I’m ranting for Cody, sort of.
Before we get to the meat of the problem, I’ll give y’all some background info.
Cody works at Pactiv, a company that makes cardboard boxes. Ooh, thrilling.
Cody got in there through Onstaff in September of 2002, working the Hogger (compresses the scrap cardboard into bales). He got hired in Oct `02, as the machine operator for the Hogger. Usually, it takes people 3 months to get hired in.
July `03, he got moved up to Continuos Hobe Snake (CHS) operator. Makes the honeycomb stuff that’s between the paper in cardboard. Runs the glueing, packing, roll changes, blah blah blah. He makes between 2-8% scrap, and you’re “supposed” to make 3%, but almost no one does. It’s happened once since he started working there.
Feb `04, He gets trained in QualPro, which has something to do with making systems more efficient. He’s one of, I believe, 3 people in the factory who gets this training. When he broke his foot, he did nothing but this QualPro paperwork stuff for weeks. He’s so good at it that Pactiv was planning to send him to North Carolina to make a Pactiv plant down there better.
To sum up, Cody knows his job, and is very good at it.
A few days after Easter, Cody gets the go-ahead to transfer to a plant in Temple, TX. The management down there likes him. They have a job waiting for him as soon as we move, which should be the beginning of June (Well, we plan to arrive May 31st).
Ever since his shift manager, Jerry, found out about his transfering, he’s been a complete jackass. Bitching about Cody’s work (which is better than the other 2 shifts), walking over and watching Cody for ages (like he’s waiting for him to screw up, ignoring the rest of the factory), interrupting almost all of his breaks to complain about his work, just generally making Cody’s working life VERY stressful.
Cody’s never been written up, suspended, etc. No trouble. Model employee.
Tuesday night, Cody’s mania was acting up (he’s unmedicated bipolar). He ran his rolls out (out of paper), so he does a roll change. Usually, they have to do roll change as quickly as possible (Cody does changes in about 1/2 the time of the other shifts). He tells Tony, the guy who works on the machine with him, that he was going to take a quick break to calm down, so he goes outside. Tells Tony, “If Jerry says anything about the rolls change, I’m gonna clock out and go home.” Around 2 minutes later, Jerry comes out and says, “So, I hear you’re gonna go home if I say anything about the roll change.” In an asshole way, not an interested type way. So, Cody says Yup, finishes his cig, and clocks out 2 hours early.
Cody goes in to work Wends, only to find out he’s been suspended by Jerry. For “walking out.” Now, he didn’t walk out. Jerry and Tony knew he was going home (and that’s how the system works), no verbal or written warning. Just suspended.
He now has to go in on Monday and have a meeting with Jerry, the unit manager (Jerry’s boss), and the plant manager. He, obviously, doesn’t get paid for Wends-Fri nights. Luckily, he worked 32 hours Sun-Tues night. (Yes, he does work 6 day weeks, often 12 hour shifts because 2nd shift is short-staffed). But this has put a mighty dent in our money for The Move.
What a JACKASS. I could understand if Cody just left without telling anyone, but they BOTH knew he was leaving. Thus, not a walk-out. GAH!
I’m pissed at this man.
As a side-note, do you think this one suspension would out-weigh all his positive qualities, and keep the job transfer from going through?
A weak Pitting, I know.
