scrappert
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Post by scrappert on Apr 29, 2015 17:53:11 GMT
Sounds like you may be better off without that job, but I know it's hard to have to start all over again! Thoughts to you, I am sure it will all work out in the end. It is just getting there that sucks.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 29, 2015 18:08:59 GMT
I'm so sorry. That sucks. I hope you find a better job with a sane employer.
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Post by Really Red on Apr 29, 2015 18:12:45 GMT
So please start protecting yourself. When she asks you to send something somewhere, send her an email stating "In accordance with your request, I am sending XX to XX." You just have to CYA until you can find a new job.
Please also approach your manager's boss or the HR department with these exact concerns. Tell them word for word what you wrote here, including the job posting. You need to do this.
I am really sorry this is happening, but please don't let her get away with stuff like this without a fight.
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Post by jumperhop on Apr 29, 2015 18:17:32 GMT
I am sorry. I hope you find a better job quickly. Jen
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Post by auntkelly on Apr 29, 2015 18:23:55 GMT
I hope you find a better job soon.
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Post by katieanna on Apr 29, 2015 18:30:32 GMT
As one door closes, another opens. Hoping the new door welcomes you to a much better situation. I agree and am wishing you the best.
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The Birdhouse Lady
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Apr 29, 2015 18:34:29 GMT
Hugs! She sounds like she is a real peach to work for!
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Mary Kay Lady
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Apr 29, 2015 19:41:39 GMT
I'm sorry. Keep your chin up. It sounds like it's a very difficult and challenging working environment. Being fired is never easy. And yes, I've been fired a time or two. It does sting, but it's not the end of the world.
From what you've described this position isn't going to be a good fit for you long-term. Use it as a stepping stone. Can you get references? Does anyone you know there know of a position for another company that might be better suited for you?
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Post by lisacharlotte on Apr 29, 2015 19:52:26 GMT
in this situation I'd be looking for another job ASAP. I'd also stay until I started new job or got fired. Don't quit unless you don't need the income. Not sure if there's a minimum time you have to work to be eligible for unemployment. If you won't be eligible for unemployment and can survive without the income I would seriously think about quitting.
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Post by rumplesnat on Apr 29, 2015 20:08:16 GMT
I'm sorry. Sounds like a hostile work environment and I hate that you are feeling bullied. You don't deserve that. *hugs*
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back to *pea*ality
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Post by back to *pea*ality on Apr 29, 2015 20:16:56 GMT
Sorry this is happening to you. You have advance notice so get your resume ready and start applying for jobs. If you are sure, I guess you can also give two weeks notice.
I would also go to HR and request to review your personnel file. I did this once when I worked for a company that was doing a large layoff. My boss was a real jerk and I wanted to make sure that there was nothing in my file that could haunt me later. Her last review of me was unfair. It was negative but offered no suggestions for improvement - it was a personal attack. I wrote a rebuttal to the review including the fact she said we would talk again and never did. That also became part of my file. I later heard from a good friend who was friends with the head of HR and apparently this caused her some trouble later. At the time I was laid off, I was 8 months pregnant and I think they thought I might sue. That was never my intention, I wanted my employment records to have my side reflected. I suggest you think about doing that.
Best of luck, hope something wonderful is just around the corner for you.
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Post by librarylady on Apr 29, 2015 20:24:44 GMT
From the sounds of it, count it a blessing to be out of there. She may not want to pay you benefits (insurance) so lets a person work until it is time to call them "off probationary period" and eligible for benefits.
I was once fired,the only time in my life, after 5 days working for a nut case. Perhaps I was foolish, but when she told me I was "not working out" I gave a rebuttal about the misrepresentations she gave me about the job. There were several. (example: You get an hour for lunch. not true) I am sure she was stunned that I didn't just lie down for her to kick me.
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quiltz
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Post by quiltz on Apr 29, 2015 20:26:36 GMT
kkrenn, is it because it is almost 90 days since you have been employed and they can fire without just cause? That happened to me a few years ago.
freebird, Honestly, if someone like that wanted to fire me, I'd at least get a couple licks in on my way out the door and tell her that she is the worst micro manager that you've ever met and no WONDER she's had almost 30 employees in 3 years.
^ ^ ^ This will bite you in the back end when you least expect it. Always leave on good terms. You never know when a former co-worker becomes a boss and may want to hire you at a different company where this former co-worker would now work.
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Apr 29, 2015 20:30:42 GMT
Hugs
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freebird
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Post by freebird on Apr 29, 2015 20:32:10 GMT
freebird, Honestly, if someone like that wanted to fire me, I'd at least get a couple licks in on my way out the door and tell her that she is the worst micro manager that you've ever met and no WONDER she's had almost 30 employees in 3 years.
^ ^ ^ This will bite you in the back end when you least expect it. Always leave on good terms. You never know when a former co-worker becomes a boss and may want to hire you at a different company where this former co-worker would now work.
