So I worked on a farm growing the greenest of green plants. Easily up to 100-125 degrees in the Green houses. Super shitty work, and I couldn’t lay on rocks/uneven dirt to trim, because of breaking my back on the job about 8 months prior. After asking again and again to do anything else they said na, just sit on a bucket instead of laying down?
So I asked for a raise. Very professional I said, “If you want me to do this for the next two months i’d formally like to request a raise!” They responded very fast in person almost cutting me off saying, “Oh a raise? Yah well we’ve never done anything like that before so uh, we’ll get back to you.”
This company is almost 6yrs old. And they’ve run through so many people they haven’t given ANYONE raises. Well that’s bullshit cuz while me and an excoworker were hanging out a week later, drunk he blurts out, “Sorry man I’ve been making 1.50 more then you this whole time…” and I know I work fuckin hard. Can’t lay down but standing up, I’ve plowed and stuck hundreds of posts for field after field this summer. Lifted hundreds of lbs. and he maybe does dirt work once a month. He’s in the office.
So, I’m happy to be out and be going to school! It was fun while it lasted but I want to be on the corporate side of a farm now. Pay me what I’m worth.