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I work for St Louis County Vector Control, meaning I drive around in a truck making sure mosquitos don't get out of control and spread West Nile Virus. Nevermind the fact that West Nile Virus isn't really that big of a threat and it killed a grand total of eight people in the state of Missouri in all of 2003. I just took the job because it's full-time, it pays well, and a buddy of mine who did it last summer (and is working there this summer too) said it was really easy. I'm technically an "on-call" employee, meaning it's not a permanent full-time position because it's only summer work. I work 40 hours a week, from Sunday to Thursday, 3:30 pm to midnight. It's a decent job, and I haven't really had any problems with it. But yesterday I put in a request form for time off for when my girlfriend's coming to visit me at the end of this month. We both have full-time jobs this summer and we're only getting to see each other twice for the whole time from mid-May to late August. Anyway, today I come into work and Joan, the highest ranking person in the department (which is very small, grand total of about 20 people) calls me into her office. I wrote on the request form that the time off was because my girlfriend was coming to visit. She comments that it's a "nice reason" jokingly. I asked if I should've just written "personal reasons" but she said this was fine. And then she says I can only have one of the two days off. I ask why and she says that mosquito season will be at its worst at this time and I'm really needed at work. I tell her that I've only had one day off this whole summer (when my brother was graduating from college, and I didn't even really want to go to that) and I'm not going to ask for any more time off after this. She agrees and signs the form. [to be continued] |
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I go out in my truck and start working and she calls me on my walkie talkie. She says I can only have Sunday off, not Thursday. I ask why since she already said I could have both days off, and she says, and I quote, "Because I said so." What kind of juvenile shit is this? I ask if I could just make the hours up earlier in the week or the next week and she says no. This makes no sense. There will still be four other trucks going out on both days and me not going out will make very, VERY little difference in the long run, especially if I make up the hours. God, what a bunch of bullshit. I plan on talking to my immediate supervisor and trying to get her to realize what a load of shit this is. |
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well, maybe you should speak to her again first, and then go to your supervisor. i don't have any experience with bosses...not yet, perhaps... |
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Bitch. Work can be just like high school at times... petty people are in abundance. I've never really dealt with bosses on power trips... I've had some good ones. In my last job, there seemed to be as many supervisors as there were regular workers... straight outta Office Space. I had a good one, but I know from hearsay that a few of them were total dickheads that enjoyed indulging themselves in the occasional power trip, just like Joan... |
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Your boss is female. Get her alone and threaten a sexual harassment suit against her. Also works with male bosses. Age is on your side. |
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The person I'm going to talk to is lower-ranked than Joan, plus I know her better and she's much nicer. So I'm going to her first. Ophecks, almost everyone at this job is incredibly cool. It just so happens that the highest ranking individual is not. |
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nice pics of vintage vaginal. but um get a different job or something, or talk to you boss one on one and tell her shes fucked up. |
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I want to tell her how fucked up she is, but I also want to keep my job, so I think I'll do it professionally. Apart from this bullshit, my job is great. I can slack off sooooo much and no one will ever notice. I'm on the clock right now, taking an extended dinner break at home because I'm pissed off. |
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I must return to work now. See you all in five and a half hours. |
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At work today, I was going to let the situation cool down and talk to her about it on Monday, but I get in and Joan says, "Would you like to continue our conversation from yesterday?" I say, "If you're willing to." She says we'd better go outside. So we do, and I tell her that I understand she's the boss and I'm the employee and I'm not trying to undermine her, I just want a good reason why I can't have two days off. She says the same thing she said yesterday about West Nile Virus being everywhere and we need all the trucks we can get. She says that her son wanted to do something for the 4th of July but was unable to get work off, but he just had to suck it up and deal with it. I play her game for a little while then I break out the big guns. I say "This is not about mosquito control, it's about employee respect, and I don't see how you can think asking for three days off total in a span of three and a half months is unreasonable." She's completely floored by me saying this and she responds by saying, "Do you want to have this job next summer?!?" I say I'm not sure, but over the course of the day I realize that I really, really don't. She says that she's "shocked" that I would confront her about it because it's not my place. I try to say more stuff but she keeps fucking interrupting me and I can't get a sentence out. I eventually walk away and get on with my day, unsuccessful in my effort. I'm considering calling the County Personnel Office and asking if what she did was fair. Man, fuck that bitch. |
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It seems to me that she isn't happily maried and frustrated |
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You're right on. She's divorced and her son (or sons, not sure) have drug problems. |
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3 days is not much to ask for. Its quite obvious to me that the organisation doesn't realise that people have time off in the summer. I get 6 weeks leave to take each year, and until we had a new director I used to take 4 weeks off in the summer, but she thinks that a bad idea cos it might have an impact on the service we are providing (IT Support)....so I'm only allowed a maximum of 3 weeks, which isnt too bad. What I've done though is book my block of three weeks off, and the Monday I'd return to work is a public holiday, and we get the Tuesday off as well (local government thing).....so I'm almost getting 3.5 weeks, so I can't complain. But your boss sounds a bit unreasonable......just cancel the leave, so you don't lose the days, make up some story that she is visiting earlier perhaps on a weekend, and when she is actually due to visit, phone into work, and say you are sick! :P |
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