I can't believe this. I feel like just quitting my job right now.
I work VERY part time as the only writer for an online company. The company hit rough times with the economy so in January my boss told me he couldn't pay me as much. Rather than take a cut in my hourly rate, I told him I would work off the clock.
All year I have been officially logging 10 hours per month. Most of the time I work more than that, although over time I've really tried to streamline everything so by this point I've got it down well. I devoted more time to my own writing and I got involved in a bunch of activities to which I am now committed. Then I got pregnant, so it turned out to be a good thing because I really don't want to work more than that. I expressed to my boss that I was happy with the situation.
THREE WEEKS AGO, he dumps a huge project on me. Deadline was November 1. 40 page brochure. He does this to me now and then. He authorizes my extra hours so I am getting paid a lot - but it's horrible doing it at the last minute like this because I am now committed to a bunch of other activities. I've protested in the past to little effect, but I always do the best I can and he's happy with that. This time I didn't even bother complaining, I just did the best I could. (Meanwhile my house is turning into a garbage dump, I'm eating crap, and trying desperately to keep up with other commitments. Baby room ready? Not even close.)
So as usual it comes right down to the wire. We're overdue at the printer's. Where's my boss? On a plane to south america for a vacation. He leaves the last bits to a co-owner, who gets all of my text the night before. She wasn't even supposed to do anything, just make sure it all got together and off to press.
Except she starts going through it. Last night at 11 PM she decides half of my work is totally unacceptable and we can't go to press with it. (Might I mention that my boss is usually 100% satisfied with everything I do - and I do FANTASTIC work. I'm sorry, I'm not bragging, I just know I am very good at what I do.) She's extremely nitpicky and likes to have everything exactly as SHE thinks it should be... even when she hasn't been there for the whole process and all of our discussions.
So guess who's fault all of this is?
Mine.
My fault. Because I wasn't done until the last minute. Because I never sent her the text. (Was I supposed to?) Because she never had a chance to review it.
Nevermind that my boss got every single item AS I FINISHED WRITING IT. Did he complain? No.
But now it's my fault. Not only according to her, but to my boss. I'm so upset I've been crying for like an hour. I can't believe this is happening. I pride myself in my work and I do a great job. I work hard for them. I know the company and the clients inside out and they'd have to train someone for years to even get close to where I am.
Anyway... yeah. I feel like quitting. I haven't done anything yet, although I have written my boss a letter detailing everything. I haven't sent it yet. Figured I'd let myself cool down first.
I work VERY part time as the only writer for an online company. The company hit rough times with the economy so in January my boss told me he couldn't pay me as much. Rather than take a cut in my hourly rate, I told him I would work off the clock.
All year I have been officially logging 10 hours per month. Most of the time I work more than that, although over time I've really tried to streamline everything so by this point I've got it down well. I devoted more time to my own writing and I got involved in a bunch of activities to which I am now committed. Then I got pregnant, so it turned out to be a good thing because I really don't want to work more than that. I expressed to my boss that I was happy with the situation.
THREE WEEKS AGO, he dumps a huge project on me. Deadline was November 1. 40 page brochure. He does this to me now and then. He authorizes my extra hours so I am getting paid a lot - but it's horrible doing it at the last minute like this because I am now committed to a bunch of other activities. I've protested in the past to little effect, but I always do the best I can and he's happy with that. This time I didn't even bother complaining, I just did the best I could. (Meanwhile my house is turning into a garbage dump, I'm eating crap, and trying desperately to keep up with other commitments. Baby room ready? Not even close.)
So as usual it comes right down to the wire. We're overdue at the printer's. Where's my boss? On a plane to south america for a vacation. He leaves the last bits to a co-owner, who gets all of my text the night before. She wasn't even supposed to do anything, just make sure it all got together and off to press.
Except she starts going through it. Last night at 11 PM she decides half of my work is totally unacceptable and we can't go to press with it. (Might I mention that my boss is usually 100% satisfied with everything I do - and I do FANTASTIC work. I'm sorry, I'm not bragging, I just know I am very good at what I do.) She's extremely nitpicky and likes to have everything exactly as SHE thinks it should be... even when she hasn't been there for the whole process and all of our discussions.
So guess who's fault all of this is?
Mine.
My fault. Because I wasn't done until the last minute. Because I never sent her the text. (Was I supposed to?) Because she never had a chance to review it.
Nevermind that my boss got every single item AS I FINISHED WRITING IT. Did he complain? No.
But now it's my fault. Not only according to her, but to my boss. I'm so upset I've been crying for like an hour. I can't believe this is happening. I pride myself in my work and I do a great job. I work hard for them. I know the company and the clients inside out and they'd have to train someone for years to even get close to where I am.
Anyway... yeah. I feel like quitting. I haven't done anything yet, although I have written my boss a letter detailing everything. I haven't sent it yet. Figured I'd let myself cool down first.