WHAT?! You of all people Patrick?!
I know right!
It is absolutely absurd the way my owner has taken control of the situation. Let me explain a little further. I walked into work yesterday with a note in my cubby that said, "Patrick, Move benches, clean sweep floors, clean cubbies!! EVERY NIGHT They Are Disgusting, Gayle."
Now I am somewhat of a neat freak. Not OCD but pretty close, in my opinion. I like no mess and really at work I'm a little more lax than at home. But I always keep the gym up to par and clean it as best as possibly can. This was a very insulting note to me. Not only that but it was written on a post-it note and shoved in my box. I was angry.
sidenote: I have been putting up with my owner's shit for a while now. I actually date it back to when I asked for a promotion in October. Which she said, we'll talk and never went from there. From that point she has nothing to offer but negativity, snide remarks, and criticism of what I do. Over our last spring break she pulled me aside saying that I'm too sarcastic to the children and she has gotten complaints from parents about it (which is complete bullshit) and Kahla (my other co-worker) would be training our new hire with the overall eye. Everything is wrong when it comes to me. She has also threaten to cut hours, pay and benefits if the work that each gym is doing is not improved.
So I wrote an extremely watered down note of how I do not appreciate how she regards me in a single post-it note of how everything is my fault here and instead of a team effort it was all on me. I wrote to her and told her if she has a problem with it then she needs to speak to me directly and not through a yellow piece of paper. I expect something a little more from her than this. A face-to-face or even a phone call would be the necessary thing to do not write a note.
My owner then calls me and says that I do not address her like this and that she's taking me off the schedule for the rest of the week to think about things and we'll talk on Monday. Apparently when people stand up to her they are dismissed and punished. Last I checked, freedom of speech was still in our Amendments. And the last I heard, defending yourself wasn't grounds for dismissal. I could be wrong, but I am very angry towards her right now. I think she has completely overacted with everything that has gone on with us and completely forgetting how loyal I have been to her over these last couple of years. I think that she is only thinking of what is happening now without consequence to the future of her company.
This is the kind of thing that I hate about working there. Nothing is every praised. At least not myself. I might seem like I'm bitching a lot with this post but in all honesty it's a way for me to get out what is going on with me. I have a lot to deal with outside of work and as able as I am to push these outside things from my mind when it comes to work, I still have them going on. Not once has my owner mentioned my soon-to-be baby or even a congratulations. She has not once talked to me or offered any sort of comfort or advice about it. I find this insulting. Had we just started working with each other than I would somewhat understand. But we've had a long history now and it is very cruel of her to just forget about me. I haven't heard a single bit of praise utter out of her mouth in the last 6 months and snippets of them here and there in the last year. Hell, I haven't had a raise in 2 years. I feel that I've pent up a lot of frustration and I guess it kinda exploded in this email but even still, it wasn't rude or even condescending. For her to even try and label this as an attack or insult is way beyond anything that I was trying to accomplish and I'm sick and tired of trying to be polite with her. I want this resolved. Now.
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