What does an assistant manager do?

What should I do about the problem I have at work? More specifically with the assistant manager.?

• I've been working at this certain place for two years now, almost two and a half. While this other co-workers been there for almost a year. Lets call the co-worker beth and the assistant manager sara. Beth normally works about 6 hours during the weekdays (she has another job). Beth had a problem with the manager in training (MIT) so she called in two tuesdays in a row, meaning she didn't work the tuesdays when the MIT was working. I got sick a few days a ago (right now my entire families sick). I was really sick on wednesday but decided to stay since we were short staffed on tuesday (beth) and monday (another co-worker, wasn't her fault). It was obvious that I was sick since two of the other people I was working with kept asking me if I was ok. Sara was the closing manager that night (wednesday). I got worse on thursday so I decided to call in sick since I was sick. And when I did, i had to tell the manager in charge of course which just happened to be Sara. Our conversation when something like this: Sara: hello? Me: Hi sara, I'm calling to let you know I won't be able to come in tonight. Sara: oh? why not? Me: I'm sick, I haven't been feeling well. (I can never lie) Sara: Ok, well we're gonna need a doctors note. Me: I thought that was only for the weekends? Sara: no Me: I'm not going to the doctors, ( i said something along the line of not going to the doctors and taking care of myself) Sara: Ok I'll let ------- know. (the actual manager) My problem is that when I call in to tell them i can't come, they ask for a doctors note. But when beth calls in no one asks her for a docs note!!! I don't know if anyone can tell but I'm a bit furious!! Sara and beth get along great to the point when Sara was making up excuses for beth to tell the MIT so she wouldn't be so mad about why beth was avoiding her (they had an argument, beth and MIT) What should I do? I'm not someone to hold a grudge but I really do think I was treated unfairly!!

• Answer:

  This is very common.....You should start looking for a new job, while your still employed at the lousy one your at now. Your obviously not appreciated or respected by your dysfunctional toxic co-workers! Your managers are favoring that other employee too. If you can... I'd take it up with your HR Dept...in the meantime, unless, they are just as lame as your manager is... They were at one of my old jobs at Sally Beauty supply. Document every thing you notice is not by the book too. That whole scene at your job, seems just like back stabbing politics. It's a shame, so many jobs are just like the TOXIC environment your working in now. I had a job like that once...It was working for Sally's Beauty Supply, they just don't give a crap about their employees and they have no shame about it either, all that they care about is money...$$PERIOD. Just keep to yourself as much as possible as the job allows, and stay out of gossip type stuff too. Detach emotionally as much as you can as well. I also would leave the building for lunch/breaks too and keep as much distance between you and their insane little games. Be careful :)