I'd still do it. I wouldn't want to work with anyone that thought she was a reasonable person to work for.
ETA: and also, I'd say it to her face in private. Not put it in writing. After that it's all her word against mine. However, I'm an alpha female so there's that.
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Post by mollycoddle on Apr 29, 2015 20:34:43 GMT
She sounds awful. Start looking. You deserve better treatment.
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Post by kkrenn on Apr 29, 2015 20:57:48 GMT
Ok, so I have begun the hunt (yesterday actually) and I've sent out 4 resumes. I had a phone interview with one today, and will have another in person interview with them on Monday. I have a phone interview with another one tomorrow at 2 (this is the one I would really like to get) and a third one is asking me to complete the 2nd round via the internet which I will do tonight. The 4th one has turned me down.
So, I am feeling pretty good right now. At least I know I have the qualifications for the job I'm doing and trying to do. So fingers crossed that one of these turns out to be the one I get and I can move on and be happy again. Also, she has stopped speaking to me so I guess that is good too!
I've truly never met a high level executive that was so unprofessional and rude.
I truly appreciate all of the encouragement today, I needed it. My bff has been texting me all day telling me wonderful things to make me smile. It's nice to know I'm loved!
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Post by pierkiss on Apr 29, 2015 21:19:03 GMT
Please go to HR and make a *very* detailed report of what happened to you and when while working for this person. If not for you, than for everyone else who comes after you. Hopefully HR and managemt will see the pattern and will act accordingly.
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caro
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Post by caro on Apr 29, 2015 21:22:56 GMT
I'm sorry. Hugs for you.
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Post by icedcoffee14 on Apr 29, 2015 21:42:34 GMT
I hope that one of the other 3 jobs work out for you. Good luck! Even though it made you feel bad about hearing your job being lost soon look at the bright side and know you got a heads up in finding a much better place. Hope it works out for you.
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Post by catmom on Apr 29, 2015 22:24:04 GMT
Just trying to get past the fact that they posted a job on Craig's List of all places.
It sucks this is happening to you, but just remember that at some point this experience will be nothing more than a funny story.
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ginacivey
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Post by ginacivey on Apr 29, 2015 22:24:58 GMT
wishing you much luck
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Nicole in TX
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Post by Nicole in TX on Apr 29, 2015 22:30:28 GMT
She isn't easy to work for and I should have hit the bricks when, during my first week here, I ran across a drawer that had previous employee files. There are 27 previous employees and the company has only been open for 3 years. She is the worst micro-manager I have ever come across, no one has authority to do anything but her. I received a notice asking for payment of an invoice so I sent it to accounting, WRONG, I was supposed to send it to her for approval. She told me to ship items to Malaysia, so I did. WRONG, what she meant was show her the cost and have her approve. I have another employee that was standing here when she told me to ship the product. He is just as confused as I am. I know you are all right when you say it is a blessing but it doesn't take the sting away. I'll be 43 on Friday and I've never been fired. I don't like feeling like a failure. Twenty-seven!!! Maybe she think you have worked there longer than anyone! She sounds like a winner. I am sorry. It is not you!
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Post by mom on Apr 29, 2015 22:37:28 GMT
Please go to HR and make a *very* detailed report of what happened to you and when while working for this person. If not for you, than for everyone else who comes after you. Hopefully HR and managemt will see the pattern and will act accordingly. This is really good advice. Think about it!
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mallie
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Post by mallie on Apr 29, 2015 22:53:41 GMT
Please go to HR and make a *very* detailed report of what happened to you and when while working for this person. If not for you, than for everyone else who comes after you. Hopefully HR and managemt will see the pattern and will act accordingly. Eh, the woman has had 27 employees in 3 years. That's 27 employees in 36 months. The pattern is as obvious and problematic as a bad case of teen acne, but management is choosing not to see it. In my experience, detailed reports end up in the circular file in these situations. I wouldn't waste my time and energy.
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Post by mztfied on Apr 29, 2015 22:59:57 GMT
Better things to come. This frustration is not good for you so keep looking for a better fit.
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buggirl47
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Post by buggirl47 on Apr 29, 2015 23:10:09 GMT
so what happened? also why wouldn't you go to HR and say something about the other people who are gone? Obviously she is a horrible boss. iworked for a micro-manager for a year and hated every second of it. seriously every second not even minute of it. I couldn't wait to get away from her. I found a boss same company I could work for and asked to work for him. happened immediately because the Micromanager boss had a bad reputation.
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scrappinmama
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Post by scrappinmama on Apr 29, 2015 23:13:47 GMT
Oh no! I'm so sorry. I hope you can find an even better job, and don't even have to look back at thus one.
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Post by baslp on Apr 30, 2015 1:33:26 GMT
Sending positive thoughts your way. Be kind to to yourself! Sounds like an impossible situation.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Apr 30, 2015 1:48:16 GMT
(((hugs)))
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