paintedlady said:

You did? I thought you were new to the area. Yeah, Dudley was fuckin scary back then. I thought I was tough, hanging out with some wannabe Castlegate MFs.

paintedlady said:

And RE your signature, that's why my stay in P&R lasted about a week. People don't want to understand, my dear, they want to put on color-blinders and call it a day.

FunkMistress!

Cool!

I confronted several bosses like that. These idiots try to squeeze everything they can out of you for a very unworthy pay. When confronted, they sometimes smart up and give in to reality. And sometimes they don't. But in both cases they lose something.

Cloudbuster said:

Oh hell yes!

FunkMistress said:

Back to the topic at hand: I have never done something like this before! I am not one to tolerate abuse, but I have kids to take care of and have always been able to grin and bear whatever I have to in order to keep bringing in that money. I've never left a job without a better one lined up, and I've always kept things diplomatic in case I need a reference.

In this place, though, enough was enough. I won't go into everything because Chris pretty much summed it up, but I was told point-blank that I was expected to work around the clock, and they backed it up. I was working at all hours, at their disposal, for FREE. Fuck that. I was also constantly blamed for my bosses' crazy mind-changing . Example: "Erin, do Project A in Manner 1." I begin my work. Two days later I am being screamed at. "Why in the HELL are we doing Project A? I have said all along that I want you to do Project B, and why the HELL would I tell you to do it in Manner 1? We have ALWAYS done things in Manner 2 and I have never had a problem! This is BULLSHIT! This is UNACCEPTABLE!" Complete with fists banging on the table, spit flying out of the mouth, the whole nine. A reasonable person can only take that shit for so long.

Now let's pray that I find a job, like, today.

FunkMistress said:

FunkMistress said:

That street is only one block long. I grew up on Magnolia St. Every time I tell folks from Boston that, they do this LOL!

And yes I hope you fine work today too! Wow.
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FunkMistress said:

You'll find a better job very quickly their loss.

BlueZebra said:

Isn't FunKRS Mistress a full time job?

PANDURITO said:

she's a volunteer

JerseyKRS said:

Whoa.

Under federal labor law, an employer can't get around overtime requirements just by paying an employee on a salary basis. As a general rule, there's a three-part test, and the answer to all three of these questions must be "yes" if the employer isn't paying overtime:

1) The employee must, in fact, be paid on a salary basis, not hourly.

2) The salary must be above a certain amount.

3) The job must be "professional," "administrative," or "executive."

State labor laws may provide even more overtime rights.

I'd strongly suggest consulting with a lawyer who does plaintiff-side labor law, because there may be grounds for a lawsuit and/or back pay here. Also, this is the kind of thing that the Department of Labor (or whatever it's called in your state) just loves to hear about.

Edit: Also, unemployment compensation might be available, despite the fact that this was a resignation, due to the surrounding circumstances.

(Disclaimer: I'm a lawyer, but not your lawyer. And I'm probably not a member of your state's bar either. So this is discussion, not legal advice, and for legal advice, you should contact a lawyer in your state. Etc. etc. etc.)
[Edited 6/18/08 6:02am]

You are my new hero! I would like nothing more than to write a resignation letter like that for my current job.

FunkMistress said:

OMG. This is *exactly* what has been happening to me for the past few months! And the c*nts at my job had the audacity to accuse me in my mid-year performance review of not doing a particular job for the past year---yeah, because it was my co-worker's job! Seriously. And then they lied about it to the Ombudsman when I complained. (Luckily I had been talking to the Ombudsman for several months and told her they would deny it.) I might have been willing to take on the added work (which accounted for 25%-50% of my co-workers job) if they had increased my salary proportionately, but again they acted like c*nts and said I should do the work and if I did it well, we could talk about how I *might* be promoted. I was like, "No see, it doesn't work like that. You agree on the salary before you start the job, not after you finish it." I am going to try to stick it out until the end of July so I'll have accrued almost 6 weeks of annual leave that they will have to pay for, and until my other co-worker who resigned leaves so that my vacancy will have maximum impact.

I am like you--I have never left a job without something else lined up and I am really scared but the stress of working there and dealing with their lunatic asses is making me physically ill. Life is too short to be miserable 40+ hours a week at your job.


Good luck with the job search!

Wow!



That guy is an ASS.

TMPletz said:

Hi Todd!

DevotedPuppy said:

Yeah, it's not worth the detrimental effect on your health and quality of life. I was finding myself slipping into depression at home, despite my loving and supportive family, and fuck that.

You should stick to that plan. I was on the same page as you: One person just quit on them, my co-worker is planning on leaving without notice in August to start school, and I was going to time my exit with hers. I was even planning on giving notice, but it all came to a head and my husband pretty much demanded that I quit on the spot. I didn't argue. I don't think they've ever kept an employee more than a year. I lasted nine months.

Much props!!! More people need to stick up for themselves like that. Did you get a response?

applekisses said:

Yeah, telling me that my response was "most unfortunate" and displayed my "lack of maturity and professionalism." That my resignation was hereby accepted and demanded that I return my laptop and my BlackBerry. I told him I'd return the laptop that afternoon, but hoped he wouldn't mind that I'll be keeping my BlackBerry, since I BOUGHT IT, STUPID.

FunkMistress said:

I'm so proud of you. You were completely professional and mature in your response. You could have just told him to fuck off, but took the time to explain exactly why you felt the way you did and why you were quitting.

FunkMistress said:

Oh man...this guy is really a piece of work, isn't he?

YOU have a "lack of maturity and professionalism"??? Get that guy a mirror when you return the laptop.

ZombieKitten said:

I never made any formal complaints, as it was a small company which he owned. The Human Resources director was his wife. They ruled that place like insane dictators, but everyone was always afraid to say "boo" back to them because they knew it would mean their jobs.

He has a horrible reputation in the business world in Tampa. His reference wouldn't have meant jack anyway, not that he would have given me one even if I had given notice.

FunkMistress said:

Now that's just wrong.

And from the sounds of it, how is it that this guy is even married???

TMPletz said:

You have no idea. I ran his IT department, and every web development company and computer services company we had told me point blank: His name is MUD in this town, and if he didn't have you to deal directly with us, Erin, we wouldn't work with him.

TMPletz said:

We wondered that all the time! He treats her like a slave. Get this shit, they had a horrible fight once and he fired her. Came in, told me to disable her BlackBerry, change all her email passwords and cut off her access to the server. Cold shit. Of course, when they made up he let her back, but WTF??

applekisses said:

Thanks.

Lammastide said:

I cc'd every single person in the company.

FunkMistress said:

oops, my bad

good 4 u

FunkMistress said:

OMG

FunkMistress said:

You're welcome, hon.