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Going to kill my wife's boss...
SirPeale:
Okay, no, not really. But it's tempting.
Wife had her annual review today.
She calls up, crying her eyes out. I'm barely unable to understand her.
She had her review. Glowing marks all around.
Two hours later, the 'upper' boss calls her in. She's being written up! Why you ask? On a spreadsheet - a single, nearly unimportant spreadsheet - she forgot to put in a single, non-important text entry. Something that could have been *easily* recifiied.
It wasn't so much the writeup I'm mad at (although I think the words 'bullet' and 'brain' did come out of my mouth when I was talking to her) but the things that he said to her. "I'll be damned if I'm going to let some $14 an hour clerk get me in trouble for this (doodie)" and some other choice things that...that I can't even remember, because I'm just so freaking ANGRY.
She asked me if she could give her two weeks notice. At first I was like "Two weeks notice? You should freaking WALK. NOW." But then my more rational side kicked in. We're going to have a baby in less than six weeks. If she walks now, or even quits, we have *no* health coverage. None. As much as it kills me, she can't quit yet. I'm rejoining the work force when she leaves, but we can not be without this coverage.
So why am I writing this? I dunno. To vent, mostly. Advice as well. I suggested to her that she talk with her boss' boss, and up the chain of command until this is taken care of. Because, seriously, it's BOLOGNA. My wife though...she HATES confrontations. And as such, avoids them like the plauge.
mr.Curmudgeon:
My G/F just had her position "eliminated" after her boss's boss tried forcing her to quit by constantly intimidating her and outright lying about her performance. We dealt with this for MONTHS and it was absolutely horrible.
She toughed it out, and made them "fire" her. Not after she was able to negotiate a severance package, bonus and vacation pay with her immediate supervisor (who knew how great an employee she was)
The only thing I can say is, have your wife stick with her job. You need the health coverage. HOWEVER, if she's not happy, she should begin looking for another job immediately. If she needs to take a personal day to go to an interview, so be it. She shouldn't mention this job hunt to anyone in the company, or any friends connected to anyone in the company. It is her own best interest.
Quitting gives them the victory...moving on, without notice, gives her the opportunity to tell them to "F#CK OFF!"
mrC
SirPeale:
--- Quote from: mr.Curmudgeon on March 18, 2005, 01:24:59 pm ---The only thing I can say is, have your wife stick with her job. You need the health coverage. HOWEVER, if she's not happy, she should begin looking for another job immediately. If she needs to take a personal day to go to an interview, so be it. She shouldn't mention this job hunt to anyone in the company, or any friends connected to anyone in the company. It is her own best interest.
--- End quote ---
She's six weeks away from giving birth; no one in their right mind would hire her.
She just called. She's calmer now. She was looking at a state program called 'Dr. Dynasaur' that covers kids and pregnant women. We'd be covered for health insurance. So that's a relief. But I still want this guy's head.
Oh, the other thing he said was 'we fire grocery selectors for mispicks, I can certainly fire you!'
(backstory: she works @ C & S Wholesale Grocers, which supplies groceries to 80% of America and quite a bit of .ca as well. The warehouse works get paid according to how accurate they pick cases from the warehouse. A wrong pulled case is called a 'mispick.')
RetroJames:
Peale,
Simply put, if the guy actually swore at her and he is the supervisor,
( "I'll be damned if I'm going to let some $14 an hour clerk get me in trouble for this (doodie)" and some other choice things that...)
He has created a hostile work environment. You have many options even if she leaves. Take 5 min and call a labor lawyer. I am not one to run to trial lawyers, but the image I have of your pregnant wife being cussed out by some middle-management (expletive) over an inconsiquential typo ticks me off a tich.
I am not saying to sue him or the company, but the jerk has created options for you and her, she need not take that type of abuse.
1hsc
Crazy Cooter:
Have her make a Dr. Appt. for Monday for her "hurting back" and other "stuff".
*ahem* bedrest..
Should be paid maternity leave. She'll have time to look around for another job for when she's cleared to return to work. Give the aholes a two week notice while she isn't even there. ;)