Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Why is my boss so inconsiderate?

Hello Aunty amara,more grease to your elbow...
please help me post as soon as possible ...
Mine is not a relationship issue...
Am a young girl of 23 years...my boss wants me to be coming to work on saturday which was earlier not so...
I work as a sales girl on the island,we sell car accessories,i started working with my boss on February 2012 with the agreement that he would be paying me 13k monthly,i accepted because i don't want to stay idle waiting for admission...
Along the line as at September 2013,i got admission into a polytecnic as a part time student(weekend classes) and immediately i told my boss about it who openly told me that there was no problem,that he would grant me the grace only on Saturday (note he was not married yet)so along the line i started my school with the intention that boss was with me i.e he was giving me the grace to go to school still working for him...
At a stage he started delaying my monthly salaries to the 11th or 12th of the new month...
All these while i never complained,i just took it as one of the things he would want to do since am not coming on Saturday (note that he increased the mony to 15k).
The problem now is that he invited me over to his place today and said he has two things to tell me...
I told him to go on...he said he wants to thank me for all what i have been doing for him since i came to his shop,that he was very happy,i responded by telling him to thank God that it was not by my power...
Secondly that he would want me to start coming to shop on Saturday when we are on holiday(note that he is now married)
I was surprised,i told him that this was never our agreement,or why would he want to change evrything now...
We had a little argument on it,i was so hurt and felt so betrayed and dissapointed,he started giving me instances of people that attend my school that he has asked them and they said we have long break...
I tried reminding him that i am a part time student and not a full time student,that we were only given three weeks break which implied three Saturdays for me.......
So i asked him what  were his conditions ,what he has decided and he told me to go that he would call me back....
Am so weak right now,i don't just know why he is doing this to me...
I work with all my heart for him under sun and rain like Jackie...
Why would he want to put me on a condition without minding my earlier years with him.
Note:Am the only person in the shop with him and i resume 7.00am till 6.30pm daily...
Candid advice are needed,if you have ever found yourself in such circumstances....Thanks .


Dear sender, 
Entrepreneurs don't care about how you feel or what you may be going through. 
He doesn't want to know if you have given the best or you are about to be crushed. 
His main focus is on profit and profit of his business. 
It takes grace, and understanding for an entrepreneur to consider the happiness of his team before his profit. 
It's a rigorous training, one that is preparing you for greater glory. 
One thing you must not do is accept terms and conditions that may not be favourable for you and your academics. 
Whenever he responds to you, do state the terms in which you can work with him. 
With your three years of experience, there should be some review of your salary but then, that's left for you to negotiate with him. 
I know that you need funds but I wouldn't suggest that you remain with a boss who doesn't appreciate your efforts nor is considerate of your academics. 

4 comments:

  1. Amara u are so so wrong on ur comments about entrepreneurs. It was a senseless generalisation.

    Am sure you don't know the difference between a businessman and an entrepreneur.
    It's good that you retract the statement.

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  2. @chris Tiptop.... are you saying that entrepreneurship is not a business? Maybe you should visit your dictionary or better still use Google.com.

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  3. Give advice not criticize, she has given her own advice dear poster, I should said yes sir since it is just three Saturdays. Moreover how are u coping with that salary, 12 hours daily Haba ur oga no good, maybe I need to change ur job. God bless u

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  4. Give advice not criticize, she has given her own advice dear poster, I should said yes sir since it is just three Saturdays. Moreover how are u coping with that salary, 12 hours daily Haba ur oga no good, maybe I need to change ur job. God bless u

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