Take whatever they say with a grain of salt, remember they have others to answer to as well. They are just doing what they feel is in the best interest of the company, and very rarely will they have any hidden agenda that plays into any personal conspiracy. Your co-worker may have the agenda, and may be very good at interpersonal relationships with his superiors. Sometimes the best qualified do not get all the goodies. Superiors like to have thier egos scratched from time to time, but dont cross the line into but kissing. Make it a good schmooze.

If you dont want to continue there, just start looking for other work, BUT DONT TELL THEM THIS. Most employers will can you at the first sign of your dissatisfaction with your work. YOu become less employable if you get fired.

In any way, just dont take things personally. I have been through this, and it makes you very angry. Just remember to breath.

From someone who was also screwed by a large company. In my professional career in the USAF, civilian aviation maintenance and other civilian employment, I have seen time and time again where the least qualified person is promoted because of politics and the ability to kiss up! Many people that I have known in both the civilian and military have been victims of this.

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Keep that negative re-enforcement coming on! Employees that are under that kind of pressure generally do not enjoy their jobs and under perform... doing just enough not to get fired. That coupled with typically low theater wages, I would be suprised if you have anybody still working under you that can stand you.

"If one messes up I punish more than that one person, sometimes everyone else except for that person. "

Come on, we are not in third grade anymore. That kind of attitude could give any employee that you punished for no reason (or his coworker's screw-up) a real heck of a case against you with your companies HR department. Be careful.

I am not targeting you Manuel, just the management style you are supporting. It generally does not produce good results.

At the theater I work at, we give employees that do a good job a reward. Be it a projectionist single handedly changing the oil in all 18 screens or a concessionist taking the extra step to satisfy a customer. (Movie pass trade-outs seem to work well in my area with the local restraunts).

All I am saying is be a little more creative and you will have happier employees.

I was in a similar situation with a co-worker that I just couldn't get along with. I just shut my mouth and dealt with it, and it wasn't fun. But, as the old saying goes, You do what you gotta do.

Hope everything works out well for you.

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Occasionally you have to use disicpline to get the results you want.

This is a different type of situation than the military. I still think that better positive re-enforcement is key. Give the employees a reason to do a good job and they will aspire to do better.

Instead of taking away privelages or assigning punishment to everybody, reward those that are doing a good job.

If punishment is necessary, then deal with only that person. Dragging everybody else into an individual problem breeds resentment. Especially for the employees that did nothing wrong in the first place!

I understand the reasoning is the peer-pressure that is created, but when the average pay for an assistant theater manager / projectionist is less than $400/wk, the good employees that are getting the "group punishment" will just end up seeking a job elsewhere. There is no sense in taking grief for somebody else's mistakes AND getting marginally low pay.

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You have to use positive reinforcment where ever possible. However, many mistakes in the theatre can, and do, lead to consequences that effect the entire team.

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Everyone must work together. From the managers to the booth trainee. Ultimatly The head theater manager is who you are reflecting your performance on. It is his theater and his responsability to maintain it.

If you are reflecting bad attitudes you are reflecting them on him. If you are doing a good job you may not get a pat on the back or a hey thanks for all your good work response. But as soon as you do something wrong or make a bad impresion it reflects on him and that's when you will hear it.