So I got this job, working at the smoke shop across the way from the shoe repair shop in the mall. Today, I'm supposed to be opening my shoe repair shop. The boss (mind you, a separate boss from my my shoe repair shop) of the smoke shop calls me as soon as I open my shoe shop and says he wants me open his store as well and watch it and help his customers and that he will be in after a couple of hours.
This isn't surprising. He has asked me to watch his store before, for 10 minutes which has actually been upwards of 45 minutes.
I'm actually surprised that he bribed me upon his showing up. You could I guess call it payment; money did exchange hands between employer and employee. However, it was less than my agreed upon wage (20 bucks instead of 8 bucks an hour times 3 hours = 24) and given to me in a handshake a traditional bribe delivery system. However, to me it seems that my boss believes it okay to disrespect me in such a way so long as money is paid to placate me.
In this he is wrong. I can take a lot from employers: long hours, being asked to stay late, even stupid rules like no piercings and cover up tattoos. What I cannot stand is being disrespected.
In addition, I do not believe he is going to change his behavior. he's not the type of person that can admit they are wrong.
So I have 4 choices:
1. Take it.
2. Confront him, knowing full well nothing will change.
3. Confront him and turn in my resignation, working through christmas the 40 hours for the extended mall hours/holiday shooping I would be working, then quitting.
4. Quit today and not work the next week.
Option 1 is out of the question. Option two doesn't really do anything to address the issue of disrespect, and I simply do not trust the man. I barely trusted him going into the job (I replaced a girl who gave her two week notice, whom this guy promptly fired in response to that).
So I have option three and 4. 4 appeals to me more than three because in both cases since I'm paid in cash (aka under the table) each saturday for the previous week's work, my boss will most likely just refuse to pay me. This is a guy mind you that doesn't mind burning bridges. So between choosing to lose 40 hours of pay I have yet to earn and 20 that I've already worked, I choose the later, which means quitting now is better than doing the decent thing and not leaving him high and dry this close to christmas.
My only concern is how quitting will affect my relationship with my shoe repair boss and his relationship with the smoke shop owner. I certainly don't want to deal with a bunch of tension and drama.
So I'm going to talk to my shoe boss before I confront my smoke shop boss. If my shoe boss thinks it will screw things up, I'll consider not just quitting tonight.
This isn't surprising. He has asked me to watch his store before, for 10 minutes which has actually been upwards of 45 minutes.
I'm actually surprised that he bribed me upon his showing up. You could I guess call it payment; money did exchange hands between employer and employee. However, it was less than my agreed upon wage (20 bucks instead of 8 bucks an hour times 3 hours = 24) and given to me in a handshake a traditional bribe delivery system. However, to me it seems that my boss believes it okay to disrespect me in such a way so long as money is paid to placate me.
In this he is wrong. I can take a lot from employers: long hours, being asked to stay late, even stupid rules like no piercings and cover up tattoos. What I cannot stand is being disrespected.
In addition, I do not believe he is going to change his behavior. he's not the type of person that can admit they are wrong.
So I have 4 choices:
1. Take it.
2. Confront him, knowing full well nothing will change.
3. Confront him and turn in my resignation, working through christmas the 40 hours for the extended mall hours/holiday shooping I would be working, then quitting.
4. Quit today and not work the next week.
Option 1 is out of the question. Option two doesn't really do anything to address the issue of disrespect, and I simply do not trust the man. I barely trusted him going into the job (I replaced a girl who gave her two week notice, whom this guy promptly fired in response to that).
So I have option three and 4. 4 appeals to me more than three because in both cases since I'm paid in cash (aka under the table) each saturday for the previous week's work, my boss will most likely just refuse to pay me. This is a guy mind you that doesn't mind burning bridges. So between choosing to lose 40 hours of pay I have yet to earn and 20 that I've already worked, I choose the later, which means quitting now is better than doing the decent thing and not leaving him high and dry this close to christmas.
My only concern is how quitting will affect my relationship with my shoe repair boss and his relationship with the smoke shop owner. I certainly don't want to deal with a bunch of tension and drama.
So I'm going to talk to my shoe boss before I confront my smoke shop boss. If my shoe boss thinks it will screw things up, I'll consider not just quitting tonight.
sorry u had a furious sunday.
i hope it's better.
take care and goodluck