I was working at Dollar Tree for a little while and hours were cut to the point that 20 hours @ $7 an hour was not enough anymore to make rent. I got a job at Walgreens. This big corporation gave this little company a week to get a schedule together and said they would work around the Dollar Tree schedule. The store manager at my store completely refused to work around the walgreen schedule and said he wouldn’t cooperate. He then scheduled me for 2 days I’m supposed to be at my new job which gives me a lot more hours and more pay. Everyone at the store knows I’m his best employee since I get things done and use my ton of energy to get it done (I’m not bragging here, this is what has been seen and stated by them on their own). I personally hate it, but you’d think he’d give his best employee a chance. Not only that, he’s constantly complaining about everything and can’t seem to find a nice word to say to anyone. One manager worked 6 days this week for 12 hours a day, even though she has 4 kids and a husband at home. She’s usually happy and making people laugh, but today she was in tears, sobbing in the office, because he can’t seem to appreciate anything anyone does. Is there anything legal I can do if he decides to fire me since he had a lot of prior notice and simply refused to give them a schedule as well as following their’s? The way he talks, he expects even those getting 5 hours tobe available at all times just in case he needs to call them in (which won’t happen). What can we do? We have to survive, too, and we have families we need to support as well.
Lady, I feel you on this one b/c it is legal, albeit, immoral.
I had worked 8 years on a job. When corporate over-time was forbidden, my manager got me an exemption from the president of the company just b/c I did most of his work. And made him look good at it. He was one of the most unscrupulous people I heave ever met.
One of my clients in another state gave me the best advice I ever took. He told me, "This man is all image. One day, he’s going to be called to the mat to show substance & he’s not going to have it & he’ll be brought down. Unfortunately, he’s very good at his game & this is not going to happen before you lose your reputation. It’s taken you 8 years to develop a reputation of honesty & integrity. He can ruin all of that in one day & it will take you a lot longer than 8 years to build that back up. I hate to lose you, but my advice it to get out of there, now, with your name intact so that you can find some type of job that will pay well with your good reputation."
It was one month before quarterly reports. I gave a 2 weeks notice, but said I will try & stay longer if needed. After 2 weeks, I saw that my boss was doing nothing to replace me (he did call me into a private meeting to get me a 25 CENT raise, but that was between me & him – HAH!). So I saw that I was going to leave & be bad mouthed for not completing reports. I told him that an unexpected job came through earlier than planned & I need to stick with my 2 week notice. I got out of there.
Well, his fall came 8 months later. And it was BAD! I think my staying there enabled him to keep his job & thus continue to treat others with such disrespect.
Count your self lucky to let go of him. Take whatever schedule Wal-mart gives. Keep looking for another job & inform them that the only condition is that they will have to give you a schedule that Wal-mart can work around before you are hired. I really think that getting out from under this bad boss is a blessing in disguise. Economic times are tough enough without having the emotional stress of this guy costing you money for stress related health matters. Be free.
Jason doing the Jason dance. And Kristin and I (Dean) cheers him on. P.S. Oh sweet revenge!
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These sales are based on my area (west coast). The sales should be similar across the country but to be sure, double check your store before going. Thanks.