Hispanic Guy I Worked With Yesterday Prayed & Got Angry Because I Quote, "Asked Too Many Questions"
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You work in a steel mill around immigrants. As a black man, don't have the expectation that you will develop good rapport with them.
What's worse than working around whites is working around immigrants. If you absolutely need this job, I'd stay as low key as possible.
What's worse than working around whites is working around immigrants. If you absolutely need this job, I'd stay as low key as possible.
The Emperor
Paid Agent
As someone who was a contractor for 2 years. You being an annoying ass. Stand by shut the fukk up and be at the ready ig someone ask you to help. You are asking too many got damn questions. You don't work there. You are just a helping hand.This was yesterday and it was weird as hell. At the steel mill I work at, they always ask for three to four temps everyday. However, they only needed one yesterday, so I was the only temp there. They want to hire me btwAnyway, I was paired to work with a guy I never worked with before and I was on board. I'm the type who always love to be one step ahead.
So, I had to help change the machine.
JJG: So, how does this work? Because I want to learn how to change that.
Mexican dude: Stares
He lowkey shoves me out the way to fix/unscrew it himself. I had to ask repeatedly because I hate standing around not doing a damn thing. So, I became more assertive.
*Sees Mexican dude specialist (another Mexican breh with blueprint)* He was cool.
JJG: So, those are blueprint? Do those have the measurements, so you can measure and put them together a certain kind of way?
Mexican dude specialist: Yep, and the highlighted parts are the ones we change.
He shows me how and I watch on. Now, I observe a lot also. However, I'm better with hands on (always have been).
JJG: Cool and sorry for asking a lot of questions. I just wanted to learn what you guys do. Because I like learning new things when given the opportunity.
Mexican dude: Starts un wrenching the machine.
I help him for a little bit. He had trouble (this is a huge wrenching tall and wide). The guy almost injured me five times. Once when we were transferring sheet metal onto the pallet. Guy was day dreaming and he didn't grab his end. I almost fell over. Because of him we had one piece of wasted sheet metal.
Here's where the sh-t started.
JJG: I'll help you with the wrench (dude took pole out).
Mexican dude: Stop
Mexican dude: You ask a lot of questions maneMe speak no english
Black breh: This is Trump's America. He bout to get our asses all blowed up. We all about to f-cking die
Mexican dude: Me don't like Trump.
They have a convo in English for over 15 minutes discussing Trump, Beer, and Tequila. Sh-t that has nothing to do with the job. I kept my mouth shut though. When that dude said that I speak no English part, my eyes turned bloodshot red and sweat was pouring out (drenched). I was working my ass off and dude cops an fit.
JJG: I'm sorry, but I ask questions if I don't understand something because I like being one step ahead. Not trying to be funny. I actually hate standing around not doing anything.
Before that I asked to sweep until they gave me something to do. Never even got an answer.
Mexican dude: Just don't ask anymore questions*Prays in Spanish to G-d* Please help me.
I f-cking just stare and hit the
JJG:
The assistant to the head guy (Head dude is White). Head guy and I have a good rapport and we discussed life and he gave me pointers. I explained before on how some Whites will give you pointers if they see something in you (ROT). Anyway, head Mexican dude gave me my ticket at 3PM. He wanted to get off. However, we stayed until four.
On our way out breh got made Mexican dude over some dirt. I played it cool. Crazy part, the other temp last week got pissed with dude. He said, "That guys makes you pissed off".
Mexican dude specialist: Thank you
JJG: No problem man anytime and thank you.
*Sees the ticket (come back Monday *checked*)
When I got to the car I saw my moms in the front passenger's seat and my father. She gets mad at that word opportunityEverytime I say it she hits the
BONUS: Black breh and I discuss it he says F-ck dude. Also, the dude did give me tips (Mexican dude) on how I shouldn't bend and squat. Yesterday was weird, but I still had a chill day. I like steel mill jobs (not doing it as a career). However, I like it as a skill.
P.S. even with that it was still teamwork. Which I like btw.
Oh and PS if they wanted to hire you they'd hire you.
TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?
I walk around a little edgy already
If u didn't get hired at the spot where they had u lifting boxes... u ain't getting hired here
And like dude said.. you're just the help
Not his job to train you..especially not the first day
And like dude said.. you're just the help
Not his job to train you..especially not the first day
O.T.I.S.
Veteran
You need to learn when to ask questions and when not to. You seem like the type that just likes to talk
Anyway, I don't blame you either. I had a supervisor like that that just didn't like me for whatever reason. One time I literally checked the fukk out of him at work and we was cool afterwards.
Not saying you should do that, but next time if homie not trying to help show you shyt, kick your feet up and wait for him to ask you to do something or tell your boss you want to be switched out with someone more willing and capable of training.
He probably was having a bad day or just isn't much of a people person unless he knows you for awhile. Most people talk about everything at work EXCEPT work (football, liquor, politics, etc)
And I don't mind teaching people shyt... It makes my job easier and they would only call me for more serious matters that required more experience. Only bad part is that youre responsible if they fukk up so you got to train them well and sometimes check the shyt they did (in which most people who want to learn won't mind).
Anyway, I don't blame you either. I had a supervisor like that that just didn't like me for whatever reason. One time I literally checked the fukk out of him at work and we was cool afterwards.
Not saying you should do that, but next time if homie not trying to help show you shyt, kick your feet up and wait for him to ask you to do something or tell your boss you want to be switched out with someone more willing and capable of training.
He probably was having a bad day or just isn't much of a people person unless he knows you for awhile. Most people talk about everything at work EXCEPT work (football, liquor, politics, etc)
And I don't mind teaching people shyt... It makes my job easier and they would only call me for more serious matters that required more experience. Only bad part is that youre responsible if they fukk up so you got to train them well and sometimes check the shyt they did (in which most people who want to learn won't mind).
J.E.T.S
Lookahere mayne...
He didn't want your help nor was it his job to train you.
You are hired help. You were just a body. The only area you should've been trying to overachieve at was PHYSICAL LABOR.
When you say "ticket", that tells me right there that you're working for a Labor Ready type job. It wasn't a skilled position.
They have mechanics.
You should be sweeping, organizing, team lifting, and sorting unless told otherwise.
If you have a special skill set, let management know and see howw you could submit a resume.
Next time, go work hard and don't distract other workers bruh.
You are hired help. You were just a body. The only area you should've been trying to overachieve at was PHYSICAL LABOR.
When you say "ticket", that tells me right there that you're working for a Labor Ready type job. It wasn't a skilled position.
They have mechanics.
You should be sweeping, organizing, team lifting, and sorting unless told otherwise.
If you have a special skill set, let management know and see howw you could submit a resume.
Next time, go work hard and don't distract other workers bruh.
J.E.T.S
Lookahere mayne...
Explain to your boss why the temp worker you're trying to be nice to and train broke a 100k machine brehs.
O.T.I.S.
Veteran
Maybe, I just wanted a head start or learn what I was doing.
P. S. I've been at that same spot/warehouse for 8 weeks. Asked to come back everyday.
P.S. they told me that they were gonna hire me (things can change), but they want me. However, I need to learn the forklift. There's a reason why I try to have a good work ethnic and rapport everywhere I go. They semi offered me a job (foreman). My goal is to learn a skill before I return to school and start my own business. I don't go on jobs just to bullsh-t for 8-10 hours. There were labor temps who came and showed their ass and one dude came there high /buzzed. Plus, I'm always the first guy at the building early in the morning.
King of Creampies
Hop in. You coming too!
You really need to be careful as you are a temp NOT a full time hire. Watch and observe but try not to come off annoying. I know it's hard because you want to learn and I get it...
but your main focus is really just being cool, quiet and trying to get a full time gig.
Don't be that annoying temp that gets fired.
Problem is I observed for 15 minutes. I was told once by a worker there that they don't like you standing around not doing anything (find something to do). So, I tried to wait 10 minutes, then asked to sweep. No response, so I just watched and asked a few questions on how to do certain things.