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Boss.....=(
18/f. Second year university, studying graphic design.
Anyway. Here's my prob.
I do the work study program at my uni, which is when the student gets a 'job' in the campus and works for however many hours s/he wishes and gets paid as s/he works (about $5.5 per hour). Anyway. I've given a schedule to my 'boss' (i work for the facilities manager) and I stick to it all the time. However, he ALWAYS wants me to come in whenever I am free, even if I've worked for that day and have nothing else to do! He even makes me come in on weekends and work... I just seriously hate it. There were couple of times when I couldn't work on the scheduled day and I worked extra in advance 'cause of that - and I let him know that "Sir, I will not come tomorrow, that's why I will work 2 hours extra today'. And if I don't show up the next day, he gets angry, upset and calls me and asks me where I am, depite the fact that I'd told him a day ago!
I don't know how to deal with this anymore. It's getting on my nerves. I have a life other than my work life. He even plans on hiring me as his personal secretary after I graduate. Wtf? I want to work as a designer.
All I do is type emails, organize his desk, file documents. That's it. i love my job but he's making a big deal out of it.
What should I do? Should I just quit when the semester is over?... =*(
Thing is, I've been working for him for a year now. I basically know how the system works, stuff about the campus facilities, where everything is and who people are. I'm his 'right eye', as he calls it. If I quit, he's gonna get seriously upset.
Help please! PLEASE! =*(
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hey, well you seem pretty much overall happy with your job that you have. the only problem your having is your boss. in my opinion, hes taking advantage of you. he knows that you wont say no to him very often, so therefore he pushes you to work many hours more than what you signed up for. i wouldnt let one person make you quit a job that you love without talking to him about it first. i would sit him down and talk to him about the fact that you do have hours that you wish to work and a schedule that you would wish that he would take into consideration and follow. basically tell him what you told us. just the main points tho like; you have more of a life than just your work life, that you have homework to deal with, and also a social life. explain to him that you love the job, but if he cant respect your wishes that youll have to bail on him at the end of the semester. as for him wanting you to be his personal secretary, i wouldnt shoot down the idea right away. who knows - you might need that job if the whole designer thing doesnt work out right away. dont rule the idea out yet. dont mention to him that you dont think that will be happening. see how the job that you have now goes for the rest of the year and also see if your designer job starts looking like it might happen. good luck =]. oh yeah and also if you end up quitting, your boss with be upset. thats not your problem or fault, its his own. he shouldnt have pushed you as hard as he did and if he didnt, he would still have you till this day.
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I think it would be a great idea for you to quit after this semester. If your boss gets upset, let him. If he wants to be a baby about it, it's not your problem. You have your own life goals.
For right now though, have a serious talk with your boss. Tell him EXACTLY what your availability is and he has to stick to it. You have availability for a reason. Point out to him that you have homework to take care of and you cannot work all the hours he has been throwing at you. As your boss, he is required by law to either respect your availability or fire you. If you need to take a day off, try to let him know at least a week in advance so he won't be so upset when you don't come in.
You don't have to be this guy's guinea pig, you know. If it upsets you this much, quit and find another job. Your boss sounds pretty immature.
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Well, first off, you can't let him getting upset dictate your decision to quit. Quit if you need to.
Have you considered telling him that? "Sir, I'm sorry, but if you can't better work with the schedule I have given you, I will have no choice but to quit at the end of the semester."
But, before that, I have to ask if you have discussed with him the problem you are having with the schedule, considering you have schoolwork you need to have time to focus on?
If you haven't actually had a good, sit-down talk-about with him regarding your problems with the demanding schedule he wants you to work, you need to definitely do so before you slap that ultimatum on him.
When it comes to your schedule, you need to have equal treatment to what everyone else gets- you work however many hours you wish.
An employee doesn't come more reliable than one who will give up their free time, especially weekends they aren't scheduled, for $5.50 per hour. That's not much money, yet you work as if you make more. He realizes that, so that is highly likely why he wants you to work so much.
If that ultimatum is needed, your reliability will pull a lot of weight in you getting the schedule you want. He will doubtfully want to lose you over something as fixable as scheduling issues.
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