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vivid
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Getting fucked by your employer!
#5417681 - 03/18/06 11:52 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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well, well, well.. once again i'm getting completely fucked my my employer (auto parts) and I dont know what to do about it. I got hired at a certain rate.. .. fuck it i get paid 9.25. I've been working there since july without a fucking raise and every person that has been hired afterwards has been paid at least a dollar more than I! Mind you these are people who dont know shit about cars or the store or even how to use a register! This dude getting paid 11.50 an hour asked me if we carry brake pads! (argh!)
I'm supposed to be getting a raise in april, but at best it will only be 10%... bringing me up to 10.17 which is still the second to lowest wage in the store. I am more qualified, paid less, and given shit hours. The only thing that keeps me there is the fact that I know how to do everything so its easy.
The problem is, I'm getting hounded by these new people at every turn, taking care of their customers, showing them how to do things again, and again, and again... all the while thinking in the bakc of my head, "why is this guy getting 2 dollars more than I am?".
What the fuck should i do? i'm in debt, so i can't just givem the finger... plus i have to save up for college which starts in the fall.. but at this rate i'll barely pay off my debt in time. I guess i'll have to look for new work, but.. i like most of the people (that got hired the same time i did) i work with which makes it kinda hard to want to quit.
I mean, I.. dont know, i'm perplexed.
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eligal
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Re: Getting fucked by your employer! [Re: vivid]
#5417691 - 03/18/06 11:56 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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is your employer atleast a lil sexy?
i wouldnt mind being on the bottom for a hot sexy latina boss.
"ay mammi! ense?a me como se trabaja!"
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Re: Getting fucked by your employer! [Re: vivid]
#5417696 - 03/18/06 11:59 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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I was in a situation like this with my old employer. I was making less than 2 people there that I was more qualified than. I was incredibly bitter about it, asked for a raise, got denied a raise because they didn't give raises until after 1 year of service.
In the future, don't ask what your fellow employees are making. No good can come of it. Also, this can be a valuable thing to have in the back of your mind next time you're negotiating pay. These other employees may have negotiated harder, played hardball and had it pay off.
Keep your chin up, and don't let it get you down. Even though it sucks to know that other people there are making more than you, you can't let it influence your feelings on the job. You could try pointing out to your supervisor that you are more qualified and feel under compensated....and if I were you, I would stop answering their dumb questions over and over again. Make them ask someone else
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vivid
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Re: Getting fucked by your employer! [Re: eligal]
#5417697 - 03/18/06 11:59 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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yeh me neither.. unfortunetly my boss is a short, squat, ghetto mexican.. at least i think hes mexican?
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eligal
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Re: Getting fucked by your employer! [Re: vivid]
#5417704 - 03/19/06 12:03 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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mexican guys are always sweaty...
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vivid
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Re: Getting fucked by your employer! [Re: vivid]
#5417705 - 03/19/06 12:04 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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thanks for the good advice liz, i think i'll bring up the points about being undercompensated at the store meeting tomarrow, but like i said, even if i get the biggest raise i can get i'll still be paid less than most.
I've been thinking about applying at shops and auto parts stores closer to home and say i get 10.50 at my current job in the interview and if they can beat that, i'm theirs.. it really is about negotiation, i just had no idea i could have gotten 11 an hour for a stupid retail job.
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Re: Getting fucked by your employer! [Re: vivid]
#5417777 - 03/19/06 12:35 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Strike !!!
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