D.C. Disorganized Chaos

D.C. Disorganized Chaos

Acala Distribution Center- Sunshine Clothing and Accessories

Characters

Operations Director Dudley Oversee

He is an older man with a hands-off approach to his management. He never had any excellent plans but kissed enough rings in corporate. He keeps moving around to different D.C.s. It was not his first time at this D.C., but the firing of the previous director brought him back. He is like his predecessor; he believes Operations Manager Elliot Workem's ideas and does not take charge.

Operations Manager Elliot Workem

He has worked with the company for over twenty years as Operations Manager. He was promoted and sent to this D.C. after it was built. He has been in charge since its opening. Throughout the years, he started to believe the press that he always came up with brilliant ideas. He has accumulated his band of yes men who tell him how great he is. He walks with his nose in the air and acts like he is better than all the workers. He comes up with ideas without asking the employees how the job is done. He is late middle-aged and has been divorced for some time. He has not realized the lower workers do not care for his awful ideas.

Operations Manager James Follower

He is middle-aged, married, with several children. He started as a lower worker about ten years ago and kept rising through the ranks. He quickly became a yes-man for Workem. He cares about what others think of him and rises for that reason. He was made supervisor barely there, and his career took off. He just follows the lead of Workem, even adopting his terrible ideas. His favorite is to add a bunch of contradictory jobs together and then expect it to work out. He is the most approachable but needs help fixing the company's problems. He is the most fit with the others out of shape. He is more willing to lend a helping hand when workers are short.

Supervisors

Edgar Dingle,

He is a millennial who started at the bottom doing various jobs. His yes-man attitude caught the eye of Operations Manager Elliot Workem. He was promoted to lead and then supervisor rather quickly with his connections. His proud stature and know-it attitude irritate the workers underneath him. He has no actual plans, just fixing one thing repeatedly. He is well-built, but his brains are rather dull. He is a lesser version of Workem. His military style of management also makes him unpopular.

Sasha Steward,

She has worked at the D.C. since it opened. She was the one who would not do her work but was strict with everyone else. She has a family but seems to love to work. She was another one groomed to be in management. She is one of the strictest but keeps getting moved around to different areas. Though something needs to improve with those sections, she is considered a success. Her areas need help keeping employees from leaving. She is slenderly built and upper middle-aged with grandchildren. She will be entering her fifteenth year.

Zackery Puddles,

He is an older man with a balding condition. He has decent ideas but will not stand up for them. His work ethic is good, and he is willing to help his employees. He has grown weaker the longer he has worked there, twenty years. His will is just to follow along and not make any waves. He is obsessed with making the numbers but will be more honest than the other supervisors. He just folds like a cheap deck of cards all the time. This is what angers the employees underneath him. He is gaining weight and likes his sweets. He avoids hard questions as much as possible.

Paul Ridon

He is the best friend of Operations Manager Elliot Workem and a golf buddy. He has known him for quite some time. His effectiveness in management could be better. He pushes for numbers but needs to gain interpersonal skills. He is known for driving the little tuggers around, not accomplishing much. His temper can get the best of him. His rash out on employees has landed him in trouble with H.R. The only reason he is still in the job is Workem keeps him there. He is small in stature and a baby boomer.

Team leaders

Alexander Strongforth,

He has been there the longest and is a senior citizen. He is tall and stocky but does not fall for all the yes-man antics. He is one of the smartest ones working in the warehouse. His lighthearted attitude and yet sternness when he needs to have kept him in his position. His kids are grown and have kids of their own. He is near retirement and is just holding out till he can leave. He is approved by the workers for not playing favorites. He is a machine trained to help with supplies.

Julie Sender

She is a new member of the management team. She was in another department and kept up with the work. She does the job to the best of her ability and will help in a time of need. She is machine trained. She is personable and will stand around when there is nothing to do. She is of a slight build and short.

Hourly workers,

Jason Tridor,

He is in his mid-twenties with light brown hair. His laid-back personality lets him relax more than others. His terrible rates sometimes reflect his lack of focus, but he tries to make it work. He will occasionally call off the job. His frustration is getting to him as overtime rises and the weekends are not returning. He has been with the company for about three years. He is slightly heavy with gaming on his mind.

Susan Jackson,

She is a middle-aged woman with several children. Her husband has been disabled, so now she must work. She is relatively fast in her job. She stays focused and wishes for a more extended weekend with her family. She is heavy with a usual positive attitude. Her ability to work around obstacles has helped her keep her high rate. She has been working for about seven years at the company.

