Time to look for a new job ig.
My boss just grinned and laughed awkwardly as I explained why I want a raise and why I deserve it. The company wants me to get certifications on my own time and I want more money to make up sacrificing my free time. If I don’t get the raise (pretty sure they aren’t going to give it to me) I’m not getting the certs they want and will do the bare fucking minimum.
Then in a meeting with all the bosses and HR, I asked if they could ask the other employees to message me if they’re coming in sick so I can mask up. I’m the first person here every day and I have an autoimmune disease and have gotten very sick from my coworkers multiple times this year. My superiors told me that they can ask but told me that I NEED to take precautions outside of work. They told me it’s only fair that I take precautions all the time outside of work since apparently people texting me before they come in is too much to ask for. They brought up places outside of work that they know I go to and were so shitty about me not masking up there. I was also asked if I considered a permanent wfh position but was then told that permanent wfh would prevent me from advancing to higher positions. I have already had a promotion dangled in front of my face for a year only to be told that the standards I need to meet before that are higher than the standards people already in that position are already held to.
I was also given shit for calling off for being sick or having migraines. God forbid I take care of myself.
I’m getting surgery in July and their only concern when I told them was how much time I’ll need to take off. I was prepared to only take one day off and suffer through working from home. Now they’re pushing me to go on short term disability for my recovery. I can’t financially afford that.
Take the work from home (you’re not getting a raise or a promotion anyway, sorry), look for a new job, and do the bare minimum here in the mean time. This sucks and you deserve to be treated with respect.
Thank you. This job was so great until I started wanting more than what they provide
Sounds like a place that doesn’t like to mentor or provide growth opportunities
The worst part is that when they hired me they spoke about how they wanted me to eventually get promoted. Now I do level 2 tech work for level 1 wages. I’m just not allowed to do onsite tech jobs, which are exclusive to level 2 and above…🙄
And they never mentioned the requirements for the certs they want now? Classic move the goal posts. Fuck them. They can get bent
They didn’t mention certs until a few weeks after I was hired. We were allowed to study on company time until they wanted someone to take the test for the current cert they want. I took it, failed, and now it’s all supposed to be done in personal time because apparently us studying on company time isn’t worth it to them despite us also doing our jobs and studying too? It’s a mess.
If the company is going to pay for the certification, it will still help in looking for something else.
They aren’t paying for it or any future certs. I do plan on getting them, but only because I want to land a better job. I’m hiding my time and will be staying to get more experience so I know I can get a better job
Best to you.