My boss asked me to help in the warehouse tomorrow and I said "no way", was I right?

blimey,I would always try to do people at work a favour as its easier to get them in return when you want one


I used to work in a housing office doing drawings for adaptations for our local council
(walk in showers, grabrails etc)

but 1 friday in every month I would happily don a boiler suit and drive a three and a half ton tipper truck round the estates for the estate caretakers to load bulky waste onto..nothing at all to do with my job but it was enjoyable to get out the office do some manual work and have a laugh

being part of a team is better than being sniffy and saying its not my job, it wont get you anywhere
 
Is the OP young and not had very many jobs?

I would just help, especially if you are not busy and the warehouse staff are understaffed they may just get rid of you and employ a warehouse bod, If you help out then you are adding another string to your bow which could go onto your CV.

No offence but you sound how i sounded when i was 17 and not worked for long, I soon realised that i worked for the company so would do anything to help out or possibly be made redundant.
 
My last job I used to work in a small office for a small business.

Business was VERY slow - My boss never once asked me to do something in the warehouse but I took it on my own initiative to use my work time productively. I'd sweep the warehouse, help the lads out in the back when there was a lot of packing to do. Moving boxes etc.

I don't see why you said no.
 
As others have said, man up! How can you be scared of lifting 10kg boxes? Don't like breaking a sweat?

Try doing some work for a living you lazy pencil pushing woman.
 
I'm a software developer so I'm sat on my arse nearly all the time... I'd love the oppertunity to unload a lorry or two once in a while.

Anyways, I'll get your P45 in the post right away.

TrUz
 
Personally I'd help out, I have a primarily office based job and would still nip down to trade counter/stores to help out when its really busy.
 
Grow a pair and pitch in.

If I was a manager and needed some help to cover resources if I heard 'it's not my job' as a reply, I'd be annoyed with you.
 
Colbaker said:
Is the OP young and not had very many jobs?

I would just help, especially if you are not busy and the warehouse staff are understaffed they may just get rid of you and employ a warehouse bod, If you help out then you are adding another string to your bow which could go onto your CV.

No offence but you sound how i sounded when i was 17 and not worked for long, I soon realised that i worked for the company so would do anything to help out or possibly be made redundant.
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I'm 30 and I have been working for the last 10 years, I have had many different jobs, from driving (long distance , multidrop, minicab), working in a warehouse (which included some heavy lifting), shop assistant etc, I have been promoted to an assistant manager and then a manager once (due to hard work) but the whole company went bust. I am a hard working person when I am treated with respect however for the last 3-4 years I always got a job where there was not much to do, maybe it is just how IT works (in some jobs).

I am not scared of loosing this job, to be honest if they wanted to get rid of me they would have done it already, they don't really need me here and they know that themself but still they employed me.

There is also another reason why I don't wanna help guys downstairs, I know that they will point it and laugh at me for the next few months if I help them with this job (I know them too well now).
 
KNiVES said:
Yup you need formal instruction on unloading heavy items at work as well, which you clearly don't have. They can't touch you for it.
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Heavy? lol by his own definition he'd be lifting 10kg boxes.

He would have had some degree of manual handling training in his current role so it's not beyond his capabilities.

To be honest, he even says he's stuck behind a computer all day and tired, yet he doesn't want to get out of the office for a day. Seems like laziness really. Not like they've asked you to change jobs or go clean the toilets everyday.
 
apatia77 said:
Processing some data on a computer and doing manual labour is a massive difference.
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and? Muck in while your not busy doing your main role. Really can't see a problem with that, your all part of the same team, help out. If your not busy with computer work and refuse to work in the warehouse when they need a hand and your capable, I suspect your employer will be looking for a replacement that can do 2 roles, which in the current climate wouldn't be hard.

My previous job I was in Hotel management. If my main desk based role was quiet and another department needed a hand, I'd do it. Bar, rolling kegs in the cellar, maintenance, washing pots if we had a few functions on, whatever, you take off the suit, put on some scruffs and work as a team :).

Regarding training for manual handling, well technically you should, but if your boss is experienced then he can give you pointers if you've not done it before, no need to pay for an extortionate course.
 
apatia77 said:
I work in IT together with my manager and to be honest there isn't much to do for me so sometimes

I told him I didn't want to do this over the telephone as this wasn't my job and he told me to think about it.

I am seriously getting tired working here due to lack of work .
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You lazy ****.

You complain about lack of work but when it's offered to you, you say no thanks?

LOL.
 
apatia77 said:
There is also another reason why I don't wanna help guys downstairs, I know that they will point it and laugh at me for the next few months if I help them with this job (I know them too well now).
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No need to do it wearing a mini skirt, can't you change into a pair of trousers or something more suitable?
 
Clearly the OP is happier hiding in the office pretending to work whilst fellow workmates sweat away unloading the container.

How they must admire your work ethic and team spirit. :rolleyes:

The most admired and respected workers are those who are happy to muck in, lead by example etc.

The most detested are the work shy whingers.
 
The guys may point and laugh but underneath that you may earn a little respect for chipping in, which is worth a bit of banter.
 
I would have done it no problem, couple of hours of light banter and moving a couple of boxes could have been a refreshing change for you
 
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