The Bourgeois
May. 28th, 2009 07:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sathorSo, I went and dealt with the unfair treatment I received with regards to my raise.
Conversation went like this:
Me: "Hey, do you think you can find anyone else to do the Friday swing shift?"
Boss: "Not any time soon...why?"
Me: "Well, I didn't expect I would be doing it forever...it's cutting into my social life pretty severely, and the sleep schedule is killing me on top of third shift regular hours."
Boss: "I'll see what I can do, but I can't make any promises."
Me: "It's not just that...I have to tell you (rich), I feel a little mistreated by the company. When I started here, I was promised 50 cents after 90 days. I've been here a year."
Boss: "You know, after I told you a quarter, I was thinking about that myself. I was going to pull some of the company time guys off the line and ask them what I gave them once they got off temporary status. It's my oversight, Jake, you've been doing a good job, and if you feel mistreated, all you have to do is come to me and express that."
Me: "Honestly Rich, I didn't want to sound mean about it if I did. I myself thought it was corporate above you telling you to only grant 25 cents to new company hires. I wouldn't hold it against you either way, I mean, I know the economy is rough. Like I said, I just felt a little mistreated, that's all. As far as friday goes, if you can't find anyone else it is OK...I just expected Bob would be back by now."
Boss: "Well, I figured I was doing you a favor getting you on company time and getting you on insurance too. But like I said, if you feel mistreated, just let me know about it."
Me: "Thanks."
The last statement or so by Rich was a little more razor sharp than that...actually, it made me feel bad about going to him about it. But if I hadn't of said anything, it is likely that I would've ended up with only 25 cents. I'm not sure about his background, but something tells me he has quite a bit of managerial experience and quite possibly a degree in it. His vocabulary doesn't indicate it, but he's been around sawmill workers for years. I think picking up that vernacular is inevitable after such a long period of time.
I don't know what they teach in business management, but I had the sneaking feeling that razor statement was an attempt at negative reinforcement. If anyone has background in management, let me know if they teach or applaud that sort of underhanded bullshit.
Conversation went like this:
Me: "Hey, do you think you can find anyone else to do the Friday swing shift?"
Boss: "Not any time soon...why?"
Me: "Well, I didn't expect I would be doing it forever...it's cutting into my social life pretty severely, and the sleep schedule is killing me on top of third shift regular hours."
Boss: "I'll see what I can do, but I can't make any promises."
Me: "It's not just that...I have to tell you (rich), I feel a little mistreated by the company. When I started here, I was promised 50 cents after 90 days. I've been here a year."
Boss: "You know, after I told you a quarter, I was thinking about that myself. I was going to pull some of the company time guys off the line and ask them what I gave them once they got off temporary status. It's my oversight, Jake, you've been doing a good job, and if you feel mistreated, all you have to do is come to me and express that."
Me: "Honestly Rich, I didn't want to sound mean about it if I did. I myself thought it was corporate above you telling you to only grant 25 cents to new company hires. I wouldn't hold it against you either way, I mean, I know the economy is rough. Like I said, I just felt a little mistreated, that's all. As far as friday goes, if you can't find anyone else it is OK...I just expected Bob would be back by now."
Boss: "Well, I figured I was doing you a favor getting you on company time and getting you on insurance too. But like I said, if you feel mistreated, just let me know about it."
Me: "Thanks."
The last statement or so by Rich was a little more razor sharp than that...actually, it made me feel bad about going to him about it. But if I hadn't of said anything, it is likely that I would've ended up with only 25 cents. I'm not sure about his background, but something tells me he has quite a bit of managerial experience and quite possibly a degree in it. His vocabulary doesn't indicate it, but he's been around sawmill workers for years. I think picking up that vernacular is inevitable after such a long period of time.
I don't know what they teach in business management, but I had the sneaking feeling that razor statement was an attempt at negative reinforcement. If anyone has background in management, let me know if they teach or applaud that sort of underhanded bullshit.
