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Okay so I work at Subway and have for about three weeks. Lately people have been really mean to me: I was never trained in much except making sandwhiches and so this one girl whose my age sighes heavily every time i need her help and makes nasty comments about how mad she gets with me, talks about me to everyone, and is unfair with me more then anyone else. Now two other workers are talking about me, when they think I can't hear, and i got a knife flung at me for apparently just ' standing there' when there was a bunch of people in line. There is only two people who are nice to me at all, people who don't stop talking as soon as i walk into the room. I've been treated terribly by almost every single person there and feel like quiting because their driving me out. Am i over reacting or does this sound reasonable?
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There's a line between minor workplace drama (which is to be expected) and getting knives flung at you.
Talk to your superior. If she/he is no help, keep climbing the ladder until you find someone that will listen. No paycheck is worth getting knives thrown at you.
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This is definitely not an overreaction. You are being bullied. Bullying is not just exclusive to classrooms and you are not alone, take a look at these statistics from Wikipedia:
'Statistics from the Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention show that one in three employees personally experiences bullying at some point in their working lives. At any given time, 1 out of every 10 employees is a target of workplace bullying. Nearly half of all American workers (49%) have been affected by workplace bullying, either being a target themselves or having witnessed abusive behavior against a co-worker.'
Isn't that unbelievable?
These people have no right to treat you like this and their behaviour is unacceptable. Bullying is never okay, no matter what your age or where you are. Make sure your parents know what is going on, having people on your side will make you feel less alone.
I suggest you go straight to your manager to let him/her know what is going on in their establishment. If he/she is actually one of the bullies, then contact your area manager or write directly to the company. It is unlikely that the bosses of a company as big as Subway will accept this behaviour and allow it to continue as it makes them look bad.
It is likely that they will have procedures for incidents like this, so don't suffer in silence.
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Honestly, if you like the job essentially, then you should take it up with your boss. I mean it's not fair how they treat you. But, if you don't care about the job too much, and it's not hard for you to get a job, quit. I know i wouldn't stay in a hazardous enviroment too long.
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You're definitely not over-reacting. I think once people started talking about you behind your back, it was okay to want to quit. And obviously the knife thing doesn't help the cause. That actually is a very unsafe environment for you to be in, so like the other person said, talk to your boss and let them know about everything that is making you uncomfortable, and see if he can solve the problem. If he can't or just refuses to, well then I think it would be alright if you quit.
--Jack
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You are completely right. Talk to your boss/employer. You can't throw a knife at someone, that can be taken as atempted murder. Go streight for you boss, don't even bother with talking with the people, its not worth it and by the sounds on it its not going to do much. Find another job before you quit, but if nothing changes, you don't want to put your life in jepordy. Also, why do you want to be around those kind of people? Just make sure you talk to your boss, He'll have a solution but if their not gone, then you should be.
-E
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