working for peanuts :)
SO... work is frustrating me to no end... one of our employees got hit in his truck at the intersection leaving work by a semi-truck that blew through a red light. For the last 2 weeks I have been dealing with insurance (auto & workers comp) and have been trying to get our truck totalled out (*did) get more $$ for it *(will) and get all the dr. appts made and covered - osha forms filled out etc. Sucks!! worked 50 hours week before last and 57 hours this week and still dont feel like I am doing my job!!
My boss paid me an awesome complement the other week stating that it was the 1st time ever that he has been able to go out of town and have everything so well taken care of and run so smooth while he was gone. HE came back to no crisis, and everything done. HE credited me and my office staff. I told him how much I enjoyed doing the work of getting the jobs done and he said he's been thinking about hiring another office person and promoting me from "office manager" to general manager... pretty cool..... very exciting.......
So the problem is... we have one employee that so totally takes advantage of the company - the girl who processes payroll and I were 1st to see it - now everyone is aware - and it is ticking people off. I am to the point of utter frustration with him. He gets chastised, scolded, told what to do and what is expected of him and he goes off and does whatever he wants anyway or purposely disobeys and gets away with it. It so reminds me of discipling a child - like you tell him not to jump on the couch or you are going to put him in time out - he tries to make excuses why he does it - for the child - "I'm bored, there's nothing to do, you wont make my lunch, etc." then walks right over and starts jumping and the parent turns their back and walks away. I want to step in and beat the snot out of the child because it's an utter lack of respect but I can't because they are not my child. SO basically I am ready to QUIT. It is making me physically sick to see it. I am becoming obsessed with finding ways/creating situations where he will hang himself and get fired but they won't fire him. He didnt show for work Wednesday... his wife had stress management class from 10-11 so he took the whole day off - then didnt show Thursday... called in and said his truck broke down and he was stranded in Camp Verde (what is doing there on a work day??) then was late Friday and my boss said to call him and have him bring in the truck tools etc. that was it - and he showed up 5 min later (I should have called him)... So he decided to wait til Monday to see how he reacted to disciplinary letter laying down the law. Basically he totally disregarded the letter - took the truck home for the weekend and called and whined at the boss for 10 min while the boss was in the middle of a meeting with his attorney - and he got away with it!!! I can't take it anymore. I worked 57 hours this week. My boss came in at 530 today and didnt even pop head in office to say hi. Makes me feel totally unappreciated. And makes me sick that I can make every sacrifice for the company to save them money - to run the office - to get the job done whatever the cost and this guy that has been there for 3 months can take 2 days off during the week and still has the balls to turn in a time card where he gets paid $1300... it just isnt right. HE got the co. truck to take to and from work - costs company $250/mo just in gas and its savings to him - it wasn't negotiated as part of his wages. He takes and takes and takes and they let him. Makes me want to say fine I will take too. I wont deduct from my pay the cost of gas I use w/company card. I won't check time cards with fine tooth comb just pay everybody what they ask to get paid - they've been here 15 yrs and thats what they do with new guy who has only been here 3mos so what the hell? Why should I work from 6am-6pm every night. I will leave at 2pm whether my work is done or not... I want to take off when kids have off from school I will. Who needs permission first just don't show up right??? It SUCKS so bad - because that is NOT who I am. I have not missed one day of work since I started there over a year ago. This a** has missed 6 days and taken 5 1/2 days in the 3 months since he started. WHat is wrong with this picture??? Managers of the co have called him asking him to do things and he has told them it's his day off when he never asked or told anyone before that it was. It pisses me off to no end. I don't like feeling this way. I don't like hating people. If the situation continues I have to quit as it is turning me into a mean ugly person. And who knows maybe it is God's way of getting me to quit to get my priorities in order.
I spent 7 hours there today - trying to tie up loose ends - get my office in order. Want it so that anyone could walk in and take over seamlessly and they wouldn't think I didn't know what the heck I was doing since everything is such a chaotic mess.
Anyhow - need to go put on some worship music and quit thinking about how unfair this situation is. It is so ugly. I agreed to work for the wages I work for and I am being paid well. SO I don't think it's about jealousy - I think it is about character and respect but who knows... wouldn't you love to work 20 hours a week for $1300?? I just keep thinking if it is this bad now that he is new... How much worse is it going to get??? His 90 days are up they need to get rid of him. He's already been given 3 dozen chances and he only gets worse.
