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Oct. 27, 2005 Suzette Boler of Michigan was fired from her part-time job for not going to work on the day after she saw her husband off to war. When she got the call, she sat on the floor and cried for about two hours. Companies wonder why they can't find loyal employees. Last winter, I stopped on my way to work to help an elderly man with a flat tire. It was an isolated road and he had no heat in his car. My hydraulic jack works a lot quicker than that that scissors jack thing he was struggling. We were able to get him back on the road and out of harms way quickly. I made it to work in time but not within the required fifteen minutes early. A few weeks later, my teenage son called me from Grumpy, my ex-husband's house. My son told me there was something seriously wrong with Grumpy. He has been quite ill for some time so this was not unexpected. I picked up my work uniform and drove over there. After calling an ambulance, I called my employer to tell them that it appeared my ex-husband was having a stroke. I was not sure what was involved but I would advise them when I got to the hospital. I received a call at the hospital. I was told that they were checking to make sure I was telling the truth. However, an ex-husband is not an immediate relative, therefore if I was late for work, it would be considered misconduct. I would fired. When I knew that Grumpy was stabilized, I headed for work and made it with time to spare. It was a hallowing 12 hour shift. I was worried the entire time. After the 12 hours, they asked if I wanted to work overtime. I told them no. The ironic thing is that I didn't really want this job and I started looking for another job when I found it. It was one of the easiest jobs, I ever acquired. I was told to drive to the next county to take a written test on grammar and proper English. Dah! I passed the test with flying colors. I received a call the next day to show up for training and a drug screen test. Maybe, if I would have drank extra coffee, I might have failed the drug test. The field supervisor told me that they did a criminal check on me but wanted to know if there was anything they did not find out. I asked if a twenty year old conviction of disturbing the peace counted. I also told him that I didn't list hoochy kootchy dancer on my resume. He laughed but I don't think he took me seriously. I was given an unflattering uniform and the keys to a whole factory and told to guard it with my life. Yeah sure! If somebody came with a gun determined to steal that factory, I would run far away as I could and call the national guards when I was out of harm's way. The Field Supervisor mentioned the high turnover. He said the one woman who was working 70 plus hours a week because they could not keep employees. I asked him who the immediate supervisor was. He told me that the overworked woman was "acting immediate supervisor" but added that there was no way that they would permanently promote her. They were looking for someone on the outside to hire. During the training, he was telling me and the other trainee about the faults of the overworked woman. "Oh Joy!" I thought to myself. "I better keep those resumes going." I really didn't want this job but money is money. I was on unemployment and had to take it. I showed up for work that evening. I was told that the other trainee quit already. It was actually an easy job, except at night when I was patrolling the empty factory and thinking Freddie Kroger was going to jump out and get me. One evening, there was a large herd of deer surrounding one of the outside buildings. I am not sure if deer bite so I waited until they were gone before checking that building. I was told that I should have walked through the herd to check the building. The "acting supervisor" continued to bewail the long hours because the lack of employees. One young man applied the job. He was a recent high school graduate, lived in the community but worked in the other county at Mickey D's for over two years. His mother worked at the factory. I mentioned to her, This kid has a good steady employment record. He would be ideal for the job. She told me that she advised management not to hire him because he wears an earring. At that point, I didn't care about the long hours. I wanted the money and I looked at it as temporary employment. When Grumpy left the hospital, he had a choice of going into a nursing home or getting a home care provider. It would cost him seventeen dollars an hour to hire someone through an agency. He opted to hire me for considerable less. At first, I was nice and sent in the two week notice even though it was a challenge trying to take care of Grumpy and maintain the job. A woman was telling me that her nephew was fired by the same company just before Christmas and was told that he would be rehired when there was an opening at the factory. I decided to create that opening and quit immediately. Later on, I found out that the nephew found a better job offer. The overworked woman is still there. The kid with the earring was hired and promoted to Immediate Supervisor. ------------ About the author: Bonijean Isaacs is a freelance writer and Astrologer in West Virginia. Email: inez4liberty@gmail.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com. Please link to this article rather than copying and pasting it onto your site (which would be unauthorized and illegal). |
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