Hi guys. I’m so heavy-hearted. I worked so hard for such little pay for my local newsroom. I’ve talked about it in posts and never thought it’d reach this point.
I was asked to send along analytics to my editor and publisher, they themselves requested it, so they can see what is popular. I did so. Then this happened.
My editor calls me and starts telling me how dare I tell her what news to report on. I calmly told her it was just a recommendation based on the analytics. She started screaming at me that she’s the one who chooses the news.
This was the third day in a row she has screamed, and I’m not exaggerating when I say she actually was screaming at me. Each time it was over information that she herself requested. I was very calm and let her take it out on me because honestly I was so shocked and confused. But not this last time. I screamed back.
You bet I told her to go fuck herself and that she’s never known what she’s doing the entire time I’ve been here, which is true. She’s like 70 and refuses to learn anything about web. She’s a typical boomer, gets insanely mad when she doesn’t understand something.
Then, I text my publisher immediately after. “You need to call me about ____.”
He calls me and starts berating me about how dare I tell him what to do, without even listening. I was in shock, so I took a breath and kindly told him to go fuck himself and hung up.
He sent a voicemail asking to call him back, I didn’t. He revoked my email access so I can’t get work done when Monday comes. I’m not quitting. Guess I’ll see what HR thinks.
Any advice on whether or not I can collect unemployment? What should I say to HR? It’s all new to me.
Fuck them for this, I have major healthcare issues to worry about so losing insurance is terrifying.