Wow...

[awesomesprout]

What a lovely start to my weekend.

Oh.

And that was sarcasm by the way.

The letter my boss just e-mailed

Hi Jessica,



We are re-distributing the schedules and shifts in the clinics. As it stands, please don’t plan for working in SF next week. Going forward, we will need your time only on a as needed basis, so, your hours with us will me more limited. I wanted to give you a heads up. Please give me a call if any questions.



Tara




And my

Hi Tara,

I wanted to start off by saying I feel this e-mail is
a bit of an unpleasant shock. I don't feel like I'm
doing the job I was hired for.

When you interviewed me I was told I'd be working at
least 3 days a week. And I was counting on that. This
is the only employment I have and I've been devoting
everything I have to being at this job. When I signed
that contract I made a commitment to working for you.

I can understand you wanting to give techs with more
experience priority on hours. But if I don't work. I
don't learn anything. And when I was finally working
with a tech who was taking the time to teach me how to
do my job properly ( Bill ), I got my schedule
switched again.

I enjoy the job immensely but I feel like I'm slowly
being pushed out picture.

When I do work, most of the techs just go about their
business and don't train me. When I try to correct
something like telling a tech they forgot to place
electrodes on A1 and A2 or that they're using the
wrong montage to collect data, or if I ask a patient
if they notice any leaks on their masks. ( Yes, these
things have happened. ) I get treated like I don't
know what I'm talking about and then later get blamed
for mistakes I didn't make. Or told not to say
anything and to just let people with more experience
do their job.

I've ignored these issues and continued working with a
positive attitude despite being pushed out of the way
like I'm not there most of the time.

And now I get this e-mail saying that I'm going to be
working on an " as needed " basis?

I've been a really good sport about everything. I was
willing to take the training unpaid even though I
could barely get by. And yes, you were nice enough to
pay me for training. And I do appreciate it greatly.
I've totally changed my sleep schedule. I've stayed up
during entire shifts where other techs have fallen
asleep and I've done observations. I've tried to teach
myself everything I can because no one shows me
anything.

And yet. Even though I make an effort to constantly do
my best and work hard with the circumstances I'm
presented with. I'm the one who keeps getting hours
cut.

I need hours if I'm going to remain at this job. I'm
sorry if any of this seems rude or offensive. But I
can't keep putting money into a job ( gas, food,
scrubs, etc. ) when my paycheck keeps getting smaller
and smaller.

I really like working for Bay Sleep. But you and
Anoosh both know that I support myself and I thought
by this time I'd be working full-time and making more
money.

I don't know what to do at this point. If the hours
I'm at are how my schedule is going to remain then I
may need to find employment elsewhere.

Because I feel like all I'll be doing is sitting
around waiting for a night of work here and there. And
that kind of uncertainty is one of the reasons I hated
being in the sales industry.

Please let me know how I should proceed from this
point on.

Thank you,

Jessica