Stop carrying my knife, or Quit my job?

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My boss is looking for excuses to fire me (He's prejudice against White people, seriously), So he tells me to quit carrying my knife (a CRKT M16-14M),
I work in a convenience store, where I am constantly using the knife for boxes, bag's, and plastic strap's..
So guys...Should I tell my boss to get a life, or leave my baby at home?
Don’t be shy on encouraging me to quit the job...it sucks anyways.
 
Welcome to the Forums.
Quit the job.

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have a"knife"day
 
but before you do have another one lined up!
(Much easier to find a better job while you are employed.)

Welcome to the forums!

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" The real art of living is too keep alive the longing in human beings to become greater versions of themselves." Laurens Van der Post.
In memory of James Mattis
 
I'd recommend you just 1) don't use you knife around the boss and 2) you carry it in a place he won't see. I'd assume he can't search you! I don't think I'd ever go without even if it's something inconspicuous. For years I carried a little Buck 'gentlemans' knife that did the trick. Perhaps you could try a "Swiss Army" type. Most people consider these pretty harmless. I agree that no job = no $ = no new knives. Some people (?) just don't understand.
 
Well the job does not pay a whole lot,
The Knife I do use was given to me as a gift from my sister who received it as a Pre-Graduation gift in the Navy, Wouldn’t think of using something else.

On the No Job = No Knives thing...I honestly don’t get paid enough to buy them that often.
I don’t know, I should just quit. What does he expect me to use when I am opening 25 cases of Beer...My sharp wit?
 
Stop carrying the knife for a week. When he asks why your productivity is down by 25%, use the "sharp wit" line.
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See how he feels then...
 
Take it from an older folk .. who has to often cut off his nose to spite his face.

Look for a job while you have one. No employer wants to hear about long down times between jobs. Even if it feels like a dead end job each job goes on a resume for future jobs.

Use a box cutter at work and keep your knife in your pocket. (hell if Im going to stop carrying) Why use your personal tools for work anyway they should provide you with something. (although I do use my knife all the time I wouldnt bring in any of my other hand tools)

Leave the persecution syndrome at home. There is nothing more self restricting than believing your being persecuted because of race, religion or anything else. You actually help to put out the wrong vibes when you believe that, which might be the cause of friction more so than any percieved predjudice.

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My Knife Page

[This message has been edited by Boriqua (edited 01-15-2001).]
 
Me, and 3 other people who I work with have asked him to buy blade's for the box cutter's, After 2 week's of him making excuses my friend finally brought in a box of replacement blades, They disappeared the next day, I asked the big man if he put them someplace and he said he tossed them out because they were dangerous to have sitting around,
As for my Persecution Syndrome, It's not just me, Every single person who work's for him get's the feeling that if you are not from 'his' country' and don’t speak 'his' language (as he put's it) You are not as productive as someone who is, and can, I'm not making this up seriously.

I've been looking for another job, I don’t care if the pay is better or not, Just as long as It does not have the stresses of my current one, It's one of our favorite thing's to do during break, Think of what we're going to say when we quit.
Personally I will stick with a professional "I am sorry but I can no longer work for you, for personal reason's".
There is no point in leaving a job on bad terms, and I wont if I don’t have to.
 
I agree with the folks that recommend that you have another job lined up before you quit the one you have. If you dislike your present job as much as you seem to, quit. Do not do it just because of the knife thing, but if you hate what you are doing, leave. A job you hate is hell to go to everyday, and I would not do it.
 
Carry concealed, use something "authorized" to cut boxes (at least when your boss is looking), and start looking for a new job. Once you find a new job you can quit, but it sucks being stuck without a job longer than you had planned, and sh!t does happen. Since leaving the knife at home could compromise your personal safety, I would not recommend that you leave it at home; but since using it at work could compromise your job, I would not recommend using it there. Good luck whatever happens.

And welcome to the Forums! You'll find most people here to be more knife friendly than your boss
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Jason aka medusaoblongata
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[This message has been edited by medusaoblongata (edited 01-15-2001).]
 
Quiting the job could be a good thing, but I think that it would be best to find another job first too.

Getting him to fire you could also be a little job in it's own. Or you could always take advantage of the job and just mess around while on the clock. (Like I did last year) Or just work at work, make phone calls to other places to try to get hired, and just have a little bit of fun.

Now to the knife part:

you could always get one of those Swisstool (I forget the name) things that looks like a key and stores on the key chain, but has a little blade, a screwdriver, and a small small pair of pliars on there, but it looks like a key.

Or make sure that he is watching, and start breaking pens and pencils trying to open boxes and stuff.


and welcome to Blade Forums.
 
I've talked with a lot of people who are always carrying a knife on there belt/pocket (Police, EMT's, Fire Dept., Cal-Trans crew's)

Whenever a customer ask's what it is (Very, Very seldom) I usually say it's a box opener, and they don’t ask anymore, or if they don’t look like they will freak out I tell them it's a knife,
I've even had Sheriff’s ask to see it, and admire it and then show me the exact same model knife that he carry's (Except it's a CRKT M16-14LE, Instead of a 14M),
Everyone is cool-beans with it except the big man..Oh well.
 
Please, for the sake of all of us white people, document and report any cases of discrimination. We need to defeat the foolish thinking that white people cannot be discriminated against. As far as the knife goes, simply ask him what he wants you to use to open boxes with.

JK
 
Stow the knife in your pocket. To do the job, use only the tools provided - dull blades or pencils, whatever. Your knife is for your business.

Get a new job.

You don't say how old you are or your family situation, but please do whatever you can to get a new job. Go to school. Try and get into a union. Take a civil service exam.

Convenience stores (and yes, i've worked in several in my younger years) are the pits as far as pay, degrading conditions, no chance for advancement or improvement (unless you buy one), and they are downright dangerous places to work as far as workplace violence & victimization goes.

The 'right' to carry a knife is not worth leaving for if you need the $, but there are many more important reasons for getting the heck outta there.

Best of luck.
 
OSHA says that you don't have to perform a job function if you don't feel that the conditions are safe. Refuse to open boxes without a sharp implement, because with a dull one, or your fingers, you could wind up injuring yourself on hidden staples, paper cuts, etc.

Before you do anything, call your state board of labor/unemployment office, and find out their views on unsafe working conditions, and your remedies if you are fired for refusing to follow an unsafe instruction. They usually have pamphlets with the guidelines. Get one, highlight the relevant passages, and drop it on the floor in front of your employer as you stroll out the door. Make sure he knows that your fellow employees are also aware of the guidelines.

When he fires you, have the address of your local unemployment office handy. The benefit won't be much less money than you're making now, and it will, if he keeps ticking off employeesm, ultimately cause his unemployment insurance premiums to increase. Also, file a complaint with OSHA and the state labor board. You will probably be able to recover any wages you lose, and your ex-employer may be hit with a nice little fine. In these cases, the state/feds are your representatives - the employer can either show up alone or with an attorney that he has to pay for. In any case, the employer always loses these things.

It sounds like you work for a real lame-o. The only way you're going to be able to change your situation is to find work elsewhere. But it's always nice to leave the loser with a spring in your step knowing that the state and the feds will be paying him a call to remind him of you.
 
i skipped over most of the other 18 replies,so excuse me if i repeat someone else.
QUIT!!!
he's a racist
he cannot fire you for carrying a LEGAL folding knife.
he's already trying to fire you,do the bastard a favor and quit.go somewhere else.
 
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