In the year and some change that I've been a Front End Supervisor for a Costco warehouse I understand that wearing the red vest is the first indication you are the community kicking post: FOR EVERYONE. Seriously, y'all. You get static from the members, drama from the team members that report to you, your co-supervisors providing positive and negative feedback, and of course, upper management crashing down on you for your most recent mistake(s). As I said, community kicking post - feel free to take a whack at it. So a couple of days ago I experienced the highest praise from the right person, and the most serious shade from another right person in the span of 10-minutes. I was assigned a special project by one of the Assistant Managers, which meant office time and work on the computer exclusively. Unfortunately, a "visitor" (aka high-ranking Costco Executive) stopped in unexpectedly. I was encouraged to step out of my comfort zone to speak to our next visitor abou...
My observations and thoughts while being a passenger on Spaceship Earth