Karen75 Posted March 9, 2005 Posted March 9, 2005 It is with my GREAT pleasure that I announce to you, after MONTHS of bitching that I have just formally accepted a job offer. The new position is with a local construction company and they work in all the areas of property development, construction and improvement that I have involved in, on a personal level, for the past 6 years. So needless to say I am VERY excited about this opportunity. Not to mention that I was able to stick to my salary requirement and they caved! I planned on giving my current employer 2 full weeks of notice but my new employer wants me to start on 3/21/05. Considering the past conduct here I do not feel bad.... What gives me the most pleasure is that the 2 owners are leaving today morning to go to Florida for the rest of this week and ALL of next week. I can't help but revel in that, just a bit. I have such a huge feeling of relief right now. No matter how much I try to explain nothing will come close to expressing how miserable this place has made me. Every new day was just another opportunity for my boss to make me feel worse about myself with his constant criticism and rude demeanor. For months I have been ignored, berrated, accused, lied to, talked down to or blatently insulted and the majority of it was done in front of co-workers. Even yesterday I was asked about a note I made on an order and was told (by the other boss who GAVE ME that note) that there is no reason for me to have that note, no one gave it to me and 'where the hell did I get THAT?!?!' I just sat here and smiled knowing that it didn't matter anymore... I have never been more excited to get past something as I am about getting past this place. Sheer hell is not even an accurate description.. It has been a very beneficial learning experience in regards to the actual work and computer experience but the toll it took on me physically and mentally was not worth it. How do I spell relief? I-Q-U-I-T. K
westernxer Posted March 9, 2005 Posted March 9, 2005 That's awesome! I quit my job under similar circumstances, and it was well worth it. Good for you!
MWC_LifeBeginsAt40 Posted March 9, 2005 Posted March 9, 2005 Congratulations Karen! I wish you all the best in your new job.
morrigan Posted March 9, 2005 Posted March 9, 2005 Congratulations! Glad to know that you've found something better.
katie79 Posted March 10, 2005 Posted March 10, 2005 congrats! Good luck & I'm happy for you. Wish I would get an offer! Right now I found the best job and I sent out my resume to them and left a voicemail message today. I haven't heard anything!
Author Karen75 Posted March 10, 2005 Author Posted March 10, 2005 I had a little discussion with the sales guy here this morning. Quite candid, actually.. I saw him downstairs this morning talking to a woman. Something told me that he was interviewing her. So when I came upstairs I told him that I am aware that he is looking for a replacement and that he can feel free to bring them to the office to interview them. What I gather is my boss just told him I was leaving and not that it was my choice to do so. Hmmm. That's why he's been secretive. I told him that it was my choice to leave and I have another job already. He also asked if me leaving had anything to do with him. ( People only ask that when they KNOW they are a**h***s) I told him that even though I found him cocky and condescending, it had nothing to do with him. I also let him know that I didn't appreciate that things I said to him directly were told back to me by the boss. He looked stunned. He looked a little surprised. there has been a few seperate instances of this happening. I've never told him anything IMPORTANT but it is always repeated back to me in the EXACT SAME WAY that I said it to him. He actually told me that he is starting to get sick of the boss, too, but I have a feeling that was a ploy to get me to open up.... Such a tool. I am so glad that I took this chance to tell him what I thought of him. He is the perfect example of the used-car salesman, backstabbing person. Smiles to your face and then brings the hatchet down between your shoulders.... He even started to say that he had no idea how things were for me here. I stopped him and said "Doug, there is no way that I will ever believe that you did NOT know what was going on here.." I told him I was born at night but not LAST night.. K
MWC_LifeBeginsAt40 Posted March 10, 2005 Posted March 10, 2005 Good for you Karen! I'm way too shy and quiet to speak my mind even if I was leaving my job. Where I work they like to say it's all about the employees. They are good to us, don't get me wrong, I love my job and I love working here and it's the employer of choice in the area. But it's a family/partner run business. They won't go broke making us employees happy that's for damn sure, so why should I go broke working for them? Not that I am, but if a decent offer came my way, I wouldn't stay here out of loyalty. They would have to cough up the ca$h to keep me around.
Author Karen75 Posted March 10, 2005 Author Posted March 10, 2005 A big problem I have, today, with most employers is that they want honest, decent people who will go above and beyond but they will not be the same to their employees. People want to feel wanted. For the past 17 months I have been made to feel like not only am I worthless, but that I actually make everything worse. Every problem has some how originated with me, no matter it is.
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