Our store manager is a “I look at us like a family” type of manager. Because of excessive callouts, he asked me to stay late tonight to “play” a position that:
- Makes higher money than what I'm paid to do
- I've been doing all day anyways because it had to be done, not the first time by a longshot
- They know i've been angling for a promotion to
I don't know if he knows this, especially since he is new, but I feel very uncomfortable leaving past dark because I, a woman, take a bus and then walk home in a really shitty city that I've experienced quite a bit of harassment in. I've wanted the position for a while but they always make me their last choice because of my availability being limited due to that transportation issue. I've made it known to other managers/supervisors that I would be willing to open up my availability because I'd put myself in worse danger for, but I would have to be fairly compensated for it. I'm willing to put myself in more danger for extra thousands of dollars a year. Not $45 for a single night.
So my response to him was, “I've been 'playing' that position all day. If you want me to stay later I would like to be paid as that position i've been playing.”
He didn't respond to that and instead went into his office .
I might have to start looking for a new job because I'm pretty sure my stubbornness just put a death sentence on my time here.