My Job Issue

gidget1978

gidget1978

Cathlete
So I met with my boss yesterday and it wasn't a pile of roses.

I started there is Jan '05, right after 2 girls went on Mat leave (2 part time girl I might add) and when they came back there was no need to get rid of anyone b/c someone else was off on Mat leave so things went as normal and I stayed until my Mat leave which started in Oct '06. So..almost 2 yrs of working there.
He is saying that I replaced Karen while I know full well that I replaced Sam...who never did return back to work.
I get that I don't have seniority over one of the part time workers who has been there forever. But the other thing is, Karen came back to work for about 2 monthes, quit and worked somewhere else for like 5-6 monthes and then he took her back...and she has seniority over me? He LOVES this girl and is doing anything in his power to keep her. She didn't take a leave of absence...she QUIT! How can her job still be there and her senoirity and mine not? Tell me if Im wrong but shouldn't she be at the bottom of the barrel?
Now he has to talk to all of the girls to see how many shifts everyone wants b/c there isn't enough hours to go around, but if there is only one full time position and 4 people willing to work it and 2 of them having senoirity over me....I don't see how I can get my job back.
The thing that burns me most about this is the fact that it takes him forever to do stuff. He doesn't care that I may have to find a full time job and then a full time babysitter....and I only have 6 weeks before I need to go back to work!
My friend and her husband is looking for someone to take care of their kids and do things around the house and they are willing to pay good money. Im thinking about taking it! I get to stay home with my baby and watch 2 other kids and not have to pay a sitter myself.Its tempting but not sure if its cut out for me.
Anyway, I just wanted to let you guys know what happened yesterday.

Lori:)
 
Wow, that's a tough situation. I'm sorry that you are in this position.

I would give some situation with your friend some thought. I stayed home with my son until he was about 1 1/2 and I wouldn't trade that time with him for anything. But it's not for everyone, and I could not have done it forever.

Good luck!
 
Katie, a part of me wants the social aspect of going back to work. Miggling and talking to grown ups...prehaps I could do it for a little while like you said and then move on after a couple of yrs? I dunno...its something I really need to talk to them about b/c I need to know whats expected of me and how many hours a week I would be working. But like I told DH, if i did take it...then when i get off at 5 I would still be working cause I would still have DS and DD plus my own house to clean!

Anyway....I just like the sound of staying home with DS and not having to worry about shipping him off. I would also have to meet with my friends 2-3 x's a week, to catch up on whats happening in this town. 1 yr olds and a 3 yr old won't fill me on the gossip! LOL

Lori:)
 
Lori,

Sorry the meeting didn't go as you'd hoped. I'd agree it would seem you'd have seniority over Karen. Is there a way to take this issue to a higher-up?

Good luck! I hope it all works out.

[font face="heather" font color=brick red size=+2]~Cathy [/font face] http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/4.gif
"Out on the roads there is fitness and self-discovery and the persons we were destined to be." -George Sheehan
 
Cathy, the only thing i can do it call the labor board. I don't know if they would have an answer for who should go and who should stay. But I wouldn't want to call him on it anyway...he would win. He as the money, the guts and the power to do so. We aren't unionized so thats out of the question. This "favorite" crap ticks me off.
Oh well...kind of thinking about finding another job so that when he calls me, I can say "never mind"

Lori:)
 
What a bum deal, Lori. I'm sorry this happened to you. The deal about working in your friend's home sounds great BUT working for a friend *COULD* be trouble. That is the part I'd be most weary about if it were me....

Best of luck to you no matter what you decide to do! (((hugs)))
 
Lori I am so sorry to hear of your situation. Blatant favoritism in the work place is just horrible. I'm going through the exact same thing only the people I'm working with are foreign workers who get pampered at the expense of the other workers in the office; some of them do crappy work (some have been there over a year) but we can't fire them because they will have to leave the country, but someone who has been there for less than two months and is not a foreigner is close to losing his job because is stuggling. It is absolutely disgusting. That is only one example of the crap going on in my office. Numerous complaints have been brought up to upper management, but nothing is being done. Luckily I am a damn good engineer and I am entertaining 3 offers at the moment trying to decide which company I should jump ship to. I am doing a lot of talking to other folks who work at these companies too, I don't want to end up in the same environment.
 
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