Many Hours
I worked yesterday for 16 hours. I am thoroughly disgusted by the fact that I must do a least 54 hours a week at my job to etch out an existence that resembles something of a normal life. That coupled with the knowledge that there are many at my place of employment who try to stop me from having overtime in a very dishonest way and some who are just out and out jealous that I have been granted the opportunity for overtime.
I wish that I did not have to do so much, if any, overtime. But should I not, my family literally would not eat. My base salary is so low that it necessitates my doing massive amounts of overtime. I do not do it for fun. I left my place of employment Friday night at 11:30 PM. After commuting for over 1 and 1/2 hour (there was a train delay that added to my regular 45 minute commute) I arrived home at 1:15 AM, Saturday morning. I then, after sleeping only a few hours, got up at 5:15 AM that same day and was out of the house and back at work by 6:31 AM. I designated myself as the person from management who opens up the job on Saturday as it provides me with ample overtime and quiet time as I am the first there for about 2 hours before anyone arrives. I get in early to work as the train systems of NYC are notorious for messing up on the weekend, so it alleviates any stress I may encounter on NYC Transit by leaving so early that there is no way I can be late on a Saturday to open up shop. If I didn't do it, management would look completely irresponsible as the rest of management trickles in on Saturday usually after our workers have arrived. I don't want management to look bad so I have accepted the responsibility knowing that this pads my check. This responsibility is a secondary concern to me as padding my check is my primary concern. Secondarily is allowing my workers to arrive at a job that is up and running, and having them able to clock in with no delay. Often, before I was promoted to management, I would arrive to work on Saturday and would have to wait in the lobby because management was late opening up shop. I lost precious time off of my check because I could not clock-in. And of course I was never given any recourse for re-coping time lost as that would point the finger at management's irresponsibility.
Usually during the course of my Saturdays at work I have person of all positions, workers and management, who try to figure out how many hours that I do in an attempt to figure out how much I am being paid. I find that offensive, and usually reply to their questions of when did I get in with an answer of "early". I never give a direct answer. Sometimes, if I am feeling defensive, I'll ask the person, "Why do you want to know?" They then usually slink off knowing I am ticked off at them questioning me. Persons in management who are nosy have apparatuses that allow them to look up my arrival and departure times and have actually went to my bosses to complain as to how many hours that I am doing in the hopes of stopping my ability to get overtime. My boss has chased them out of his office with the retort that I can get as much overtime as I want as I am dependable, and never abuse the time, as when I am in the office, I am WORKING, and am not slouching off like some of them. He stated that he can depend on me, unlike them. Some of those same person who tried to block my overtime, who were in management before I was, I would see years ago near the job, running because they were late to open up the shop on a Saturday morning, one so hilariously, with a shockingly white fat stomach that was exposed by a blowing wind raising up his shirt, while unwillingly jogging up Wall Street.
Many of management are resentful because they have been made salaried which means they are unable to get overtime hours. I have heard through the grapevine that their salaries are abysmally low. I understand that frustration. However for them to try to stop me from getting overtime because they can't is beyond evil. I did not put them in the financial constraints that they are in. I am having the same kind of financial issues as they are, but do not complain to those on the job as I deem that inappropriate. I do it on my blog, and to my friends, and to my family, but not on the job. I suspect because I don't complain about money on the job that it is assumed that I must be OK because I receive what they deem "a lot of overtime". Yeah, right. It seems that they believe I am privileged when in fact I know I am being used. I noticed that I am one of the few in management that was not made salaried, and I think I know why. My boss knows my personality enough to know that I would have not stepped foot on my job on a Saturday as I would not do any overtime once I was salaried AND salaried at a rate that wouldn't allow me to support my family. In addition I know my boss understood that not only would I not do overtime, but that I would eventually leave after finding other employment as it would be clear to me how much I was valued at my place of employment after becoming salaried. While I was on vacation and was not there on 3 consecutive Saturdays some workers came to me after my return and said the shop was not opened on time for 2 of the three Saturdays that I was out. Some of the supervisors told me that two managers argued as to who would open up on one of the Saturdays and one flat out refused.
In no way do I think I am being rewarded by being allowed to do overtime. It is a maneuver by my bosses to keep someone who they know works, is quiet, and responsible. They in turn allow me to have overtime. It is not a reciprocal relationship as I believe the bosses are getting the better end of the deal. What I find the most difficult about this situation is the resentment I feel from co-workers that I believe is misplaced. We are all in the same situation as people who are underemployed and underpaid. And for co-workers to not direct whatever resentment they have toward the entity that brings it forth and funnel it into activities that will force the bosses to treat us all more respectfully, monetary and otherwise, is beyond stupid, and only results in us hurting each other. I wish my co-workers could be more conscientious and aware. But until such time, I will be on the look-out for persons who try to block whatever perceived advantages that I may have.
4 Comments:
Iam constantly amazed by the amount of time some people spend on the job measuring, and counting the "priviliges" and what they consider to be unfair to them. If some people spent as much time working as they did compartmentalizing, and comparing their benefits to their co-workers there would be a lot more work accomplished and a lot less misconception.
In my job, one overheard fragment of information out of context can evolve into a freakin' conspiracy theory.
Some people live to make other peoples lives a misery.
The fact of the matter is that as long as you do what you need to do to get by and your employer sees that, fcuk the rest of them.
Nosy b*stards.
Keep going on those interviews.
Chin up, foot forward.
Radmila, I so hear you on people spending more time on stuff that doesn't concern them than on actual work.
TBNY, "nosy-ness" is so inappropriate at work as it is usually about finding out what someone else is being paid, instead of watching their own bottom line.
People are so weird, and nasty.
Thanks for commenting.
Yes, it is. And I have no choice but to do the hours.
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