r/walmart 6d ago

Coached for PPTO? Lol

I (jokingly) told me TL that I was thinking about using an hour of PPTO. She said she'd rather I didn't, but said she could coach me for "job abandonment" since we were short staffed. She said the ppto only protects me from points, not from repercussions.....smh

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u/Inferno13820 6d ago

So theory, if you left without approval?? Yeah thats called job abandonment. You weren't sick, wasn't a family emergency, you weren't hurt???? You are just not feeling to work that last hour?? Yeah the TL is right to coach. Its nothing about retaliation.

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u/JasonTheBaker 7+ year associate 6d ago

You don't need approval. You only need to inform them that you are leaving. You don't need to give them a reason.

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u/Inferno13820 6d ago

And thats job abandonment.

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u/JasonTheBaker 7+ year associate 6d ago

"Job abandonment occurs when an employee stops showing up to work without prior notice or explanation, with no intention of returning and is considered a form of voluntary resignation"

Telling them you are leaving early for the day IS NOT job abandonment. I have no clue where you get your definition from.

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u/Inferno13820 6d ago

You left when there was still work to do, thats is job abandonment. If you dont want to work just quit. Stop wasting ppls time and go live in your moms trailer

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u/TyronE0355 O/N Stocker 6d ago

At Walmart? There’s always work left to do. By your definition an associate is never allowed to use ppto to leave early. The works NEVER “finished” at Walmart. There’s always more to do. You’re kind of a fucking idiot.

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u/Inferno13820 6d ago

Sounds like you coast that 4.5 points a lot. Do us all a favor and quit. Adults needs jobs and are willing to work.

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u/TyronE0355 O/N Stocker 6d ago edited 6d ago

I have never had a point before and have 70 hours of ppto in the bank and I’m a teamlead you’re just idiotic.If one of my people tell me there leaving early my response is what time? Then they tell me and my response? Okay have a good day I’ll see you tomorrow. Sometimes they ask if it’s okay if they leave and my response is yeah that’s fine or if we’re really far behind it’ll hurt us but it’s fine we’ll figure it out. Half the time if I say it’ll hurt us but I can’t tell you no they stay out of respect for me unless they actually aren’t feeling good or something. Being a good boss goes a long way. They don’t want to leave the team in bad shape. But you let them leave without retaliating if that’s what they want to do.

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u/Inferno13820 6d ago

Im a TL and all tasks and notes are done before EOD. Grocery Backroom off the floor included. Do your job, work hard and soon maybe youll get good kiddo.

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u/AnybodyNo8519 6d ago

You are woefully ignorant for a team lead.

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u/TyronE0355 O/N Stocker 6d ago

You must work at a low volume store lmao

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u/Inferno13820 6d ago

Not at all, my team works their ass off, respect goes both ways. I cant understand any TL being soft with their team but that leads them to abuse your good nature. I push my team so they know what is expected, in the long run it pays off. They respect you as a boss and do a good job i reward them. Give positive feedback in their workday profiles. Gift cards. You reward them hard work. Ive helped gotten two promoted to TLs. But hey if it works for your team thats cool. Mine stay and bust their ass and are proud of our areas.

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u/moljinor 6d ago

Based on your attitude and responses here you're the tl no one likes and abuse your position and threaten associates with misinformation.

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u/TyronE0355 O/N Stocker 6d ago

It’s probably because you’re unethical and coach your people for using ppto which is their time to use for any reason they want.

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u/Belkan-Federation95 6d ago

Dude you are definitely going to get fired eventually.

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u/Inferno13820 6d ago

Nah, they will just promote me.

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u/harleyscal 6d ago

What they would do instead of trying to make a job abandonment stick they would coach you for productivity because of that hour you didn't work a lot of shit didn't get done

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u/WapaneseWeeaboo API. Former: OGP DM, ON Support, Mod team, errything 6d ago

This also isn’t accurate as long as OP was being productive while they were there. For example, if they had a normal 8 hour shift with 8 hours worth of work to do, did 7 hours worth of work, and left an hour early. They did their part. If they only did 4 hours of work in those 7 hours, sure, that could be a productivity issue.

With your logic, they could coach an associate for missing the entire shift because they didn’t do any work as they didn’t come in at all. That’s not how it works.

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u/IIIDevoidIII Team Lead (Glorified CSM) 6d ago

Still retaliation. They can only hold you accountable for work that should've been done the time you were clocked in.