At war with the boss
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Hey all, I`m sorry if this post comes off as a blog or whining. I just wanted to see if this was a fairly common thing in the working world.
I`ve only been a part of the "real world " for a few years now and already I want out.
I work as a teller. I``ve done so for almost 3 years now. For about a year my boss has been steadily piling more responsibilities on us. It started out by showing us how to set up simple savings accounts for our members. It has since graduated to we (the tellers myself included) helping the members solve fraud issues, ordering checks, filing loan requests and in some cases closing those loans. This used to be the work of a customer service rep but when one left and the other one got promoted they got smart and decided to teach the tellers to do the work but not pay us for said work. So I brought it up in a meeting, the bosses said "You`re all making strides toward this position and one day we hope to promote you to that role" I rebutt that we`re doing the work now and ask why we haven`t been paid for the work and when we would get promoted and get raises. They told me they don`t have a time frame.
Yesterday I get transfered to work at another branch. They do this quite often. Somedays I come to work, start working and get told i must balance and go help someone else. I never complain but I finally decide to let them hear about it. My boss responds in the most a*****ish (pardon my french) way possible.
He says "You go where we send you plain and simple" and "we`ve been nice enough to give you hours when school didn`t work out for you." Those were two of the most condesending things someone has EVER said to me.
summary:" my boss says he`s the boss i`m the pawn do as I say" Should I expect more of this from other employers or was I just lucky enough to get a jerk as a boss? Sorry for the length(this post was edited by Joel Welsh only for a single unfriendly word)Joel2007-1-15 8:36:32
I`ve only been a part of the "real world " for a few years now and already I want out.
I work as a teller. I``ve done so for almost 3 years now. For about a year my boss has been steadily piling more responsibilities on us. It started out by showing us how to set up simple savings accounts for our members. It has since graduated to we (the tellers myself included) helping the members solve fraud issues, ordering checks, filing loan requests and in some cases closing those loans. This used to be the work of a customer service rep but when one left and the other one got promoted they got smart and decided to teach the tellers to do the work but not pay us for said work. So I brought it up in a meeting, the bosses said "You`re all making strides toward this position and one day we hope to promote you to that role" I rebutt that we`re doing the work now and ask why we haven`t been paid for the work and when we would get promoted and get raises. They told me they don`t have a time frame.
Yesterday I get transfered to work at another branch. They do this quite often. Somedays I come to work, start working and get told i must balance and go help someone else. I never complain but I finally decide to let them hear about it. My boss responds in the most a*****ish (pardon my french) way possible.
He says "You go where we send you plain and simple" and "we`ve been nice enough to give you hours when school didn`t work out for you." Those were two of the most condesending things someone has EVER said to me.
summary:" my boss says he`s the boss i`m the pawn do as I say" Should I expect more of this from other employers or was I just lucky enough to get a jerk as a boss? Sorry for the length(this post was edited by Joel Welsh only for a single unfriendly word)Joel2007-1-15 8:36:32
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iouone22007-1-10 15:31:58
Think of all the extra "work" as on the job training. Don`t worry so much about the pay. When your PE (performance evaluation) time rolls around, just make sure the "extras" are noted and that you are being evaluated accordingly. Put yourself in a better negotating position for future openings. Should you apply for a position for which you are qualified (PE) and don`t get, they will have to justify not giving you position. So use the "extra" work experience to build a killer resume.
I suggest you read "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie if you have not already done so in your life. If necessary, read it several times. Adopt the teachings and lessons. As you continue through life, uses these principals, life will become better for you - it just will. Do not let people like your boss impede your growth as a productive and happy human. He will not be the last of his kind that you will encounter if you are lucky enough to live a long life. Prepare yourself with a positive mental attitude and you will be unstoppable.
Short term - move on. Good tellers are hard to find.
[email protected] 22:25:41
Since I lasted posted a few hours ago, I pondered your post. You came to the SuN for a reason. Most working stiffs would never come here ... unless they don`t want to be a "working stiff" the rest of their lives.
I suspect you have higher aspirations. What are they? Did you really ask your question so a bunch of startup entreprenuers would answer it? Or were you asking really deeper questions of yourself? I suspect the latter.
What is it you really want to do? What business is in you? The SuN can help.
Don`t die not knowing.
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NLI,
Since I lasted posted a few hours ago, I pondered your post. You came to the SuN for a reason. Most working stiffs would never come here ... unless they don`t want to be a "working stiff" the rest of their lives.
I suspect you have higher aspirations. What are they? Did you really ask your question so a bunch of startup entreprenuers would answer it? Or were you asking really deeper questions of yourself? I suspect the latter.
What is it you really want to do? What business is in you? The SuN can help.
Don`t die not knowing.
[email protected]
Wow I haven`t checked this thing in about two weeks, I didn`t set the posts to reply to me automatically via Email, and I thought no one had responded. I`d like to thank everyone for their responses and advice.
First Inonue2 I`d like to say that it`s awesome that you realize the value of your employees.
Keycon I quoted you because you are correct, I did come here for a reason. I`ve read a lot of emerging enterprise/small business books lately, SuN included. I loved the indepenedent spirit of it. Starting a business has been something on my mind since the senior year of High School. I am now in a position to start my Multimedia (games, web development/design, graphic design) business.
On a side note, Inoue you mentioned that the report was skewed, which is true, there are 2 sides to every story. I turned in my 2 week notice last week, however, instead of simply saying "okay" my bosses and I were able to talk it out and reach resolutions. I may have been too quick to react. That action proved he cared more than I thought he did. I now see that my boss isn`t the worst one I`ve ever had, especially in light of some of the responses posted in this thread. I will still leave the job eventually, but I`ve decided that instead of bouncing from job to job, I will leave this job to start my own company. So I have decided to learn everything I can here, and use this information to start my own business.