So, I posted a few months ago about how my company was scamming the employees out of overtime pay over the holidays, but I sadly stuck around a bit longer. I was hired there 6 months ago to be the general manager, but after I began, the owner's son basically decided he liked the management position and has been unwilling to let me do my job. We have been butting heads constantly for these 6 months, but he just undercuts and overrules me almost out of spite and without communication. That, and stealing my ideas to implement them as his own. I've tried to speak to the owner (who doubles as HR), but my emails and phone calls have gone unanswered.
I've essentially been shoved into doing anything the son doesn't want to do himself which is primarily the administrative and customer work. I'm constantly cleaning up after the messes he makes because he often acts before thinking and prioritizes things in really illogical ways. Also, I was promised a host of benefits including a company vehicle, cell phone, expense account, ect. that I have not received nor are they willing to discuss it. I finally hit my limit last week after receiving a customer expedite request. I found the product in question, spoke with the person who would be working on it and verified he wasn't working on anything pressing, and asked that the expedite be the next job filled. Not a problem.
After I walk away, the son approaches the person I just spoke to and told them to ignore me as he had a different project. I saw this transpiring and walked up probably a bit more aggressively than needed but just asked if there was a problem. I was then admonished in front of the staff being told that the problem is that I keep going behind him and changing his plans. I informed him we share a problem in that he changes my plans. Then the shout of “Well, I'm the one in f-ing charge!” just caused me to have enough. I informed him I was going home and did so.
I have been trying to speak with the owner since, and have yet to receive a call or email. I don't want to go back without a conversation, but feel like this is the end of my employment. There are plenty of other issues I could discuss (like the throwing knife board on the floor). I took less salary, less vacation, and increased my commute for this position because I was told I would be able to manage it as I saw fit with little influence from the ownership. That, and the other benefits I never was given. Not really sure how to proceed from here. Any ideas?
Thanks for listening!