Grrr! Why bother having a job at all?

[Sevaede]

Okay, so I work in housekeeping at a nursing home (early-mid june). We have a housekeeping manager apart from the general director of the facility. It is a half hour, for one way, trip to work if Troy drives me. If I take the bus, I have to leave my house at least two hours in advance (I have to take several). I make minimum wage. The housekeeping manager has an out of state cell phone and has never answered it when I have called him. They NEVER call me at a good time (like, say, the day BEFORE so I know!!!!), rather they call after Troy has already left for work but just a few mins before they want me in.

We have a schedule but instead of it being "8-4:30" it just lists the amount of hours we are working. However, THAT doesn't matter because EVERY single day that I work, I have had to ask the day beforehand how many hours and WHEN I'll start. This makes it incredibly difficult and aggravating to schedule job interviews. I just have so many frustrations with the schedule.

I have had other coworkers tell me "Oh, you weren't supposed to be here for another two hours." on several occasions. I have been scheduled to work for eight hours, start at six AM, get told at nine AM that I'll be leaving at ten.

My days off are messed up. I usually have Monday and Tuesday. Now they're switching it up by giving me Sunday off, calling me in on days that I'm not on call, etc etc.

With a few things combined, this has made my search for another job difficult. I keep getting asked, "Well why don't you just QUIT?". My response is that I have bills that need to be paid, I can't just quit.

Last night, I tried to call (my aunt, who works with me) to get my schedule for today and was told that the housekeeping manager did not say anything to her about me coming in, about my hours, etc. So, this morning I get up at six to call her at work. She says she doesn't know (she's, also, known the manager for several years and is in a somewhat supervisory position, so that's why I rely on her) and to not worry about it unless I get a call. A few minutes ago, I get a call I don't really (the area code reminded me of Louisiana) recognize (name unavailable) while I'm right in the middle of something. I check the messages after I'm done. It's the housekeeping manager. He's all "Well, I just tried to call you again (uh, no? wouldn't I have recognized the number or, uh, heard a RING the first time?). I was gonna call you in at ten to work until four but I'm just gonna call in [coworker] instead because I don't know what's going on with you."

I'm sorry if any of this sounds like it's from a spoiled brat. Trust me, it's not. I am just so incredibly aggravated with my job. I want to quit, but, if I do, we won't be able to cover bills. It would be easier if Troys job hadn't rushed him into signing up for insurance and lied about how much it was going to be (over $340 per month!).

Any suggestions? (I wish I could get paid to go to school! Wouldn't that be awesome? )

Thanks for letting me vent!

[Catty1]

Start checking the classifieds and update your resume and get it out to places you'd like to work at (whether they are hiring or not!).

This disorganization is total BS. Can the management not be reported, as this craziness and last-minute stuff is bound to affect patient care???

You are making only minimum - and this is costing you in time and stress as well!

[Sevaede]

Start checking the classifieds and update your resume and get it out to places you'd like to work at (whether they are hiring or not!).

This disorganization is total BS. Can the management not be reported, as this craziness and last-minute stuff is bound to affect patient care???

You are making only minimum - and this is costing you in time and stress as well!

Indeedy! I've got a couple of places on my list to go to today (if I don't end up having to go in anyways? who knows!).

I believe so! I can try to report this to the director of the facility, as well as his supervisor (I am not sure if the housekeeping department is its own company? I have been told yes by some and no by others.). Troy, also, sent in a complaint to Avamere corporate offices, I think.

I try to point things out and he counters with other BS. He's completely unwilling to listen. He insists that he only has to give me 24 hours notice of a schedule change (which happens VERY frequently, the schedule change that is) but he never even gives me THAT much!

I have always been resourceful and able to deal with situations (I have eaten ramen for very long periods of time! XD) so I'm thinking about quitting anyways. Ahh!! I always have a sick stomach and anxiety now.

*hug* thanks you!

[Alysser]

I am sorry you have to go through that. As said, that really is BS and the management and organization at that place is unacceptable. I wish you alot of luck in finding a new job where you will get a better experience.

[Sevaede]

Thank you very much Alyssa! I am doing the best that I can. I'm just going along, handing in resumes, applications, going for interviews and the like.

OH! I forgot to add that the housekeeping manager has lied to me on occasions.

One instance, he lied to me about calling me in. I was scheduled to have the day completely off. His best friend is also one of my coworkers. She (the friend, I'll call E) called me to ask me to come in and cover for her because she SAID she had a doctors appointment with her mom. E tried saying that I owed her because she claims she covered for me when I had scheduled some days off ( a few weeks prior to the dates). That is not true. The agreement was I would work one girls (a different coworker) schedule for a couple of days and she would work mine (covering for me). To avoid any sort of rifts, I just let it go and went in.

I went in. Housekeeping manager came up and started talking to me. He was talking about how E was worried about what she was gonna have to say to get me to go in and whatnot. I didn't have much of a response. When I got home, I checked and saw that I had phone messages. One was left by housekeeping manager just a few minutes after I left for the bus. In it he's describing in a dramatic fashion about how E is "throwing up ALLLL over the place" and whatnot.

BLEH!

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I'm sorry to hear about your trouble. It sounds like the management at your job is really unprofessional.

I know what you mean about not being able to quit, too. My husband really wants a different job (The management there is also very unprofessional and everyone is pretty upset. A women who is pregnant is not getting any leave for the baby- and if she does take off, she is not getting paid for any of it. They will most likely fire her, actually, and he works at a hospital ) , but we cannot afford to make a lot less than his current job so he has to stick it out till something else comes along.

I know it can be hard when your employer doesn't give you the respect you deserve. Best of luck finding a new job.