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Sorry that this isn't business related. But there are a lot of great people on this forum who have helped me get through hard times and I trust this place. Thank you for taking the time to read this. anyways...
Here's what was required:
-Sell parts
-Direct customers
-change batteries
-change wiper blades
-answer phone calls(a lot of them)
That's it. your starting pay is 10$ an hour.
The thing is, I only took this job because I had bills to pay. I hated being there every second of every day. I don't want to get into why but my hate for the job existed. Regardless I worked here for a year and a half. However I wanted to do things outside of work and programming because I want to meet people and form bonds. I had just graduated high school in 2020 and am living with my girlfriend.
While I love her to death, I don't have a circle of bro's to hang out with anymore. My social life was just work. I wanted to find a hobby. The stuff that was free didn't interest me at all, and one of the things on my bucket list is learning kickboxing. Well turns out, gyms aren't cheap. 10$ an hour wasn't going to cut it.
Just to recap:
What was required:
-Sell parts
-Direct customers
-change batteries
-change wiper blades
-answer phone calls(a lot of them)
What I actually did:
-Sell parts
-Direct customers
-change batteries
-change wiper blades
-answer phone calls(a lot of them)
-Stocked the store
-ordered parts we didn't have so the shelves were stocked and ready to go
-rearranged parts on the shelf that people were too lazy to do themselves
-sacrificed my days off to cover for a 26 year old child who didn't want to work, and would pull every excuse in the book to not show up
-Inspected and looked into every detail about what was wrong with the vehicle (I even offered to change an alternator for free)
-Learned enough Spanish to communicate with Hispanic customers so we wouldn't lose a sale
I don't know about you, but I pretty well exceeded expectations when it came to adding value to the company.
So when I asked my boss how to go about getting a raise. his response?
"Oh uh... hmm... well.. ahh... there's a review at the end of each year."
This was his answer every time I asked him. But nothing happened when 2020 ended.
The hardest part about this job was I had to have the same discipline as a slowlane millionaire but I had very little going into my savings. It made my blood boil every time I saw a sports car pull in and its a grown a$$ man who's too lazy to change the battery himself. enough was enough. I pulled john aside and had a conversation with him.
What I told him was this:
"I cant kill myself because I'm a Christian, I cant cut myself because ill be disqualified for the air force, and I can't quit either because I have bills. I. Have. Very. Little. Money. I need a raise john."
"You haven't done enough to prove to me that you deserve a raise! yeah you got all 150 calipers off the shelf and I appreciate it, but that's ONE thing!"
I couldn't believe what he just said to my face. When I heard that come out of his mouth, staying was no longer an option. my mental sanity couldn't bare the thought of having to spend another day there. I walked out and I'm not going back there ever again. I'm going to find a place that will pay me what I'm worth.
I just want to know what you guys think about my actions. the "I cant kill myself because I'm a Christian, I cant cut myself because ill be disqualified for the air force," came from a depression that had been building up for a long time now. I'm open to any and all criticism.
Here's what was required:
-Sell parts
-Direct customers
-change batteries
-change wiper blades
-answer phone calls(a lot of them)
That's it. your starting pay is 10$ an hour.
The thing is, I only took this job because I had bills to pay. I hated being there every second of every day. I don't want to get into why but my hate for the job existed. Regardless I worked here for a year and a half. However I wanted to do things outside of work and programming because I want to meet people and form bonds. I had just graduated high school in 2020 and am living with my girlfriend.
While I love her to death, I don't have a circle of bro's to hang out with anymore. My social life was just work. I wanted to find a hobby. The stuff that was free didn't interest me at all, and one of the things on my bucket list is learning kickboxing. Well turns out, gyms aren't cheap. 10$ an hour wasn't going to cut it.
Just to recap:
What was required:
-Sell parts
-Direct customers
-change batteries
-change wiper blades
-answer phone calls(a lot of them)
What I actually did:
-Sell parts
-Direct customers
-change batteries
-change wiper blades
-answer phone calls(a lot of them)
-Stocked the store
-ordered parts we didn't have so the shelves were stocked and ready to go
-rearranged parts on the shelf that people were too lazy to do themselves
-sacrificed my days off to cover for a 26 year old child who didn't want to work, and would pull every excuse in the book to not show up
-Inspected and looked into every detail about what was wrong with the vehicle (I even offered to change an alternator for free)
-Learned enough Spanish to communicate with Hispanic customers so we wouldn't lose a sale
I don't know about you, but I pretty well exceeded expectations when it came to adding value to the company.
So when I asked my boss how to go about getting a raise. his response?
"Oh uh... hmm... well.. ahh... there's a review at the end of each year."
This was his answer every time I asked him. But nothing happened when 2020 ended.
The hardest part about this job was I had to have the same discipline as a slowlane millionaire but I had very little going into my savings. It made my blood boil every time I saw a sports car pull in and its a grown a$$ man who's too lazy to change the battery himself. enough was enough. I pulled john aside and had a conversation with him.
What I told him was this:
"I cant kill myself because I'm a Christian, I cant cut myself because ill be disqualified for the air force, and I can't quit either because I have bills. I. Have. Very. Little. Money. I need a raise john."
"You haven't done enough to prove to me that you deserve a raise! yeah you got all 150 calipers off the shelf and I appreciate it, but that's ONE thing!"
I couldn't believe what he just said to my face. When I heard that come out of his mouth, staying was no longer an option. my mental sanity couldn't bare the thought of having to spend another day there. I walked out and I'm not going back there ever again. I'm going to find a place that will pay me what I'm worth.
I just want to know what you guys think about my actions. the "I cant kill myself because I'm a Christian, I cant cut myself because ill be disqualified for the air force," came from a depression that had been building up for a long time now. I'm open to any and all criticism.
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