Tom Alimater,

He is the father of several children who used to be a manager somewhere else. He started at the company about ten years ago. He has seen many changes and does not agree with most of them. His analysis of management behaviors has kept him from getting any higher in the company. He is of lean build and works well with most of his coworkers. He is getting ready to find another job to have a more predictable schedule. He has worked a year or so in the warehouse.

Ally Bokam,

She is almost middle-aged and yet still single. She had lost her job due to downsizing about five years ago. She is a hard worker but not the fastest, which puts her under the scrutiny of the bosses. She ends up barely making it but is good at her job. She wanted a different location but was denied since it was not doable then. She has been looking for another job since the transfer failed. She has worked for the company for four years and yet no promotions.

Jane Carmichael,

She is a baby boomer that is still going despite her health problems. She has been at the company for fifteen years and is ready to retire. She has kept up with the rate and helps those who need it. She has the most knowledge when something goes wrong. Her sweet personality draws everyone to her. She loves to be with her family and is looking at her last years working. She has been in multiple departments and will be missed when she leaves.

Tony Angelino,

He is almost a senior and has been working all his life. His wife insisted he stay busy, and he started working at Sunshine. He has been there for ten years now. His hard work has been forgotten like so many in this place. He is of medium build and stays healthy. Recently his doctor told him to find another job, and he has only two more weeks left at Sunshine. He is grumpy at first to people, then settles when you get to know him.

Peter Zelic,

He is almost thirty and recently divorced. His excellent playing job laid him off; the child support is now due. He does not like the job but keeps up for the most part. He keeps to himself and lives alone in a small apartment. He has made friends with the crew but is looking for a better job. His short stature does not help with getting the rate. He has gained some weight throughout the years. His problems are not known to others. His willingness to work is noticed by the lower management but not the upper end. He has not taken a sick day yet. He has been at the company for more than a year.

Antonio Gonzales,

He is twenty years old with no real job experience. He took the job because his parents made him pay some rent. He is fast when he wants to be but mostly just goofs around. This is his first job, and it has already taken a toll. He is rethinking about going back to school. The work takes effort, but he stays at his parent's insistence. He does tend to call off and wishes to play video games all day. He needs the motivation to keep his rate up. He is slender with dark brown hair. He has been with the company for less than a year.

April Mills,

She is eighteen and right out of high school. She could have been a better student and a better worker. The only reason she gets away with it is by telling on other employees. She is a favorite among the management, allowing her special privileges. She is also unafraid to sleep around to get what she wants and even entrap a man. The others do not trust her since she informs management about what is being said. She thinks she can advance by making friends up high. She is slender and very young. She has only been there for a month or so.

Synopsis,

Welcome to Sunshine Clothing and Accessories. In Acala Distribution Center run by Operations Director Dudley Oversee and Operations Manager Elliot Workem. This place is anything but Sunshine for the workers who feel used by their management to the ill-thought-out plans and out-of-control overtime hours. The yes-men bosses keep making plans to catch up with the backed-up work. Though nothing improves, things stay the same since most have been there since the place opened. The plans become more ridiculous as the great Workem can do no wrong. The bosses think he is excellent, but the workers have never cared for his arrogant attitude. This show follows the many members of management and the ordinary employee in the insanity of working through the work that never seems to lower. This comedy of company errors will bring the reality of working on every level. It can relate to white- and blue-collar workers as an example of how companies could run ineffectively.

Pilot episode- Define Brilliant- Operations Manager Elliot Workem has devised a new plan to make the Picking Department quicker. He presents his idea to the crew, who want to run away. Workem is angered when the comment is made, define brilliant. Workem storms off when he is not met with gratitude for the idea. Picking for most of the day, several employees devise a scheme to have Workem try his idea. A group of them surrounds Workem and baits him to prove himself faster. He agrees and comes back that afternoon. He is constantly flustered with the many problems blaming others for setting him up to fail. Workem storms out of the picking module in less than an hour and retreats to his office. The workers are amused at the spectacle and continue working. At the end of the day, an announcement was made that mandatory overtime was required next week. All moan and groan at the decision. The battle only began between Workem and the angered employees as the episode ended. It is a holiday weekend, and many want time with their families, only in the place of Disorganized Chaos.

Opening scene

Several hourly employees entered the work area after clocking in. The radio was left on, blaring in the background Highway to Hell. Certain employees start chuckling, joking around, waiting for the bosses to leave their offices.

Worker Susan Jackson- is this not the theme song for Sunshine Clothing and Accessories?

Worker Peter Zelic- it certainly fits the way the management decisions keep going.

