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Ok I am officially upset/pissed.
I have been working for my father's company for a year and a half now.
I started at a slightly lower than average wage for my skill set because
(a) it is my first job in this industry.
(b) I was told I would get a wage review after 6 months.
(c) I knew they had been screwed over many times by agreeing to hire people at higher wages who turned out to be total boneheads and I was willing to prove myself.
What I now realise is that the useless boneheads who are regularly complained about (in my presence) are making more money than me. They still have not agreed to give me a wage review, and I am still having to prove myself to everyone in the company as something other than a spoiled boss's daughter even after a year and a half.
So what the hell do you do when your boss who is treating you unfairly is actually your own father who you love and respect. Normally I would give them an option. Treat me fairly or I leave. I have had to take this approach a few times as you might guess working in trades and high tech as a woman. I have always felt that I could find another job and that it was worth it on principle to stand up for myself.
The problem here is that I really do want to stay here. I want to make this business my own, and I love working with my father. I have never before cared about staying with my job/company or been able to see myself doing anything for more than a couple of years. I just don't have the balls behind me to bluff.
I just really hope the reasons I am being taken advantage of are not those ones. I would almost rather that it was a simple matter of business - that the bosses of course want to get the most work out of their employees for the least wages, regardless of who they are. Sucky way to manage a company. Old school mushroom management etc. I get it. But it really seems to me that I am getting an extra shitty deal specifically because I am the boss's daughter.
I really don't mind if everyone is harder on me, and always watching to make sure I'm doing my part. No problem, I have a strong work ethic, and I feel I have made myself a valuable part of this company. But I really should be getting wages that reflect that. I am struggling to keep my morale up, my attitude positive and therefore the quality of my work up to my standards.
My resolve is fading though. I need to take some action. I just have to figure out how to approach it.
I have been working for my father's company for a year and a half now.
I started at a slightly lower than average wage for my skill set because
(a) it is my first job in this industry.
(b) I was told I would get a wage review after 6 months.
(c) I knew they had been screwed over many times by agreeing to hire people at higher wages who turned out to be total boneheads and I was willing to prove myself.
What I now realise is that the useless boneheads who are regularly complained about (in my presence) are making more money than me. They still have not agreed to give me a wage review, and I am still having to prove myself to everyone in the company as something other than a spoiled boss's daughter even after a year and a half.
So what the hell do you do when your boss who is treating you unfairly is actually your own father who you love and respect. Normally I would give them an option. Treat me fairly or I leave. I have had to take this approach a few times as you might guess working in trades and high tech as a woman. I have always felt that I could find another job and that it was worth it on principle to stand up for myself.
The problem here is that I really do want to stay here. I want to make this business my own, and I love working with my father. I have never before cared about staying with my job/company or been able to see myself doing anything for more than a couple of years. I just don't have the balls behind me to bluff.
I just really hope the reasons I am being taken advantage of are not those ones. I would almost rather that it was a simple matter of business - that the bosses of course want to get the most work out of their employees for the least wages, regardless of who they are. Sucky way to manage a company. Old school mushroom management etc. I get it. But it really seems to me that I am getting an extra shitty deal specifically because I am the boss's daughter.
I really don't mind if everyone is harder on me, and always watching to make sure I'm doing my part. No problem, I have a strong work ethic, and I feel I have made myself a valuable part of this company. But I really should be getting wages that reflect that. I am struggling to keep my morale up, my attitude positive and therefore the quality of my work up to my standards.
My resolve is fading though. I need to take some action. I just have to figure out how to approach it.