I just need to get this off my chest cause it's bugging the heck out of me !
I've been working as a S/O for a company here in Ireland for 10 months now.
I needed this job to keep me going through my studies, so even though it's an unskilled job and the money is not so good, i had to do it because it was the only one with a flexible timetable so i could attend my classes at the same time.
Now besides being the most disorganised company i have ever worked for :
1) Provides ZERO training to it's officers.
2) Has no local manager.
3) Has no Supervisor during daytime hours, so if something goes wrong you are on your own.
Now all this i can live with, end of the day it's not rocket science and as with everything else in life, a little common sence goes a long way, plus i have basic training in fire fighting and first aid due to my army backround.
I worked 5-6 days and up to 60 hours a week, which under labour law is illegal. But again i needed the money so i said nothing.
Now that i finished my studies, i thought i'd do the honourable thing and give them more than just a weeks notice prior to my resignation. I called the manager 15 days in advance and told him that i intend to hand in my resignation because i am going back home and i would appreciate if he could give me a few extra shifts because moving is rather expensive, he said ok i'll see what i can do about it and we left it at that.
I get my roster last week 30 hours..... I said ok they might not have the hours available, maybe he'll make up for it next week.
I get my roster for this week aaaaaaaaaaaand ZERO FLIPPIN HOURS !!!!
I nearly went through the bloody roof when i saw that, i think the accountant had something to do with that... maybe they wanted to close my file early or something, but still after bending over backwards for them, this is how they repay me ?! 10 months without a single complaint and actually getting personaly requested by name from the managers of some of the sites i worked for !!!
So i got on the phone and talked to some of my co workers, thank God for good ppl as most of them took one of their shifts and passed it on to me, so now i got a full week of work.
I wasn't expecting them to sed any tears over me leaving, but to screw me over like that in my hour of need is just too much to swallow...
//rant mode off//
//vent valve off//
I've been working as a S/O for a company here in Ireland for 10 months now.
I needed this job to keep me going through my studies, so even though it's an unskilled job and the money is not so good, i had to do it because it was the only one with a flexible timetable so i could attend my classes at the same time.
Now besides being the most disorganised company i have ever worked for :
1) Provides ZERO training to it's officers.
2) Has no local manager.
3) Has no Supervisor during daytime hours, so if something goes wrong you are on your own.
Now all this i can live with, end of the day it's not rocket science and as with everything else in life, a little common sence goes a long way, plus i have basic training in fire fighting and first aid due to my army backround.
I worked 5-6 days and up to 60 hours a week, which under labour law is illegal. But again i needed the money so i said nothing.
Now that i finished my studies, i thought i'd do the honourable thing and give them more than just a weeks notice prior to my resignation. I called the manager 15 days in advance and told him that i intend to hand in my resignation because i am going back home and i would appreciate if he could give me a few extra shifts because moving is rather expensive, he said ok i'll see what i can do about it and we left it at that.
I get my roster last week 30 hours..... I said ok they might not have the hours available, maybe he'll make up for it next week.
I get my roster for this week aaaaaaaaaaaand ZERO FLIPPIN HOURS !!!!
I nearly went through the bloody roof when i saw that, i think the accountant had something to do with that... maybe they wanted to close my file early or something, but still after bending over backwards for them, this is how they repay me ?! 10 months without a single complaint and actually getting personaly requested by name from the managers of some of the sites i worked for !!!
So i got on the phone and talked to some of my co workers, thank God for good ppl as most of them took one of their shifts and passed it on to me, so now i got a full week of work.
I wasn't expecting them to sed any tears over me leaving, but to screw me over like that in my hour of need is just too much to swallow...
//rant mode off//
//vent valve off//