Worker Tony Angelino- I thought the theme song was Another One Bites the Dust.

Worker Tom Alimater- this is already a great start to the long days of filling orders.

Supervisor Edgar Dingle and Operations Manager Elliot Workem enter the work area with pompous pride.

Dingle- we had several people followed in the last week or so to find the most productive method. We have run it through the system. Operations Manager Workem has developed some great ideas to make the process faster.

Workem- I have a Brilliant Idea for this area to make things so fast we might run out of work.

The workers roll their eyes and slowly back away from the bosses.

Whisper in the crowd- we will never run out of work being so behind.

Workem- come back here, and I heard that.

The hourly employees just glare at the tubby manager but keep their distance.

Employee's voice- define brilliant.

The hourly employees start to laugh. Workem's face goes red in anger.

Workem- I will not even give an answer to that question.

Dingle- let us show this great leader some respect.

Workem- I have watched and come up with the idea if we scan twice to guarantee the right product, it will be fewer mistakes. We will try this out today, and who would like to volunteer?

The hourly employees just stood there in disdain with any new ideas.

Worker Susan Jackson- does this not add an extra step to the process?

Workem- it is going to make things faster.

Jackson- longer and more complicated is never faster.

Workem- Dingle, assign someone, and the rest of you, Make It Work!

Workem storms off in a fit as the workers just stand still in anger.

Meeting room 9 am Director, Managers, and Supervisors are in the morning daily meeting.

Director Dudley Oversee- well another day of trying to reach our goals. The numbers are down, and we really need to pull them up. Corporate wants to know why the goals still need to be met.

Operation Manager Elliot Workem- we need a better plan to make things move quickly. I have developed a new double scanning to ensure things are right. My grand plan is faster.

Operations Manager James Follower- our numbers are slightly down, but some pressure can be pulled up in Transportation. You think of the most splendid plans ever since this place began, and I have always loved your ideas since I started.

Supervisor Edgar Dingle- I pushed a few workers to do this grand plan. It was a slow start, but we can make this work. I know the number will come up. You only come with great plans.

Supervisor Sasha Steward- we could catch up on the backlog if we push the workers to be fast. The low numbers will be raised with more pressure on the employees. Your ideas are so well thought out.

Supervisor Zachary Puddles- that plan must work like all your other brilliant ideas. Still, I am trying to understand why they all do not work out. I have mentored so many employees to get their rates up.

Supervisor Paul Ridon- my best friend, can do no wrong. I even yelled at a few of them, and those numbers should improve. Only you can get us back on track.

Remaining Supervisors- you are fantastic; we must try your grand plan. We are going to improve our departments too.

Workem- we should also increase hours since we have a new budget, and I can sweet talk cooperate to giving permission. We need more overtime.

Ridon- another great idea to catch up; you are such an intelligent man.

Oversee- we will implement these grand plans that Workem has come up with, and thank you all for coming to this great meeting.

As everyone was exiting the meeting and were comrading as the friends that they were. All amazed at Workem's ideas

While at the picking module, the workers are doing their jobs.

Lead Alexander Strongforth- we need to finish these tasks even with the extra time added. Why did they come up with these plans? I hate pushing the workers this much.

Lead Julie Sender- we enforce the rules as the numbers do not decrease. They have been annoyed all morning. The whole speech could have been more encouraging.

Worker James Tridor- my scan gun went down again. I will make a rate if the equipment works with something in the right place? This place just gets worse.

Worker Susan Jackson- my scan gun has kicked me off five times in one hour, and my tasks are already taken longer with this stupid new idea. They need to fix the process.

Worker Tom Alimater- I am fed up with how they treat us and find it funny to dump dumb plans on us.

Strongforth- I need you to get your new guns and return to work. We need to make these goals set by our bosses. Enough talking, and there is work to do.

Workers in the Picking Module discuss the problems of the warehouse.

Worker Ally Bokam- can you believe that they think this will go faster alongside all the other problems, including the belt breaking down every day.

Worker Jane Carmichael- this place has never been smart enough to fix the problems but wants streamed line processes. All we do is get behind as they delete old tasks to make themselves look better.

Worker Tony Angelino- then they take our weekends away. At the same time, they enjoy them and get the bonus for not even being productive. Workem takes so many vacations, and we get stuck working all the hours.

Carmichael- we could get Workem back by baiting him to show us how it is faster. Antionio and Peter will also help if we are asked.

Angelino- that sounds great and shows him the idiocy of his plans.

Bokam- I will gladly see that prick sweat.

