scottiemann

So I've been working at this dealership for about 2 1/2 years for **** pay... I've been in the parts department for over a year now and was told I was gonna get a raise 6 months ago but no raise... I was also hired at a certain salary and have come to find out I make about $5000 less then I was told when hired... this company is **** and my last day is Friday and believe me there are many more reasons I'm leaving besides pay...

Here's my problem now... I'm working overnights at target for less pay and my old job at autozone wants to hire me back as a manager but can't find hours even though they have dipshits working there who can't show up on time and don't know **** about cars...

Over the past couple months I have submitted either a resume or application to almost 50 different places of all types of work but can't find a decent job... its come down to me applying to the local convenience stores and grocery stores just to make up the difference but still nothing...

I have 8 years of experience in frame to finish carpentry, almost 4 years of experience in aftermarket parts sales, 1 year of dealership parts sales, 1 1/2 years dealership service experience, extensive customer service background and a whole slew of other skills and certifications along with an associates in automotive technology...

I could easily get a job in construction but I don't have a truck or tools...

I don't know what the **** to do because I can't support my family and I can't have the wiretapping drop out of school with less then 6 months less... I am as desperate as can be and hopefully when I talk to autozone again tomorrow they can find some way to get me hours...

Any other suggestions are greatly appreciated but if they involve my own company with a startup cost I can't do it as I've been slowly working on my own company for two years but budget wont allow much progress...

That is my rant...jchhhduchhvzgxxgdehduchdbdheufffjch!!!!

scottiemann

And wiretapping is supposed to be wifey.. stupid ******* phone

nath981

with the damage of the Hurricane Sandy, seems like construction might be profitable till you get something else. The manger position at autozone seems like a great resume builder.

you made a big mistake by working for a **** company for 2.5 yrs when you knew you were getting screwed. This is rationalization at it's worst. The unkept promises should have clued you in immediately and you should have confronted your boss then.

The problem with doing this type of rationalization is that you train yourself to accept abuse and you fool yourself into thinking you are working for a good company. The other problem with a **** job is that you think you have a job and it sucks up the energy that needs to be devoted to finding a real job.

It's a hard lesson, but if you learn from it and change your behavior now, you will not be liable to commit this same error again ever. No problem making mistakes, but there is a problem when you don't learn from them. Then you deserve what you get.

Bustin your *** is not good enough, you got have respect for yourself or most people will **** on your head.

scottiemann

I know its a hard lesson and I brought up the raise to my boss around the expected time and he said he had to discuss it with his boss... one of the two were on vacation the following couple weeks and I reminded him when he got back... when he started dickin me around the next couple weeks I started looking for a new job... I've been looking for work both aggressively and passively for the past 4-5 months and in the mean time have been bringing up the raise to him every couple weeks... the last straw was a couple weeks ago and I needed out of that company...

I was able to find an overnight shift at target which will allow me usual business hours to find a second job or a complete replacement job but at the moment I wont be making enough money to cover bills with just the one job... I have a wife and kid and although we have support from the state for him and support from family and friends I need more income...

I wish I could go back to construction as I have enough experience to get me more than double my income but I have zero money for tools and I don't have a truck... all the job listings I've found require a truck and tools...

And trust me as soon as I reallized there was no silver lining I started looking for a way out

nath981

I applaud your work ethic while so many people are little more than lazy takers. While it is important to respect your boss/supervisor/others, it is equally important to have that same regard for you and, if that is not enough, your wife and kid. So that means, separate the bullshit excuses from reality. In most cases, when they put you off, they really have no intention of giving you a raise ever; instead they are just using you for as long as they can and if push comes to shove, they'll look for another sucker. You realized yes, just get better and a lot faster in terms of identifying the "massholes" .

If they were good people, or at least up front, they would acknowledge your aspirations for a higher wage and tell you the truth about what to expect from them wagewise. Unfortunately, many business people today, albeit not all, are greedy and ruthless in terms of paying their employees and your job is to identify these types ASAP so that you can get away from them for something better without delay. Don't bullshit yourself for a minute. It's a continual quest until you find the job that is both financially and emotionally rewarding, and if that is forever, so be it.

Have you looked into Union construction jobs? School maintenence positions? Not that I like the union mentality I've experienced as a trucker who hauled into your area. Some real mean ****** up there indeed.

