So I have two contracts at my job, I’ve been working the hours on my one contract and had been chasing down what’s going on with the next. My working contract is over soon as I’m covering for a long term member of the team who is off on long-term sick. The other contact, I haven’t worked any hours on and have been wondering what’s going on.
After a long wait and having to chase down members of staff who are on 5 times my wage, I had to have an uncomfortable chat where I found out that HR had forgot they had hired me, (I had signed and returned the contract too), they gave my hours to an in-house member of staff. Now I have no hours and have been told I need to work in a new department. Basically it’s 0 hours and they have nothing to give me.
Thankfully I applied for the same job I already do but at a different institute. I interviewed and was successful, this position gives me my first ever contract, I have a wage for the first time and I’ve got an MA. I’ve waited so long, I’m going to be trained in my field and my wages will increase for the first time ever. I am not surprised at my current jobs lack of care and awareness. Fuck HR.