Later that day, Worker Ally Bokam, Worker Jane Carmichael, Worker Tony Angelino, Worker Antonio Gonzales, and Worker Peter Zelic confront Operations Manager Elliot Workem outside the lunchroom.

Worker Peter Zelic- hey Elliot, I bet this plan is so slow it will make cooperate fire you for incompetency.

Worker Antonio Gonzales- I bet Elliot could not even pick anything with speed anymore, and that is why he is management.

Operations Manager Elliot Workem turns around to respond.

Worker Jane Carmichael- this plan is so excellent. You are too much of a coward to try it out.

Operations Manager Elliot Workem- would I devise an ineffective plan? It works on paper.

Worker Ally Bokam- paper is one thing, but the reality is another, like the upgraded belt plan.

Workem- it will work if you just work faster and leave the plans to me.

Worker Tony Angelino- how will we know with our great leader showing us how to successfully do it. We may need clarification.

Workem- I can handle my plan, or it does work. I will be in later to show the greatness of it this afternoon.

Angelino- thank you so much for showing us; it will be greatly appreciated.

Operations Manager Elliot Workem joins the workers in the picking module a few hours later.

Operations Manager Elliot Workem- here is how one does this great deed.

He grabs his scan gun, which does not boot, and the third one finally works. He loads his screens and receives a task from Lead Alexander Strongforth. He looks for boxes and other supplies. They seem to be farther, and his cart is almost stolen. Workem is flustered as he starts the task.

Operations Manager Elliot Workem- you will explain why you hid the supplies.

Operations Manager Elliot Workem needs help finding the shirt at the first picking location.

Operations Manager Elliot Workem- the item is supposed to be here. It took forever to get started, and the shirt is now in this area.

Worker Antonio Gonzales- did you check the surrounding boxes and excess location?

Workem- (face red with anger) it should be here, and why are you making it more difficult.

Gonzales- it is always like this.

The next picking location

Workem- where is the sweatshirt in this location? I already had to skip the last item.

Worker Jane Carmichael- the box is empty, and the item is in the wrong place.

Workem- you are setting me up to fail, and I have had enough of trying to find these items.

Carmichael- try one more location and then decide what you think.

Workem- Fine, one more location.

The following picking location is similar.

Operations Manager Elliot Workem- there are not enough socks in here for the order, and it is in the correct box now. Why is everyone sabotaging me in this quest?

Worker Jane Carmichael- did you double-scan to ensure it is there?

Workem- I am mad, and my scan gun just kicked me out of the system.

Carmichael- it does it all the time, but you must wait a few minutes before it lets you get back to the task.

Workem- this is impossible, and I was given a lousy gun on purpose.

Carmichael- they all misfunction since you updated the system, not the software.

Workem- I am not putting up with this, and double scanning works.

After the gun works again and lets the task be reopened.

Operations Manager Elliot Workem- these products need to be scanned right.

Worker Jane Carmichael- it is the wrong SKU; scanning it once will tell you that.

Workem- this task is taking longer than expected, but not due to my double scan.

The scan gun kicks Operations Manager off the system again.

Operations Manager Elliot Workem- I have had enough of this; I am returning to my office. Someone else can finish this task.

Operations Manager Elliot Workem storms out of the picking module with a few laughs from the workers.

Worker Antonio Gonzales and Worker Jane Carmichael chat briefly after the Workem leaves.

Worker Antonio Gonzales- he was rather flustered despite all his brilliant ideas not working.

Worker Jane Carmichael- Workem could not handle an hour's work before storming off.

Gonzales- Workem only comes up with crap because his head is so far stuck up his butt that the only thing he sees is crap.

They both just laughed and went back to their work.

At the end of the day, the outside of the picking module is gathered for the end of the day.

Lead Alexander Strongforth stands in front of everyone for an announcement.

Lead Alexander Strongforth- now since we cannot catch up on the work, there will be a mandatory extra day next week, but not on the holiday day.

Worker April Mills- I heard he was angry about being tricked into trying his method. I bet you all feel bad now.

Worker Ally Bokam- we are losing part of our holiday weekend.

Worker Tony Angelino- I had plans this weekend.

Worker Jason Tridor- why must he start this on the holiday weekend?

Worker Tom Alimater- our families do not matter; we are just their worthless numbers.

Lead Alexander Strongforth- now this is their decision. Please let me know which day you will be taking.

Moans are groans heard by all, but they line up and leave.

Lead Alexander Strongforth- thank you for your hard work, and see you all an extra day next week.

The End