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Problems with the Boss
hey guys. i need some advice. here is the thing. most of you in college are familiar with the work-study program. if you are not, let me explain. if you are going to school full time, they allow you to work at school. You are on salary, so usually you are not allowed to work more than 15-20 hours. there are certain rules. since you are on salary, they cannot give you work to do outside of the office because they can't pay you for it. it's funded by financial aid/scholarship money. and basic stuff, of course. they can't make you do things that don't have to do with school. for example, you boss can't make you go pick up the kids. now, if you were working in the university (not in work study), then you can stay extra time, because they can pay you for the extra hours. in work study they can't because it's a scholarship, sort of, so they only fund a certain amount of money per semester.
so, i took the first job i got because I wanted to be secure. turns out, my boss is breaking ALL the rules. on the second day, he made me go to his car to get something. the parking lot was packed, because it was the first day. it was a disaster. i felt really bad about it because it's hard to find where somebody parked. but, i didn't want to say no because it was only my second day. he wanted me to download a program on my computer that was $300. i haven't been provided with a computer or a phone and he wants me to look up things on the computer and call people. so, the resources i have to do that are my laptop and my cell phone. if he didn't have a computer in the office available and a phone extension, he shouldn't be hiring someone. i have received over 20 e-mails from him and this has only been my first week.
I went to go speak with a financial aid and human resources counselor about this and they said that they will transfer me to another office. It can be in the same department, but not with him, or with another department. On Monday, I can make the switch. I'm willing to do it for my own piece of mind. he was also e-mailing me at 1:00 in the morning about some business cards.
i will be able to transfer to another department but I feel REALLY bad. i guess i just have a good heart and i feel bad about leaving him and his class alone. at the same time, he is really abusing of my help and calling and e-mailing at 1 in the morning. i don't want to make him feel bad. i don't know what to do! Please give me some advice. should i feel bad? what can i do to make myself not feel bad? and am i overreacting?
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You are just overreacting.
It's all right. We all do that sometimes.
You feel like you are breaking an agreement, when in fact, it's him who is breaking the agreement.
Standing up for yourself is tough, and it doesn't always feel very good, but it's still the right thing to do. So be glad you are doing it, and kjnow the bad feeling will pass in time.
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