I need SUCKER tatooed across my forehead.

[guinaevere]

So last friday I'm feeling better and after weeks of being inside sick, I'm dying to get out. So I bring Jaeli's birthday DS to the EB at the mall, to swap it out (had two fixed/dead pixels). So talking with Brent, he's complaining about the number of people he needs to hire for the holiday shopping season, and he mentions on top of needing a few more seasonal Part-Timers, he's been given 15 hours for a Door Greeter as well. I'm picking on him, telling him that that's not a huge problem. So as is the custom in retail shops, some customers come in and while he's helping one, I'm helping another. (I usually do that when I'm in there and someone needs help.)

So a light goes off in Brents brain, and he convinces me that I should help him out... I'm the perfect door greeter, I'm "Mom-Friendly." Only 15 hours a week? So what's that? Five hours a day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday... well, that'd be fine. I don't mind helping out a little here and there. And I'd get my employee discount again. Whee.

Right. So today I do the rehire paperwork with him, and I see not only the pay I"ll be getting for this Door Greeter position ($1+ less an hour than when I last helped out there for just about the same work), but he's got me for 35 hours next week. I'm laughing and yelling at him at the same time. Great, I get twice as much work for less pay?! What an awesome deal! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/guinaevere/smilies/cigar.gif

To which he sheepishy admits that he's using other payroll hours for me because I know the industry better than anyone else in the store, and I'm a great worker and that I'm meant for that sort of thing... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/guinaevere/smilies/animeangry.gif

Yeah, it'll be nice to have a little money for Christmas shopping. It'll be nice for the employee discount. But darnit if my niceness isn't a tad taken advantage of when I help out pals in retail.

[Faethie]

:shrug: ouch.

[TimTwoFace]

Gwenbo, if you were promised only 15 hours a week, that's all you SHOULD do. Just tell them that.

You are a good door greeter, though. Hell, you're just friendly and warm in general. *HUGS "MOM-FRIENDLY" GWENBO*

-Tim

[Captain Zechs]

Isn't that illegal?

[Tapout]

I wish I could get that kind of deal. I would like nothing better than for someone to recognise that I'm one of maybe a half dozen people where I work that knows anything about games/movies and would put that to use instead of hours just being dumped out in one communal pot and allocated semi-equally.

[Stewie]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/LogicalTom/Gwenforehead.jpg

[guinaevere]

I would like nothing better than for someone to recognise that I'm one of maybe a half dozen people where I work that knows anything about games/movies and would put that to use instead of hours just being dumped out in one communal pot and allocated semi-equally. The advantage I have going for me is that I'm female. Any lady who opens her mouth and even mentions video games (never mind if she's right or not) is a rare comodity (that CAN'T be correct spelling!). Most of the girls I've run into in video game shops know next to zero about the industry, but were hired because they were female and had an interest in working in that shop.

Unfair, but it seems to be the way it is.

As to Cap'n Zs question about this being against the law, I suppose if I wanted, I could complain about what's on my rehire application for hours I stated were available. And I could tell him those are the only hours I'll work. But I'm not that concerned.

The same thing happened when I helped out at the store holidays back. If I can't do it, I have a mouth, I can speak up. But as I say, it's a little spending money for a few weeks worth of work.

Truth is, I'd rather just not be tied down all those hours during Christmas time. I'm lazy.

[EinBebop]

You have the coolest smilies.

[Chris Wood]

Can we discuss putting the tattoo somewhere else?

[guinaevere]

You have the coolest smilies. aww thanks! I need some time to work on fixing up some older ones and making some newer ones.

Can we discuss putting the tattoo somewhere else? Fine, but for the life of me, I don't see how having SUCKER on my elbow is going to help in this situation.

[Weatherman]

Fine, but for the life of me, I don't see how having SUCKER on my elbow is going to help in this situation.
Elbow. heheheheh:evil:


:p

Could you at least negotiate for your old pay rate? If you're that valuble to them, make it known.

[Captain Zechs]

Well...then in reply of ur reply to me...i think you are being to much of a push-over!

Seriously, Im not trying to be mean, but if you are going to sit back like that...

I think you should take it up with them...Why?

1) You might need those hours one day (or money depending on what would be changed).
2) YOU could get in trouble for not getting that fixed, or he could, do you really want that?

And more...

Like i said...Im not being mean but I dont want you to be ripped off...and a push-over is what you are being if you accept this kind of stuff!