I'm 33, I quit dancing over 2 years ago.
Recently I had a strange experience in the civilian world.
I was hired to do a job for a company being paid $17/hour, which I though was okay. I was excited about working at a new place. About a month in, my 2 bosses have a meeting with me and tell me they'd like to offer me a full-time job w/benefits! They have me fill out an 1099, which now seems odd... I was stupid and thought my salary would just change, and I didn't know I needed to sign an employment contract.
Eventually I call a meeting to ask them when they would know about the salary/benefits position...
Long story short, it's been six WEEKS and my bosses have been piling more and more work on me, making up arbitrary deadlines, and telling me that I need it all done now. All this for $3/hour LESS than I started in July -- $14/hour?! I might want to say now that it's about half of what this job usually pays...
I kept asking them, and they kept telling me they'd "know" in a week. They'd know in another week. Then they'd know TOMORROW. It got pushed back three times, and when they finally had an "answer," it was a nonanswer; it was them telling me they still had not heard....
"m prety much over this!
I quickly realize that my bosses are a bit incompetent and my entire presence is a bandaid for a project that's already going to fall apart/fail...
They had a meeting with me in September, then pushed that meeting back over 2 weeks. So I just found out last tues. that I do not indeed "have a job."
To add insult to injury (stringing me along for 6 weeks -- I think intentionally)..
so i agree to work. I tell them I can work Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Thursday and Friday, I worked alone, but Saturday I was to meet my 2bosses at a location to get our work done.
I get a call 2 hrs. before we're to meet. mY boss had to take her daughter to scocer. could I meet htem tomorrow and monday (sunday and a national holiday?!?)
I said no, I told her I'd touch base on Monday. that's all I can do.
I want to quit so badly...
...or go to HR so badly
but the internets sez that
1) quitting is bad
2) HR depts are gossipy and not to be trusted whatosever b/c they side with the school always; I don't wanna be a troublemaker.
I also (just from observing) think that a trip to HR would be the final nail in my boss' coffin; I don't want the drama......it's not worth it
Here's my question: When do you Throw in the Towel? ?????
When is it not worth it??????? Do you think I should just "gut it up" and keep going to work, or shoudl I asset myself or look for greener pastures?
I'm gonna have a "me day" tomorrow and figure some of this out.
tl;dr company "hired me," They told me 6 weeks after 'hiring" me that I in fact do not have the benefits, salary, and title I was told I'd get, but they still want me to work this Sunday and a federal holiday as an independent contractor, doing work I wasn't even hired to do (more work) for less pay...
other friends have told me to demand more pay; I don't know....


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