I worked Christmas Eve
I hate quitting jobs, but I have a few compelling reasons to quit this one.
1. I do not have the regular schedule that I requested and was promised. I work many weekends, and don't make the hours that I really wanted. My days off aren't sequential, and are not in any kind of determined pattern.
2. I do not get paid enough/don't receive good benefits. For the work I do, I should be getting better pay OR benefits. Getting bronchitis and not being able to pay a doctor to see me is unacceptable. This is America, not Uganda.
3. The environment is a conductor for stress. My coworkers spend more time kissing ass than completing work. When I see a to-do list, I am compelled to complete it. However, my coworkers are more into that "we get paid even if we sit around, so let's just sit around" school of thought. This mostly irritates me because I come in and see that the majority of the to-do list is not completed, and I have to hurry to finish it all.
4. I just spent Christmas Eve at work. I had plans to see my sisters, I had the day off. I said, don't call me. They called me. So, I worked. And my phone went dead. So, now, it's 10:36, and verifiably to late to call. I'll have to call tomorrow and sound like a total jackass for fucking missing Christmas Eve.
5. This conversation: note- I've been drinking a lot today.
manager: I'm glad you could come in.
me: I really have to hurry and be out of here. I don't want to miss seeing my sisters and dog.
manager: I don't know when we'll get out coworker is sick and can't come in.
me: I'm not on the schedule, am I getting holiday pay?
manager: we can work that out.
me: so I'm doing everything?
manager: is that a problem.
me: uh, yeah...you may not have noticed, but I'm not really sober.
manager: you came to work drunk?
me: you called me on my day off.
manager: aren't you under 21?
me: I was drinking private alcohol on private property. It was totally legal.
manager: I could report you to other manager.
me (being belligerent): you called me in on my day off...On a holiday...from a party...and this is legal. Do I get tomorrow off?
manager: no.
me: I'm calling in sick tomorrow. I worked thanksgiving and now Christmas eve. I'm scheduled for new years eve, and probably for new years day. I get Christmas off.
manager: I know you'd be lying, I'd need a doctor's note.
me: I'm still nursing bronchitis...I can't get over it since I don't have insurance to go to the doctor's.
manager: then why are you here?
me: because I didn't think coworker should have to work when she's ill.
manager: so you're well enough to work?
me: I'm drunk enough to put up with this shit.
manager: if you call in sick tomorrow, I'm going to have to fire you.
me: whatever.
6. I am consistently demoted to babysitter. I have a technical position. If I wanted to be a babysitter, I would get a job as a nanny. I have a job looking through microscopes, not telling kids to behave. I refuse to make sure those brats don't hurt themselves anymore. And, if they mess up, I hope someone sues this company.
7. Our receptionists are lazy wastes of human flesh. I would really like to get a job as a receptionist so that I can have a job description that reads: duties include staring off into space, putting everyone on hold, reading People Magazine, not answering phones, maintaining IQ below 60, eating popcorn, refusing to do work and creating messes.
8. The company plans on hiring a part time person to "fill in work gaps." Frankly, such gaps do not exist, and I only see this as a way to cut back my hours, as I keep pulling overtime hours. I can't afford to lose time, especially when I need to be making more, anyway.
1. I do not have the regular schedule that I requested and was promised. I work many weekends, and don't make the hours that I really wanted. My days off aren't sequential, and are not in any kind of determined pattern.
2. I do not get paid enough/don't receive good benefits. For the work I do, I should be getting better pay OR benefits. Getting bronchitis and not being able to pay a doctor to see me is unacceptable. This is America, not Uganda.
3. The environment is a conductor for stress. My coworkers spend more time kissing ass than completing work. When I see a to-do list, I am compelled to complete it. However, my coworkers are more into that "we get paid even if we sit around, so let's just sit around" school of thought. This mostly irritates me because I come in and see that the majority of the to-do list is not completed, and I have to hurry to finish it all.
4. I just spent Christmas Eve at work. I had plans to see my sisters, I had the day off. I said, don't call me. They called me. So, I worked. And my phone went dead. So, now, it's 10:36, and verifiably to late to call. I'll have to call tomorrow and sound like a total jackass for fucking missing Christmas Eve.
5. This conversation: note- I've been drinking a lot today.
manager: I'm glad you could come in.
me: I really have to hurry and be out of here. I don't want to miss seeing my sisters and dog.
manager: I don't know when we'll get out coworker is sick and can't come in.
me: I'm not on the schedule, am I getting holiday pay?
manager: we can work that out.
me: so I'm doing everything?
manager: is that a problem.
me: uh, yeah...you may not have noticed, but I'm not really sober.
manager: you came to work drunk?
me: you called me on my day off.
manager: aren't you under 21?
me: I was drinking private alcohol on private property. It was totally legal.
manager: I could report you to other manager.
me (being belligerent): you called me in on my day off...On a holiday...from a party...and this is legal. Do I get tomorrow off?
manager: no.
me: I'm calling in sick tomorrow. I worked thanksgiving and now Christmas eve. I'm scheduled for new years eve, and probably for new years day. I get Christmas off.
manager: I know you'd be lying, I'd need a doctor's note.
me: I'm still nursing bronchitis...I can't get over it since I don't have insurance to go to the doctor's.
manager: then why are you here?
me: because I didn't think coworker should have to work when she's ill.
manager: so you're well enough to work?
me: I'm drunk enough to put up with this shit.
manager: if you call in sick tomorrow, I'm going to have to fire you.
me: whatever.
6. I am consistently demoted to babysitter. I have a technical position. If I wanted to be a babysitter, I would get a job as a nanny. I have a job looking through microscopes, not telling kids to behave. I refuse to make sure those brats don't hurt themselves anymore. And, if they mess up, I hope someone sues this company.
7. Our receptionists are lazy wastes of human flesh. I would really like to get a job as a receptionist so that I can have a job description that reads: duties include staring off into space, putting everyone on hold, reading People Magazine, not answering phones, maintaining IQ below 60, eating popcorn, refusing to do work and creating messes.
8. The company plans on hiring a part time person to "fill in work gaps." Frankly, such gaps do not exist, and I only see this as a way to cut back my hours, as I keep pulling overtime hours. I can't afford to lose time, especially when I need to be making more, anyway.
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