Can I call associates relations on my manager?

Hey. We have a new department manager in our store and he is my manager as well. The situation is...He seems completely worthless in our department, at least compared to our last manager...Our last manager was such a hard worker, he always helped us out and everyday I would come in, I could tell he was actually doing work work!! With this new manager, I hardly ever see him on the floor and barely ever doing his actual job...One of my co-workers has told me that he caught him in the back actually sleeping in the office and I have caught him before back there in his office just purchasing things online, that weren't even related to work. Also, other co-workers in another department other than mine but ones that are still under his management....He has told him to work on the appliances and move them to the right spot...Problem is, he didn't help them out one bit and unfortunately these associates don't get paid by the hour, they are just direct commission...Compared to our last manager, he helped out a ton with that!! Also...Every once in awhile I will pull out my cell-phone while on the sales floor to either check the time or my messages while there isn't any customers....Also, even when I am off the floor I will sometimes pull out my cell-phone and sometimes if he see's me, he tells me to put up my phone, but the problem that irritates me with that the most that he is always on his cell-phone, even while on the sales floor or not on it...So...He isn't really setting a very good example for his employees. And on a final note...I had been under the impression that he had put a lot more work off onto me rather than making all employees do an equal amount of work...Because when I enter the department, I can tell if work has been done or not and most times it doesn't look like it is...So I confronted him and told him what the other employees have been doing, and he just got smart with me and stated, "They did more work than you have." So I asked what all did they do then during the day and told me, "It wasn't any of my business." Sorry for it being so long, hope you can help me out! :-)...Also, I am not the only employee who thinks this, I have asked plenty others in my department and they all think the same thing! Thanks! Also, I will not go to my HR Department or my Store manager because they are both basically useless and don't ever confront the situation. Thanks...I'm not quite sure how he got the job...The only thing I know is that he did transfer from another store and he is pretty close friends with our store manager....At the other store he was a lead instead of a department manager.

3 months ago - 1 answers