thumb.  His hands were shaking. The next thing I know, he is gripping the dog by the throat and punching it in the head, several times, I can't remember how many. Then he takes the dog in the back, and I follow, trying to get Issac to put the dog in its kennel. By this time he is squeezing the dogs throat so tight that the dogs eyes are bulging out like they are about to burst.

I see him take the dog next to the kennel.  Holding the dog by the throat, he bashes the dog?s head and body against the metal bars of the kennel, several times, hard.  I yell, "put the dog in its kennel," but Issac does not even seem to hear me. He throws the dog on the ground, and then goes over to solidly kick the dog twice against the wall.

Then, he picks the dog up by the neck again. At this point I am aghast and lost...I want to go get a manager but I am afraid that he will kill the dog.  I tell him to leave the dog alone and to please put it in its kennel.  I reach out and lightly grab his arm, telling him, "put the dog away and let me see your hand, let me see where he bit you." He does not even seem to be listening to anything I am telling him.  The dog?s spine seems to be twisting in an unnatural way. 

After a few more punches in the head, he takes the dog by the throat into the bathing area and throws the dog onto the drying table. I am horrified, about to cry, terrified. I am afraid to speak because I fear being attacked next.    I am scared.  The dog can barely stand, it slumps and lurches on the table, and I fear for an instant one of its legs is broken. Then I suspect it has a concussion, because it is waving its head around unsteadily, like it is drunk. At this point I am sure that the dog has something seriously wrong with him. I say, "That dog doesn't look good. We need to get a vet now."

Issac then says, "No...he'll come out of it. I've seen this before."  He also proceeded to tell me that he ?knows? where to hit a dog in the head so that it doesn?t get a concussion. 

I say, "I'm going to get first aid," (thinking I will find Kelly the manager too) and Issac says, "And get the manager."

Before I leave, he specifically asks me, "Don't tell them what I did, okay?" He tells me not to tell Kelly or Jon (a co-worker) because ?he needs his job too.? 

And still rattled, I say, "okay."

I go up to the front office to Kelly the manager and tell her, "Issac got bit.?  She says, "#@!$*!!" and immediately begins trying to find an incident form. I also say, "And Kelly, I need to talk to you later." She says, "Talk to me now." And I respond, "I can't, if I do I might cry."

The next time I saw her, she was on the phone, trying to report the incident. Next, I saw Issac come into the office to show her the wound (I assume). I gave him the first aid and go back into the groom salon to check on the dog.  Now in its kennel, the dog is just weaving back and forth with bulged eyes looking at me.  But it seems to be recovering, thank God.  I just hoped there weren?t more severe injuries I couldn?t see. 

The next is sort of a blur.  Issac came back to the salon and we talked about the bite and the fact that he may be unable to groom for the weekend, among other things.  I try to be as helpful and friendly to him as possible so that he doesn?t suspect that I am indeed going to report him.    I start my cleaning routine and he helps.  After we close up shop we both head up front to talk to Kelly. 

Soon it becomes apparent that Issac and Kelly are at odds.  She wants him to fill out an incident report NOW, but he doesn?t want to for some reason.  (Because he was bitten and can?t write?)  He also says that he won?t be coming in this weekend since he can?t groom.  A verbal confrontation ensues with Kelly asking me to help him write his report.  I don?t mind doing so but halfway through Issac snatches it away and goes home, saying he will write it there. 

Later, after I know he is gone, I find Kelly in receiving and proceed to tell her everything.  She says that I need to do a report and I agree. 

I believe the police should be called for the severity of the abuse I witnessed and that we should inform the owners.  I worry that a dog that suffered that type of treatment will take it home to his family and possibly cause serious harm to someone there.  I also fear that the dog may have more traumatic injuries that were not apparent due to the beating. 

In closing, I am reluctant to add that I am afraid of Issac and what he will do once he discovers I have reported him.  I saw the way he went after that dog and it was like he didn?t even realize what he was doing.  I am scared he might come after me in the same way.  He takes his grooming very seriously and I believe he will seek some sort of retaliation against me for bringing this to management when he specifically asked me not to. 

Any protection or shielding Petsmart can give me in submitting this report would be appreciated since I now fear Issac using physical harm to retaliate. 

Sincerely,

Michelle RXXX

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They didn't fire him because it was his word against mine.  :rolleyes:


So I'm at a NEW salon now and it turns out Samantha is a very compassionate manager.  She agrees that he should have been canned right away. 

As soon as I get my groomer's certificate and have some experience under my belt, I'm going to leave Petsmart.  But until then, I just have to make it through grooming academy. 


Edited by EllemyshShade (12/15/05 07:12 PM)


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Re: I still have a job [Re: MOTH]
    #5072060 - 12/16/05 03:38 PM (18 years, 2 months ago)

That's great news! I'm glad you got to keep your job, it's even better that your managers care about you and put that before the job. I'm not sure I believe in karma, but it seems like good people usually catch a break from the universe in the end. What type of position are available once you get Grooming Certification? How long is the Academy Training for?


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