I will try to keep this short but, I worked at a paper factory and was told by HR that I would get 50 and 75 cent raises after my 45 and 90 day review. I was given 25 cents each time. And after addressing it to HR they swore up and down they never said any numbers at my orientation. Fast forward 6 months later when I started through a temp agency I was told it would be 3 months until hiring. It took 4 months and it was past the period to where I would have been given 40 hours of PTO. People who began months after me were making much more than me for the same job with less experience. ( worked with one guy making 18.75 through agency) while I made 17.25 which I had to fight for.. after getting hired on. I worked C shift on the promise of more pay which didn’t come. The person making 18.7( worked A shift which has no differential. The last straw was requesting two hours of PTO on my last day to leave early. It was denied.
So next day I used 4 hours of earned PTO on my birthday which I had scheduled earlier in the week and had an epiphany. Aside from the problems and situations with my fellow co workers which supervisors refused to address, growing up I realize the company was blatantly trying to disrespect me. I felt insulted used and all after being so good. As they say no good deed goes unpunished. I came in 10 minutes before my shift and handed in my badge and uniform. I don’t know what the next move is but I know that these are the kinds of jobs that cause people to take their own lives. I did it for 7 months. To anyone out there working a job they don’t like, I have a lot of respect for you but Lord knows I couldn’t do it anymore.