Unemployed!
Well...here I am, unemployed, without job, jobless!
When I got to work, not a word was said to me. I was there for about 5 mins. and was able to check the schedule...my 2 days a week, had been cut down to 1 ! I walked back to my counter, and did a couple of small things...and then just casually walked back to the bathroom...not saying anything to anyone. Once in the bathroom, I called Lee, and told him what I had seen on the schedule...the fact that no one even bothered to so much as say HI, when I walked through the door. I told him I was tempted to question Rex, but warned him that if I did, chances are I would end up walking out...and Lee agreed that something needed to be said, and that I should then do what I felt needed to be done. So...I told Lee that I'd give him a buzz in a bit, and let him know what was going on.
I walked out of the bathroom, and didn't see Rex, so assumed that he was upfront, so headed back that way. The only ones up front were Mary() and Gordon...the area supervisor...who is REALLY a super nice guy...wish he was my manager...anyway, so I went back to the back where I finally met Rex coming out ot the mens bathroom...i called to him as he came out, and walked over and asked...if he could tell me what was going on with the schedule....he looked at me with a very "duh" look, and said "nothing". Nothing???? I questioned...I've been cut down to 1 day a week.... His excuse was that I seemed to ALWAYS want time off to spend with my grandkids!!!! What in the world is that?! I went back and forth with him on that and could tell that it was a hopeless cause, to which I just put my hands in the air, and looked at him and just said "Fine". I walked up to the time clock, took out my time card, and then turned to Gordon, who was sitting at the desk next to me, and just started to spill my guts. I told him that I had been there over a year, and that for some reason, Rex had cut me down to 1 day a week...that I would come in and work on my days off when he called...would come in and work on days that were overly busy, or when someone needed me to fill in, I was always there, and I couldn't figure out why now, he would do this to me. I told Gordon that I had asked for two days off in the past year, so that I could be in the delivery room when my grandchildren were born, and that now, Rex was using that as an excuse to cut me back. Gordon acted quite surprised when I told him 2 days is all I had ever requested off...and his reply was "that's all?" Anyway, I told Gordon that I had a little over 19 hours of vacation time coming, and asked if I could just start that time as of today, and he said yes, he could do that...I appologized to him that and said I was sorry that I hated to have to do it this way, but that Rex left me no choice, and I just couldn't survive on only 1 day a week pay. Gordon said that he understood. I clocked out... and put my time card up. As I went to get my coat, and drink, I heard Gordon tell Rex that I was to be written down for my vacation pay....and I walked out.
I would REALLY love to be a fly on the wall, after I left there. I just hope that if Rex tries to fill Gordon's head full, that he won't believe it. I guess it really doesn't make much difference. If there are anymore dealing with them, I'll do my best to make those dealings with Gordon, since he is the district manager. Hopefully, there will be no problems with my vacation pay. I should have about $120 coming. Gordon seemed very understanding, and he also acted very puzzed about some of the things I told him, as if he himself wondered why Rex would do that. I would like to think that Gordon would say something to Rex, if he truely questioned as to why he did what he did. There was never one word said to me about why my hours were being cut...but, like Lee said, when I asked, he sure had an excuse. Lee himself thought he should be repremanded by Gordon, that to cut hours like this on an employee that's been there for over a year, without any notice as to why...is NOT the way it should have been handled...especially after I had told Rex not more than 2 weeks ago, that I REALLY needed to have at least 4 days a week...that I couldn't afford to loose anymore days...this was right after Jacob told me that they were giving him his Tues. back. But, I guess I'll never know if Gordon stood up for me or not, unless he calls to tell me otherwise.
Vacation pay is set up wierd there...when you have so many hours coming, you can't take them all at one time.... say 40 hrs vacation....and just take a whole week off. You can only take 3 days at a time, and it has to be a day when you were normally scheduled to work. I think that in itself is a little strange...but anyway, so I'm not sure if I'm only going to be able to take 1 vacation day a week...until I've reached my 19+hrs. or, if since I'm not coming back, if they'll do it all at once. I may try to call Gordon a little later...give him time to get back to his other store, and ask how the vacation pay will work. I will again take the opportunity too, to try and talk to him about what happened, and maybe be able to talk to him in a little more depth, than I could there today...Rex was on his way over to us...so I could see it coming...maybe this way, I'll have a little more time to speak with Gordon. I'm sure if I would have tried to continue to talk to him more today...Rex would have been chiming his two cents worth in, and trying to undermind everything I said...so...naturally, if Gordon tells me something different...I'll let you know.
