Boy,
am I upset today! Mostly at myself, but really, I am going to take a second and
be grateful to be aware of this situation and my feelings around it.
I
really love the company that I work for, their mission statement is as
congruent as you can get to one’s own. I truly am grateful to have found
this job and to be employed during these times. But today was an eye-opening
experience that will truly change how I view my work structure.
I
have always given 110% at whatever I do. Yeah, I may get tired at times, but
will always do whatever it takes to do a job well done! At most places I’ve
worked, there has been some flexibility due to my work habits and it was always
an ebb and flow understanding.
Not
today, I voiced that I’d like to leave ½ day this Friday because I’m headed
home and it’s a 12-hour drive. I had a doctor’s appointment and wanted to leave
earlier in the day and utilize some of my sick time. The answer, no. I can use
my sick time to travel to/from and the time while I’m at my doctor’s
appointment, but the time that I am not at the docs, I must use vacation. What
a load of shit! Flexibility that was agreed upon when I took the job was
obviously just words! I am extremely upset about this situation. Goes to show,
the relevance of being self-employed, more ammunition to make this a reality
for myself!
I
can see now that this is a one-sided agreement. Gratefulness to learning early
on in this workspace, that I will only work my scheduled hours, no more, no
less. I will give you everything as I already do, but working anymore than 40
hours a week, will NEVER happen again!
I
am pist off about this! Call me a child, but I moved here to have a hang loose less stressful life, and I will NOT allow my job to rule my life! If this job
requires me to work more than 40 hours, than it is no longer the job for me. I
will give notice and move on! -Okay that was my rant for the day. Moving on!
-NEXT.
Tomorrow will be a better day!
