I had a job in Target which lasted 1 week and a half because I could not take it. Among the many, many things I disliked in this place, there were the walkie-talkies. I had to have one on me at all times (I worked in the backroom moving boxes, etc.). If I had to ask my supervisor (Leader on Duty) a question, I had no option to ask him the question without everyone else and their mom listening to what I was saying.
I believe I could have handled the pressure if my conversations had been kept private between my supervisor and I. One-on-one interaction is stressful to me but not nearly as stressful as a situation where I am being listened to by many others.
The following is just one example: The supervisor is talking too close to the mouthpiece and I can't understand ****. I am forced to ask several times that he repeat his inaudible comment. Was anyone referring to me as "that deaf new guy who can't hear ****"? Or "that dumb new guy who can't use a walkie talkie"? Was the supervisor one day going to scold me via walkie for not being a good listener as everyone else heard his rant? These were things that did not happen but were a possibility.
Has any of you had to work with a walkie-talkie without a private channel?
I believe I could have handled the pressure if my conversations had been kept private between my supervisor and I. One-on-one interaction is stressful to me but not nearly as stressful as a situation where I am being listened to by many others.
The following is just one example: The supervisor is talking too close to the mouthpiece and I can't understand ****. I am forced to ask several times that he repeat his inaudible comment. Was anyone referring to me as "that deaf new guy who can't hear ****"? Or "that dumb new guy who can't use a walkie talkie"? Was the supervisor one day going to scold me via walkie for not being a good listener as everyone else heard his rant? These were things that did not happen but were a possibility.
Has any of you had to work with a walkie-talkie without a private channel?