To want to scream at my colleagues?

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I work in a really busy bakery, it's non stop, always a queue out the door. My colleagues are lazy fuckers. They hide through the back pretending to work avoiding the ever growing queue. They take a 45 min lunch break when it should be 30 mins. Their 10 min tea break is usually 20 mins.

I've had enough! If I tell the manager they'll know it was me and it'll make it hard to work alongside them. I mentioned today about the breaks and they just took the piss..

I'm a bit of a perfectionist, I like to be organised, have everything prepared but it's an uphill struggle.

I want to tell them they're lazy arseholes, aibu?

Where is the manager while they are skiving?

Can't you shout them back out?

If they're leaving it all up to you it's not fair.

But then if you just keep plodding on there's nothing more you can do, why should you care? (even though it rankles)

It's up to the manager to be on top of shit like this, why haven't they noticed already?

She's not always on the same shifts, she only works certain days.

who is in charge when she's not at work?

do you work at Greggs ?

I shouting one of them out today, she was carving a pumpkin out the back for her 25 year old daughter! She ignored me.

I eventually went through as it was my lunch break and told them I was going home for lunch as I'd had enough. They were nice as pie when I got back but things went back to normal ie them skiving through the back.

No I don't gordy

No ones in charge when she's not there

Well, give it long enough and the queues will cause a pasty riot.

And as you well know, they're not something to be ignored

Ooo ooo is it Cooplands?

I don't understand why you feel you wont be supported by the manager. Why haven't they noticed? Also these people are not your friends they are not doing any favours for you, in fact the opposite. If you want to continue working there it needs to be fair.

The customers are sympathetic, I always apologise for the wait.

Not cooplands, I'm in Scotland. Don't think we have them here.

The manager is nearing retirement, she works 3 days a week, the staff turnover is shocking! She's glad to have anyone working for her. I need the job, I'm supporting 3 children on my own, working for minimum wage. It's soul destroying. :(

ah I thought it might be my local one (to work) as one woman seems to do everything and all the other staff are out the back x

Anyway, never mind. Don't know why I posted. I'm at the end of my rope,

Thanks anyway.

This would bother me to OP. Look to move, these cultures can be hard to change expecially when you not in charge!

Sounds like you should be promoted to manager if you're the only one who does any work! Couldn't you at least be made supervisor while boss is away? Perhaps you could propose this. It must be annoying, I'd think the customers would complain too, or go elsewhere.

Ah maybe it's standard bakery etiquette Gordy and no ones let me in on the secret.

You know you sound like you might have the skills necessary to set up your own business OP?
Might the long queues be tempted by your portable wares on an old fashioned butchers bike parked out front.

god i could kill for a pasty right now

Is it a large chain you work for, can you apply for the promotion to manager? Is there training available. It would be good if you could make your feelings know further up the chain of command.

Haha donkey, if only! I'd sure as he'll make sure the people I employed had the same work ethic as me.

I've only been there 4 months donkey , no training given just thrown in at the deep end but I'm picking it up as I go.

You have my sympathies - I've worked with some lazy fucker in the past and it is soul destroying.

Sounds like you're picking up more than your fair share.
Is there any way of you looking at it as skills building for running your own gaff
(got it into my head you should be in charge)

I guess I can just stick it out, learn what I need to, pick up the necessary skills and hope for the best, thanks.