Peace out...
My boss paid me an awesome complement the other week stating that it was the 1st time ever that he has been able to go out of town and have everything so well taken care of and run so smooth while he was gone. HE came back to no crisis, and everything done. HE credited me and my office staff. I told him how much I enjoyed doing the work of getting the jobs done and he said he's been thinking about hiring another office person and promoting me from "office manager" to general manager... pretty cool..... very exciting.......
So the problem is... we have one employee that so totally takes advantage of the company - the girl who processes payroll and I were 1st to see it - now everyone is aware - and it is ticking people off. I am to the point of utter frustration with him. He gets chastised, scolded, told what to do and what is expected of him and he goes off and does whatever he wants anyway or purposely disobeys and gets away with it. It so reminds me of discipling a child - like you tell him not to jump on the couch or you are going to put him in time out - he tries to make excuses why he does it - for the child - "I'm bored, there's nothing to do, you wont make my lunch, etc." then walks right over and starts jumping and the parent turns their back and walks away. I want to step in and beat the snot out of the child because it's an utter lack of respect but I can't because they are not my child. SO basically I am ready to QUIT. It is making me physically sick to see it. I am becoming obsessed with finding ways/creating situations where he will hang himself and get fired but they won't fire him. He didnt show for work Wednesday... his wife had stress management class from 10-11 so he took the whole day off - then didnt show Thursday... called in and said his truck broke down and he was stranded in Camp Verde (what is doing there on a work day??) then was late Friday and my boss said to call him and have him bring in the truck tools etc. that was it - and he showed up 5 min later (I should have called him)... So he decided to wait til Monday to see how he reacted to disciplinary letter laying down the law. Basically he totally disregarded the letter - took the truck home for the weekend and called and whined at the boss for 10 min while the boss was in the middle of a meeting with his attorney - and he got away with it!!! I can't take it anymore. I worked 57 hours this week. My boss came in at 530 today and didnt even pop head in office to say hi. Makes me feel totally unappreciated. And makes me sick that I can make every sacrifice for the company to save them money - to run the office - to get the job done whatever the cost and this guy that has been there for 3 months can take 2 days off during the week and still has the balls to turn in a time card where he gets paid $1300... it just isnt right. HE got the co. truck to take to and from work - costs company $250/mo just in gas and its savings to him - it wasn't negotiated as part of his wages. He takes and takes and takes and they let him. Makes me want to say fine I will take too. I wont deduct from my pay the cost of gas I use w/company card. I won't check time cards with fine tooth comb just pay everybody what they ask to get paid - they've been here 15 yrs and thats what they do with new guy who has only been here 3mos so what the hell? Why should I work from 6am-6pm every night. I will leave at 2pm whether my work is done or not... I want to take off when kids have off from school I will. Who needs permission first just don't show up right??? It SUCKS so bad - because that is NOT who I am. I have not missed one day of work since I started there over a year ago. This a** has missed 6 days and taken 5 1/2 days in the 3 months since he started. WHat is wrong with this picture??? Managers of the co have called him asking him to do things and he has told them it's his day off when he never asked or told anyone before that it was. It pisses me off to no end. I don't like feeling this way. I don't like hating people. If the situation continues I have to quit as it is turning me into a mean ugly person. And who knows maybe it is God's way of getting me to quit to get my priorities in order.
I spent 7 hours there today - trying to tie up loose ends - get my office in order. Want it so that anyone could walk in and take over seamlessly and they wouldn't think I didn't know what the heck I was doing since everything is such a chaotic mess.
Anyhow - need to go put on some worship music and quit thinking about how unfair this situation is. It is so ugly. I agreed to work for the wages I work for and I am being paid well. SO I don't think it's about jealousy - I think it is about character and respect but who knows... wouldn't you love to work 20 hours a week for $1300?? I just keep thinking if it is this bad now that he is new... How much worse is it going to get??? His 90 days are up they need to get rid of him. He's already been given 3 dozen chances and he only gets worse.
Peace out...