Hi all, so I've just started a new job at a health practice. Working under an acquaintance who co-owns the place. Basically doing him a favour to help out. Mainly doing admin, customer service, cleaning duties etc. I already have full-time employment elsewhere, so this is really just to make extra cash.
Despite my reluctance to be working with somebody I knew, I decided to take it on board. Unfortunately, it just has not panned out well.
Getting frequent whatsapp messages, outside of work hours highlighting my errors, i.e. I put cleaning goods on the shelf below where they were supposed to go. Boss took photos and posted them to group, when It was obvious I was the only one working at the time.
Received a somewhat patronising msg after work saying I had not locked the front door properly. The lock is slightly tricky, and despite checking that the door wasn't going anywhere, I must not have done it properly.
Felt like trash afterwards. Not that it excuses it, but the door was deadbolted with another lock, so it was not going anywhere. This has happened once, thus far.
I decided not to reply to the message, as outside of work hours, and the tone of it was questionable. He frequently dismisses pretty much anything I have to say/contribute regarding business matters, in a rather arrogant way as if he already knows what I'm about to tell him.
Has Ignored texts I sent him regarding specific advice, location and price info on products needed from my other place of employment. Without a courtesy reply
It is a matter of time, before he tries to use my staff discount, as he has already hinted at it.
Always comments on the way I answer my personal phone outside of work hours. I always answer as 'Hello, this is 'insert name' speaking, and it has become a pattern over the years. On 4 occasions the boss has commented why I answer like that, when I should have him added to contacts. This is after I clarified, that this is how I answer all my calls and that I'd added him to contacts ages ago.
Boss has asked me to take sick days from my main job, to work for him. Text messages are frequently blunt/rude in the way they are phrased i.e. 'Firstname. The front door was not properly locked…' A recurring theme across multiple texts.
Sends messages across 3 different platforms instead of just 1 i.e. messenger, whatsapp or text. Sends messages late in the evening with work-related matters. Has called me late at night.
Now, this job is 50c above the legal minimum hourly rate, with absolutely atrocious weekend rates that are only 70c more than standard rate. So the incentive for me to stay really is not there. Weighing up if I should organise a private chat to air the issues, but really not sure I can be bothered. Any advice would be appreciated.