Regardless, in looking for work, don't sell yourself short by only looking at jobs within your skill level. Instead, go after anything because many employers want good people even though they may not have the experiece, especially those prospects who demonstrate an eagerness to learn and a strong work ethic. And the experiences of interviewing/selling yourself will be invaluable in finding better jobs throughout your life.

kardiac996

I have felt this pain after being laid off by an employer after 2 years of crazy work. I was promised many things only to find out its a sham. I had to change careers to find work, i was working in IFSAR mapping which is super flooded with workers with not enough jobs. I have learned that over performing in the majority can hurt a long term commitment to a job. The bar of expectation can be raised so high that trying to continually output high level work becomes exhausting or undervalued. The happy medium is where i learned to settle. Doing my job well but still under the radar a bit. I left the Mapping field after 8 years of experience and left for IT administrative support.

Possibly you might find that there is plenty of work in other fields that you can apply said knowledge to. For instance, supervisory or management experience can be applied almost anywhere no matter the business. I have also found that most public service jobs are always looking for candidates and really require a day of testing and a workshop to get started.

scottiemann

yea ive been looking for work in and out of my skill level and I am fairly good at selling myself interview wise...

In this case it was hard to cut out the bullshit because my supervisor agrees with me that I dont make enough and cant support a family on this income but he has to report to a higher power as well. But like you said I have too much dignity and self respect to keep working for this company if they cant respect their employees and my main priority is supporting my family...

Ive already put in an application today and submitted a resume and called and set up an interview somewhere else for tomorrow

for the past couple months Ive been submitting resumes or applications to 1-5 places almost every day so i just gotta keep with it and someone will hire me eventually as long as i keep my head up...

scottiemann

The thing that screwed me was going back to college believe it or not... like I sad I've been working on starting up my business for years but its moving at a snails pace with no initial capital and my inability to get a business loan for fear of screwing myself and my credit...

I was working remodelling construction for my father for 8 years, 5 years on the books making $1/HR raise every year without fail...

My father didn't baby me or treat me different then other employees at all, between 7:30-4 mon-fri it was business and I was an employee...

Anyways my mother finally convinced me to go back to school and switch careers to automotive since that is my passion and in doing so cut my income to 2/3rds what it was with promises of advancement...

Now I have a family and my income is 2/3rds what it could be if I stayed working construction... it would even be significantly more so if I stayed in construction and eventually had money for a truck and a full set of tools...

So here I am taking yet another step back, both because of my self respect and earning potential and the fact that I have a family to provide for...

scottiemann

At this point and at this moment I don't care what I take and how many hours I need to work to be able to provide for my family, but that is my main concern... once I can provide for my family I can hopefully make enough above that to continue working on my business even if it takes dropping the individual income and taking 2 or more jobs

scottiemann

I have an interview with a repair shop tomorrow and hopefully my boss will let me take a long lunch or leave early in order to do so otherwise I will be sleepless for 2 days seeing as I have to work 7-5 tomorrow 10-6 overnight and 7-5 Friday...

aja

I feel you man. I spent 3 years getting my degree to be a paralegal, considering the average paralegal makes $50k in my area and paralegals are required to be certified starting next year that I would be ahead of the game. I plan to one day be an attorney, but being young, married with bills, and coming from a low income family I couldnt afford to attend school full time and I don't qualify for financial aide. I work Monday through Friday, 8 to 5 and wentto school Monday through Thursday 6 to 10. After spreading myself thin with work, school,and trying to find time to spend with the wife I was more than excited tp be finished with school and start a career in a law office. That was until I started to apply at offices. These ******* scum bag lawyer's want someone with a degree and previous experience, yet only offer minimum wage with a 2 dollar increase after a year. Every single one of them. I didn't spend 3 years and over $8k, out of pocket, to make barely over minimum wage doing legal work. I have more self respect than that, and I actually took a job detailing cars that paid more starting out than a lawyer would have payed me after 2 years. Go figure, cleaning cars pays more than a legal profession.

Anyways, I guess my point is that things are screwed. Employers are getting away with screwing over their employees simply because they have a supply of willing applicants that they can replace you with if you stand up for yourself. There is no shame in swallowing your pride and taking a little bit of ****, but never lower your self worth.

scottiemann

Yea I'm salary plus commission and my weekly pay didn't change when I moved into parts from being a valet... just added commission

But that was before I had my own place and before I had a kid...

And to top it off my weekly pay didn't change being salary and I work an extra 10-15 hours a week with a changing schedule that wouldn't allow me to get a second job... my commission is low btw

divingindaytona

College is one of the best investments that you can make.

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