Monday, May 27, 2013

In Limbo

Still haven't heard back from the job I applied for. I asked my old boss if it had been filled internally since I hadn't heard anything by Wednesday. He told me they still had a few people to interview so hopefully I will hear something, one way or the other this week. *Sigh*

Meanwhile, I at least had a 3 day weekend so that got me outta there for a bit, and I took a 1/2 day Tuesday, because really, I was in a pissy mood and just needed to. It's hard when your job depends on working with people in a polite and friendly manner and you just want to smack them upside the head. I'm tired of being in a crappy mood all the time :(

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Changes?

I have a second interview today. Something just came up out of the blue and I feel like I have to go for it. Recently one of my former bosses quit our company and went to work for another one. He told me he would steal me if something came up. But knowing that he'll most likely be taking a position in another state with this new company soon, I didn't really think much of it. Well, he sent me a text the other day telling me that one of the local locations had a full time position and would I be interested, oh and by the way, the position starts at $100/week more than you are making after nearly 5 years with your current company. And there's potential for promotion, unlike with the current company. I'm at a dead end where I am at right now, and frustrated with the lack of incentive to stay.

I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much, since I know there are people within the company that are after the same spot, and J is new with that company, so I don't know how much weight his opinion holds. But I think the second interview is a positive sign. We'll see. And it doesn't hurt anything to try.

Meanwhile, my current company is falling apart around me. Not my location so much, but my hubby's. It is in major turmoil. No one is happy with the new boss. He totally took credit for everyone's hard work and a bunch of things that were already in place before he even started with the company. There are maybe three people at his location that are actually doing their jobs, the rest just feel entitled to a paycheck for doing nothing. And one of the three is about to turn in his notice. I told my hubby that he needs to stop working so damned hard because everyone is taking advantage. He's doing stuff that isn't in his job description, which is leaving what he's supposed to be doing undone. I wish now that I had never recommended him for the job. He was almost better off at Wal-Hell, even working overnights :(

Sunday, May 05, 2013

Not much to say

Work sucks. I'm totally burned out and fed up with the company I work for. They seem to have decided that short term goals are more important that long term benefits and it's just stupid.

Not too long ago, they announced that they were doing away with the position of Assistant Manager and Customer Service Lead at all but the busiest stores and implementing a new position that combined the two in an effort to improve customer service. Huh? The theory being that this would free up some payroll so we could have more people on the floor.

All of the people that were in danger of being made redundant were to be assessed and the position given to the best candidate. As it would be the number two spot in the store, the new position carries more responsibility than CSL, so more pay was discussed. Everyone who assessed poorly would be given a severance package. Including out CSL. I was inline to get the new spot, my last, best chance to move up with this company since the removal of the AM position.

Three days before the changes were going to take place, someone finally did the math and realized that with so many of the CSLs assessing poorly they would be paying out a huge amount of money. Cue the 180 degree flip. All CSLs were automatically given the new position and since they are calling it a sideways move, there's no pay increase. So now we have a TON of poorly assessed people as the second in charge in a TON of stores. And me still in my little corner.

Which I thought I was ok with, because I really did like my job. But now I just feel bitter and annoyed and frankly, taken advantage of. All.The.Fucking.Time.

Meanwhile, the things I said months ago to my current boss are starting to come to pass. General Managers who have been with the company for years and got screwed over this year by this and other company wide fuck ups, are starting to leave. My old GM, who I loved to death got screwed one too many times, lied to too many times, and just left to go work with a company that has a long term vision promoting growth, not penny pinching. I see his former AM, now a GM in her own store, heading that way soon too, but time will tell.

Oh and the mythical payroll that was supposed to increase customer service by putting more people on the floor? Dried up. Good luck finding someone on the floor to help you unless we're working freight.

I give them until July to prove me wrong in my theory that they're going to drive the company into the ground in pursuit of the almighty dollar. That's when I get my yearly review and normally, a pay increase. If I don't get one, they can blow me.

For me.

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