day late
money? whats that?
Yep, tomorrow is going to be interesting. Nobody picked up the van. Nobody has even called to see if I was willing to cover for Stephanie while she is sick. Since nobody has talked with me I'm assuming (hoping) that the boss has told her to stay home and that she isn't so sick that she can't do anything. But I can see it now. I've turned off the phone, so if they send jobs I'm not going to even get them on my day off. I'm not going to turn on the phone which means someone is going to have to come to my place to find out what's up. When they get here I simply tell them,
"It's my day off. I have a bunch of things to do around the house for the next few days. I'm not available to work until my next scheduled day. If you wanted me to work, someone should have called me a couple of days ago when you found out about Stephanie. She told me she talked with the manager and was ready to work while masked and gloved. Nobody said anything to the contrary to me. Yes, I know the van is in my driveway, but that's not my problem. Someone should have said something. For all I know since the boss's son is getting most of the work anyway I thought he was just going to handle it all for now."
I must also say that for a long time now both before Covid and after being laid off, I usually get ignored by both boss and manager. Maybe this will convince them to either pick up when I call or call in advance when they need something rather than just expecting me to drop everything to jump and run. If they threaten to fire me, there is a Mc Donalds right across the street that is offering $12 an hour to start, for just flipping burgers. And if they fire me, that means the boss has to go back out on the road instead of sitting at home and collecting money. It will take weeks just to find someone and months to get them close to my skill level. So it comes down to this. Fire me, I win. Keep me around until you can train someone to my level, I win. I file for SS in Jan. anyway and we have enough in the bank to make it that far. My first full time job was washing dishes in a restaurant, I don't have a problem doing that again. Make your choice boss.
"It's my day off. I have a bunch of things to do around the house for the next few days. I'm not available to work until my next scheduled day. If you wanted me to work, someone should have called me a couple of days ago when you found out about Stephanie. She told me she talked with the manager and was ready to work while masked and gloved. Nobody said anything to the contrary to me. Yes, I know the van is in my driveway, but that's not my problem. Someone should have said something. For all I know since the boss's son is getting most of the work anyway I thought he was just going to handle it all for now."
I must also say that for a long time now both before Covid and after being laid off, I usually get ignored by both boss and manager. Maybe this will convince them to either pick up when I call or call in advance when they need something rather than just expecting me to drop everything to jump and run. If they threaten to fire me, there is a Mc Donalds right across the street that is offering $12 an hour to start, for just flipping burgers. And if they fire me, that means the boss has to go back out on the road instead of sitting at home and collecting money. It will take weeks just to find someone and months to get them close to my skill level. So it comes down to this. Fire me, I win. Keep me around until you can train someone to my level, I win. I file for SS in Jan. anyway and we have enough in the bank to make it that far. My first full time job was washing dishes in a restaurant, I don't have a problem doing that again. Make your choice boss.
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