Matt.Cross Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 So for some time, I tried and tried to negotiate better compensation at my old job. I told them last year that I was willing to take on more tasks and responsibilities in exchange for higher pay. After stalling for a couple months and promising a pay increase that never came, things finally came to a head and I asked simply to be transferred to a plant closer to home. I was promised to be relocated to the plant nearest me, which would reduce my driving from 3 hours a day (uncompensated) to less than 1. I actually was relocated there for one week at the end of last August, and then the following week I was relocated again to the plant I'd been managing now since last September, 2 hours driving per day uncompensated. After my annual review in April, in which my supervisor screwed me royally, I called their bluff and told them I would no longer be filling the role of the site manager unless they increased my compensation. They promised a raise and a promotion, but made no commitment to a time frame. Since my first conversation with those jokers, I have been losing money working for them. I burned through my savings, then through my emergency funds, and finally into debt two weeks ago. That was the last straw, more than 60 days had elapsed since their last empty promise and I had no intention of letting my family suffer for their lack of integrity. So I polished up the old resume and started preparing to distribute applications locally. Last Thursday night, out of nowhere I got a call from my old employer! He said he was hoping I needed a job, I told him as a matter of fact I WAS looking for a job, when did he need me to start? He said, "Monday, if you can!". So Friday morning about 7am I called my supervisor from work and told him I'd work the weekend but wouldn't be back on Monday. He sounded panicked and said "Let me call the regional manager and I'll get back to you!", so I stuck to business as usual and never heard anything back from him. At about 9:45am, the regional manager rolls onto the site hopping mad! -- to be continued.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robocop1051 Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 I'm excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnatshooter Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Hmm... it's starting to look like good things do happen to good people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt.Cross Posted June 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) He's naturally very angry that I've decided not to stick around his company while he and my manager feed me BS and stab me in the nuts every chance they get. I called him out on his BS and he very quickly found himself being challenged at every false statement. Needless to say this only happened about two or three times before he figured out that he had nothing to say and I had nothing to lose. He attempted to control the entire situation and lost that battle too. After telling me I wouldn't be needed any further, I thanked him for making me eligible for unemployment benefits and informed him that I wouldn't be complying with his instructions on turning in my security badge and being escorted off the property, which pissed him off even further. Needless to say, I burned that bridge quite thoroughly and was happy to be able to tell him off without having to sweat the consequences. He had the audacity to call me childish and then hypocritically asked for me to return my uniforms, which I was required to wear and wash myself. So, this week at work with my new old company, I issued them 5 sets of rags to clean heavy equipment with, and then I will return them per his request when next he shows up at the plant where I'm now stationed. Edited June 26, 2014 by Matt.Cross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 In the neck! Glad to hear this awful chapter has been put behind you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnatshooter Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Needless to say, I burned that bridge quite thoroughly and was happy to be able to tell him off without having to sweat the consequences. Companies in a lot of industries, at least those with highly local labor markets, tend to know what's going on with each other. In many cases, this means that some employers are known 'in the industry' to let go the best employees due to nasty management. In a case like that, one employer's refusal to give a positive account of your abilities and performance will not hurt you, and may even work in your favor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microgunner Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 I don't even know that coke sacker and still I got an overwhelming sense of satisfaction. In the neck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 I seriously have wet dreams about being in that position. I hate my job passionately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robocop1051 Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 While your supervisor is tongue punching the regional mngr in his fart box, you can rest easy at your new old job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt.Cross Posted June 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Companies in a lot of industries, at least those with highly local labor markets, tend to know what's going on with each other. In many cases, this means that some employers are known 'in the industry' to let go the best employees due to nasty management. In a case like that, one employer's refusal to give a positive account of your abilities and performance will not hurt you, and may even work in your favor. Unless I apply for a job with .gov somewhere, those lying sacks of sh!t weren't going to be listed in my job history anyways. They can choke on a gangrened dick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNP Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 I sure am glad you did the 80 hour sugar-coating seminar....or this thread could have been nasty! Congrats on being fortunate enough to tell them to shove it without worry of what next week holds. Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 :banana: <thumbsup> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigP623 Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 I did that at my last job and Im back at my "new old job" now as well. After being promised raises and promotions after getting above average reviews for 2 years, they finally did give me a raise, to the tune of .25 per hour more. I literally told my boss wtf am I gonna buy with that after taxes a 6 pack of beer on friday....He didn't like that and proceeded to tell me that if I wasn't happy I could find another job. By the next week I was working elsewhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbasks Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Ur lucky. I got .12 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Matt!!! This story makes me happy!!! GOOD FOR YOU, BROTHER!!! HELL YEAH!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Nice going Matt! It sucks to work in a job and be underpaid and unappreciated. Glad you made it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNP Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) Ur lucky. I got .12 cents It was supposed to be half a quarter....but they rounded....in their favor, of course. Edited June 26, 2014 by DNP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketch Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Way to go bro I got shoved out by family I was able to sine off after 10 yrs on there dime and gained huge in my current job. good luck in your new/old venture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shibiwan Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Good for you, Matt! Too many managers these days spend time forwarding their own personal agenda, and it's usually the workers that take the brunt of the office politics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolndie7 Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Thats awesome! I hope everything goes well. There are too many people getting jerked around like this. They push, push and push a little more until we say Feck you Im out of here. But your the A hole right? Keep us updated on the rag situation HaHa thats great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Hope it works out for you . I was also promised a better position where I last worked & they said pretty much the same thing , but I showed them , I retired . <lmao> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 That's great! Good to hear hope everything works out for you at your new old job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Way to go Matt. Here's to "sticking it to the man". :happydrunks: <lmao> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Congrats brother Matt :hethan: .In the building trades these motherfukers don't have a problem laying you off,but they get a red a$$ when you drag up to work for another outfit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magwa Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Well done son, I love stories of guys who stand up and say F U you SOB for all the times you have screwed me over, Go Fook yourself! there is more to ;life than a job, and holding them accountable for their actions is worth every second! <thumbsup> <thumbsup> <thumbsup> <thumbsup> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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