Oh well...what a day. Guess I'll head outta here...not sure what all else I'm going to do today, other than go get Moriah later...but not sure when.
ttyl
Much love,
Lev
When I got to work, not a word was said to me. I was there for about 5 mins. and was able to check the schedule...my 2 days a week, had been cut down to 1 ! I walked back to my counter, and did a couple of small things...and then just casually walked back to the bathroom...not saying anything to anyone. Once in the bathroom, I called Lee, and told him what I had seen on the schedule...the fact that no one even bothered to so much as say HI, when I walked through the door. I told him I was tempted to question Rex, but warned him that if I did, chances are I would end up walking out...and Lee agreed that something needed to be said, and that I should then do what I felt needed to be done. So...I told Lee that I'd give him a buzz in a bit, and let him know what was going on.
I walked out of the bathroom, and didn't see Rex, so assumed that he was upfront, so headed back that way. The only ones up front were Mary() and Gordon...the area supervisor...who is REALLY a super nice guy...wish he was my manager...anyway, so I went back to the back where I finally met Rex coming out ot the mens bathroom...i called to him as he came out, and walked over and asked...if he could tell me what was going on with the schedule....he looked at me with a very "duh" look, and said "nothing". Nothing???? I questioned...I've been cut down to 1 day a week.... His excuse was that I seemed to ALWAYS want time off to spend with my grandkids!!!! What in the world is that?! I went back and forth with him on that and could tell that it was a hopeless cause, to which I just put my hands in the air, and looked at him and just said "Fine". I walked up to the time clock, took out my time card, and then turned to Gordon, who was sitting at the desk next to me, and just started to spill my guts. I told him that I had been there over a year, and that for some reason, Rex had cut me down to 1 day a week...that I would come in and work on my days off when he called...would come in and work on days that were overly busy, or when someone needed me to fill in, I was always there, and I couldn't figure out why now, he would do this to me. I told Gordon that I had asked for two days off in the past year, so that I could be in the delivery room when my grandchildren were born, and that now, Rex was using that as an excuse to cut me back. Gordon acted quite surprised when I told him 2 days is all I had ever requested off...and his reply was "that's all?" Anyway, I told Gordon that I had a little over 19 hours of vacation time coming, and asked if I could just start that time as of today, and he said yes, he could do that...I appologized to him that and said I was sorry that I hated to have to do it this way, but that Rex left me no choice, and I just couldn't survive on only 1 day a week pay. Gordon said that he understood. I clocked out... and put my time card up. As I went to get my coat, and drink, I heard Gordon tell Rex that I was to be written down for my vacation pay....and I walked out.
I would REALLY love to be a fly on the wall, after I left there. I just hope that if Rex tries to fill Gordon's head full, that he won't believe it. I guess it really doesn't make much difference. If there are anymore dealing with them, I'll do my best to make those dealings with Gordon, since he is the district manager. Hopefully, there will be no problems with my vacation pay. I should have about $120 coming. Gordon seemed very understanding, and he also acted very puzzed about some of the things I told him, as if he himself wondered why Rex would do that. I would like to think that Gordon would say something to Rex, if he truely questioned as to why he did what he did. There was never one word said to me about why my hours were being cut...but, like Lee said, when I asked, he sure had an excuse. Lee himself thought he should be repremanded by Gordon, that to cut hours like this on an employee that's been there for over a year, without any notice as to why...is NOT the way it should have been handled...especially after I had told Rex not more than 2 weeks ago, that I REALLY needed to have at least 4 days a week...that I couldn't afford to loose anymore days...this was right after Jacob told me that they were giving him his Tues. back. But, I guess I'll never know if Gordon stood up for me or not, unless he calls to tell me otherwise.
Vacation pay is set up wierd there...when you have so many hours coming, you can't take them all at one time.... say 40 hrs vacation....and just take a whole week off. You can only take 3 days at a time, and it has to be a day when you were normally scheduled to work. I think that in itself is a little strange...but anyway, so I'm not sure if I'm only going to be able to take 1 vacation day a week...until I've reached my 19+hrs. or, if since I'm not coming back, if they'll do it all at once. I may try to call Gordon a little later...give him time to get back to his other store, and ask how the vacation pay will work. I will again take the opportunity too, to try and talk to him about what happened, and maybe be able to talk to him in a little more depth, than I could there today...Rex was on his way over to us...so I could see it coming...maybe this way, I'll have a little more time to speak with Gordon. I'm sure if I would have tried to continue to talk to him more today...Rex would have been chiming his two cents worth in, and trying to undermind everything I said...so...naturally, if Gordon tells me something different...I'll let you know.
Oh well...what a day. Guess I'll head outta here...not sure what all else I'm going to do today, other than go get Moriah later...but not sure when.
ttyl
Much love,
Lev
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