Drama. I have to admit one thing about it. I HATE it. Why? Because it is so freakin high school. Last time I checked, I've been out of high school for 7 years. Brian graduates in 2 days from the academy. What should be a time of celebration is turing into a time of turmoil for me. 5 months ago, I requested this Friday off of work. It was approved by then manager Tammy. Well, she left and David took her place. He too, approved it. He sent me plenty of emails stating, "it's on my calendar." Then, David quit... we now have Diane; who told me Friday of last week that she would not give me the time off.
Here's the kicker.
The reason why I am not allowed this day off is because "N...... C... does not give UNPAID days off." That is a direct quote from Diane. Ok... that makes sense... NOT!
FACTS:
- I am a part time employee... which means I am supposed to work 20 hours a week. (If I were sticking to that schedule, don't you think I would have some unpaid time off?)
- I work 38-40 hours a week... although the money is better, I am not labeled as a full time employee, which means I get not full time benefits. I pay $110 more a paycheck for insurance than a full time employee. When asked if I can be labeled as Full Time, I was told no because they don't want to give me the benefits... BUT!!! They won't give me the part time hours. Make sense?? NOPE!
- The employee handbook specifically says that "any absenses after the 6 allowed days will be unpaid." Wait a minute... wasn't I just told that work doesn't allow unpaid days off.
- Our branch is closing in February... at first we were all promised jobs, but that was just a ploy so we wouldn't all quit during the time of the closure... we now know that only two people (besides the 2 who were already promised positions elsewhere) will be going to other branches.
In talking with Diane today, she said, "even if I were to give you the day off, we wouldn't have coverage." Ok.. let me try to paint a picture for you... if you're in banking you will know the lingo, if not I will try to explain...
When I first started at my branch, we would fill our sorts (50 checks total) every hour or so, meaning we were very busy. To date (since our branch is closing) I don't even fill my sorts for a whole day... = we are SLOW.
So here I sit in the biggest dilemma... I have 2 days to finally decide what to do. I am expected to be at work on Friday and if I don't go, then I might be getting fired. Yep. That looks HORRIBLE on a resume, but is it fair that this has been approved for so long until just this past friday? I even found someone to work for me but that is no longer allowed. You're not allowed to have people cover your shifts... RIGHT... that's a bunch of bull.
What do I do?
OPTION 1: Go to the graduation and support my husband in a very big day in his/our life. Who cares anyway?? The branch is closing in February and my job isn't guaranteed. During this time (if I do get fired - and I am already doing it) I can look for another job.
OPTION 2: Care more about my resume and don't have to worry about losing my job or filing for unemployment, which I GUARANTEE my job will fight.
Oh... let me add this in... I was told if I go to the graduation, I will be terminated... If I don't go to the graduation and DO go to work, I will be terminated at the end of business day on Friday. So I can skip the graduation to make my employer happy, but still get fired at the end of the day. Hmmmm....
Wait... One more thing... I love my job... haha... talk about being stuck between a rock & a hard place!
THOUGHTS???????
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What if you "resigned"? That wouldn't look bad on your resume would it? I love you Mist ...
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