I need a hug...anyone have a spare? ((venting))

[Lucille]

Rosie I know it's a bad situation but I'm hoping you are feeling a little bit better today.....(((((Rosie)))))

 

[dionythicus]

People say "Oh, it's just money, what is more important is your job satisfaction" and that is kind of BS.

I love my job. I couldn't imagine working anywhere else, but for me, it's all about the money. If I didn't need the money, I'd be a volunteer, duh. I work there for a paycheck, not because I feel the need to do greater good for my fellow human being. As a species, humans suck. I do my job damned well and I do get paid well for doing it, but I've been there forever and the raises are now far less and less because of it. I'm very fortunate, though. I have a good job that I love and I make good money. I kinda fell into it, too. No degree, no prior experience. I started at the bottom and worked my way...to the bottom. I'm still only customer service, no title, no aspirations, but I take pride in what I do. LOL

 

[LBoz]

I've heard that line before. My response is "job satisfaction doesn't pay for the gas it takes to drive me to work". I sometimes wish I had the guts to say it, and then some. However, like Rosie, I am trying to save face until I can find something else and at least attempt to leave on good terms.

As nice as it sounds to just love my job, I still need to pay for my student loans, house bills, car bills, vet bills, food, etc. Isn't that the part of the point (if not the whole point) of joining the workforce? To offset these costs of living? If I wanted to starve without a house, car, education, or pets... why bother with coming to work at all?

At my workplace, the issue is that we keep being told by the owner that there is no money to go around for raises and whatnot, and he'll even go as far as to say that he's feeling the pinch as well. But somehow this year he has been gone for weeks (months) at a time to go skiing, when last year it was just a weekend here or there. At least, that's what he has told us he's doing in our store-wide meetings. I wonder where THAT money came from... oke:

I do understand that the owner of a company can get away with a few extra luxuries than the employees. I do realize that I am not going to get a pay increase to match his, that is not the way things work. Just don't lie to our faces about it. We're not idiots.



*whew* Sorry to hijack again! You're right, Rosie, it does feel good to just vent it out.

Vent away, Cynthia. I hope things move swiftly in the right direction for you as well. Let me know what you picked up today...and here's a hug for you!

 

[stephen]

Hmmm

Keep im mind businesses are closing there doors left and right,this means alot of highly expperienced are layed off, unemployed.This has been the factor why I havent found a job yet.If it wasnt for good friends and family I would probably be on the street now.Try to keep your head up and make sure you have another one before you quit your job.It is really bad out there now as I am sure we all know.......:awcrap:

 

[RosieReal]

Keep im mind businesses are closing there doors left and right,this means alot of highly expperienced are layed off, unemployed.This has been the factor why I havent found a job yet.If it wasnt for good friends and family I would probably be on the street now.Try to keep your head up and make sure you have another one before you quit your job.It is really bad out there now as I am sure we all know.......:awcrap:

yep...this is true. BUT...and this is one big mother of a BUT...

A company should be honest about hard times to staff. In Cynthia's example, the owner was not being honest about "feeling the pinch". If he can afford to leave his busniess, he could afford to pay his staff. Even if all of thoes trips she mentioned were paid for by another person, if his busniess is in such dire straits, it seems fishy to me that he would leave it unattended.
In my example, the company's profits were higher in 2009 than in the last two years...combined. yes...that is what I said. COMBINED. The sales are still climbing. I know this because of the length of my employment, I get to see some of the numbers for the coffeehouse and the entire company. That and our profits were celebrated and publisized at our Christmas party.
Stephen, good luck finding a job yourself! your right when you say its not easy. Thanks for your insite, and ((hugs)) back atcha.

As far as complaining to a higher up, Lexie that would be a good idea. Only thing is...there is my boss, there is his boss, there is the ceo of the company. The "decision" was handed down from up top. I've got human reasources on my side, but honestly, that department has very little authority. I'm going to have a very civil conversation on monday with all three of them, and ask some very blunt questions. I've been told by someone who knows the ceo quite well that she feels I should move on, and does not want to give me any reasons to stay. I want to know if this is true, and if it is not true, what the nature of the complaints against me are, how old they are, and why they were not brought to my attention in the first place.
I want answers.

dionythicus, I bet it wasn't JUST the money that made you so mad, so much as it was they were underhanded about the process? You were doing a favor, going above and beyond, and they punnished you for it. Thats very similar to how I feel now. I always thought that by always trying to do that little bit extra, that I would be rewarded...the exact opposite is true.

Lucielle, thank you so much. I do feel better, a little less lost perhaps. Also, so many people being outraged on my behalf and offering support (in real life and here) really does make me feel better about the whole thing...and myself.

Kathy, thanks for the 'props'! lol...I do have a pretty good immagination, it sometimes helps vent some frustruation.


Nanci you are right on!! the funny thing is, this company was just part of a 'work place of choice' survey(how do we make this place somewhere people WANT to work...best joke ever.:headbang. I was honest...which was pretty brutal. Job satisfaction is important, but only if the job is good enough to keep. Ie, can you live on it? I dont know which of thoes things is MORE important...but they both are. I get satisfaction out of my life away from work, with the money I get from working. I dont go to work to find my happiness.

 

[RosieReal]

oh...and Cynthia. No worries. We're all in this boad together. XD