I took a manufacturing job couple months back. Pay is 17.50, but the culture and the benefits seemed worth it. It was enough to afford to pay my bills and not be completely broke. Fast forward a month, things are so expensive I can't even afford to pay for gas to get to work without borrowing money.
A week and a half ago, I had a meeting with my boss. I had told some coworkers that I was planning to start looking for a new job because I can't afford to work here anymore. Well he heard about it, in our meeting he said that there's a process for pay bumps and one for my department had been in the works for three months and is on the tail end of the process, but he has to wait for his boss to get back from vacation. Also, there is a possible position in data analysis opening up and that he was going to set up a meeting with me and the senior analyst in the next couple days. (I have interests in that line of work that I told him about) All seems good.
Yesterday, after no word on the meeting and no update on the raise I go into hid office and just ask about the meeting. He gives me the usual oh yeah sorry we've been busy I'll talk with him today about it. He then says that there is no update on my raise as he is waiting for his boss to get back from vacation. Again. Within one month this guy the “director of manufacturing operations” has taken two vacations outside of the country. He extended his last one by three days was in the office for maybe four days and is now again on another two week vacation.
Must be fucking nice to be so busy on vacation you can't okay a small cost of living raise for your employees whom make your company the actual fucking money, so they can afford to pay for fucking gas to get to work.
Oh here's the kicker, in the meeting I told my boss I'm trying to give you as much time before I start finding employment elsewhere. But I'm starting to run out of people to ask and borrow money from. His response, well you could always work overtime. OVERTIME!? I shouldn't have to work overtime to pay for my basic needs. I don't go out to eat, I don't go to bars and drink, my one single fucking luxury that I have is I smoke. Cigarettes, bills, gas and food. That's all I spend my money on and I can't afford that. Take your fucking overtime and shove it up your ass.
So guess who is using their sick time going over my resume and applying for jobs. I texted my boss today and simply said I can't make it in today. He text me back a couple hours later saying the meeting with the data analyst is good to go with in the next couple days and not to worry about missing today. Must of got wind that I wasn't happy. Well too fucking late.