My employer has gone back on their word. Help!?
In a progress review meeting I mentioned that my workload, and therefore my hours, had increased since the departure of a colleague, and therefore I was looking for more money. I work quite far from home (2 hours each way, sometimes more) and so I wanted it to be worth my while, if I was paid more I could learn to drive etc. I was told this would be looked out in 6 months time, which is too long for me. I applied for a job at another company, and got the job! It earned much more and was closer to home, result! I told my current employer and they said if I didn't take it, they would match the offer effective after the christmas break. I agreed, as I would be able to afford to learn to drive, cutting my journey to only 30-45 minutes each way. The company has opportunity for training and growth, and I like my colleagues. I had a meeting with my director today, one of the first questions was "do you still have an offer from the other job?" I said no, as by this point I had been led to believe I was being officially told of the raise, but instead was told that they can't do anything for 5 more months! They knew I had an offer that would earn more, and they have messed me up so much. I booked driving lessons, put a deposit down for my hair, etc etc, and now I am completely out of pocket. I know I shouldn't have prematurely but I was told I was guaranteed it! I am really upset, especially as I was then made to stay an extra hour, when I just wanted to leave! (I work around 7.45am-5.30pm, on relatively crap pay if I'm honest!) What do I do? I have a text from my manager saying they would match the money, he said immediately, but the text does not!
Employment: My boss went back on his word on giving us raises.?
One of our co-workers quit 3 months ago, and her job duties were distributed among 3 of us, so we wouldn't have to hire another person. Our boss told us that he will RE ASSESS the situation after 3 months and mubled something about raises. So all 3 of us thought we were getting raises after 3 months by doing a good job and performing additional duties. One of us brought up to his attention that 3 months are almost up and if he is goign to be including raises in the next payroll. Well the boss FLIPPED OUT when he heard this, he was being very defensive and the comment made him angry. He proceeded to MEMOing us by saying "there has been a big confusion and mistake" "There is no raises coming right now or in the near future." "so please if there was confusion I am sorry but we can't do any raises". He WENT BACK on his word!!!!! what can we do to bring this issue to his attention? What should we say? What ELSE could he mean by "reassessment" . Definition: The process of re-determining
Can an employer let you go after you give notice?
I don’t believe so but be sure you’ve followed company procedure. For example, where I work a resignation must be in writing, signed and dated. You need two copies, one for your immediate supervisor and a second to be passed on to HR.You don’t have to give two weeks’ notice although we recommend it. The view of our Legal team is that since we can terminate you with no notice, you have the right to quit with no notice.You don’t have to indicate why you’re leaving nor do you have to use any flowery language such as “It’s been great working here …”. Courtesy can be a factor in what we say about you down the road, but it’s not required.We’ll ask you to do an exit interview in HR and to sign some paperwork. They will also explain how you can pick up your personal items (assuming you have any left) and when you can get your last check. You can decline the exit interview and walk out on the spot. In that case, we have 72 hours to get your final check to you in the mail.I draw this all out because let’s suppose you have a blowup with your supervisor, yell “I QUIT!!!” and walk out. We can accept that or we can fire you, including for cause. Nothing in writing = we don’t have to count your resignation. Instead, we can view your walking out as abandoning your job, and that’s a for cause here.So if you’re going to quit and there’s some reason why you feel a no notice resignation is what you want to do, be sure you follow procedure. If you have no procedure (handbook, etc.) then I’d say follow ours: two written, signed and dated resignation notices (along with a 3rd for yourself).I would also not recommend this as being your opportunity to get back at people and managers you don’t like. Things like that get around …
How do I convince an employer to give me a chance?
If you are feeling especially confident (and it sounds like you are), when an interviewer tells you that you're not qualified, be ready to sell yourself a little.Project confidence and sincerity through your actions and words. Look the interviewers in the eye when you say you'd like a shot at the job. Speak confidently about your abilities, and tout your ability to adapt, grow, and learn on the job.Do you have other experiences that might make you uniquely useful to this company? Bring up any relevant skills and describe how they might be used in the position you're trying to get. The company has a list of what it wants, yes, but you can make them realize that maybe there are other strengths out there that they could use, that they hadn't considered.Show a willingness to learn, an enthusiasm for the type of work, and confidence that you can be an asset to the company. If it's legally possible where you are, suggest a trial or temp period during which the company could evaluate your skills on the job and decide whether you're capable of meeting their needs. (Just remember that trial periods or temporary work often involve reduced pay. Be sure to set an agreed-upon end date so that the company can't take advantage of you as a source of cheap labor).Before leaving the interview, ask what specific experiences you will need before the company would be willing to consider you again. Once you have that information you can obtain that experience and come back for another interview later down the road. I understand the feeling that this might be a "missed opportunity", but try to be more objective about it. It is very likely that this company will hold other interviews. You have an advantage because you went to this first interview; even though they didn't hire you, you know what they're looking for, you know how the interview will probably go, and you have already made a good impression. In other words, you haven't missed an opportunity, you have given yourself a better opportunity.Good luck!
What does it mean when an employer doesn't get back to me after a final round interview? I'm mature enough to assume that 7 days with no response means "No", but I don’t understand why they won’t simply tell me they're declining to hire me.
It means absolutely nothing. (And, certainly, 7 days with no response does not mean rejection! 7 days is a very normal amount of time.)There are a lot of reasons why an employer might not respond. One is that you've been rejected and they just don't want to deliver bad news. But that's not the normal case.One of your interviewers went on vacation immediately after your interview, and they have to wait for her to return in order to discuss your interview.Three other candidates are interviewing for the same position. Because of final exams, one of these candidates won't be able to interview for another several weeks.They're waiting to see if their next round of funding will come in and your offer hinges on that.They are giving you an offer, but they need to get your salary approved.They're calling some additional references that you haven't listed and don't even know about.One of their employees is leaving, and this will cause a minor reorg. This probably won't impact whether or not there's an open position, but there's a small chance it could.The company is dealing with coordinating their next round of funding, firing a key employee, a new product release, two potential new partnerships, and four other candidates in the pipeline. Each of these have dozens of emails that associated with them, and they just haven't gotten the time to respond to you.I've never heard of a company that has a practice of not notifying candidates when they are rejected. It wouldn't make sense. They'd piss off candidates and only increase their workload in dealing with additional emails.However, delays happen -- and sometimes people are just forgetful. For you, this is the most important thing in going on in your life. For the company, it's just not. They have a lot of work to do -- you're just one more thing to deal with.Many candidates feel that they see a pattern that no response = rejection, because they don't hear back for a while and then they eventually find out they're rejected. Yes, but, 80 - 90% of candidates are rejected regardless. "No response" only means rejection to the extent that an interview means rejection -- which is to say that it doesn't.Do not assume that no response = rejection. It doesn't. It could mean an offer, it could mean rejection, but more likely it means nothing at all. Follow up, and continue to follow up. After 5+ weeks, then you might want to back off.
Did a job off craigslist, employer won't pay?
I have my class A license and have been out of work for a while. I put a brief ad on craigslist describing my experience and stuff and got a phone call one night. "Come drive my truck with another driver to Atlanta and back and I'll pay you 760 dollars as soon as you get back." This was two Thursdays ago, I was promised I would be back Tuesday and I ended up staying out over the road with no money for a few extra days. I get back and this man doesn't have my money. He promised he would get it to me Monday. He only paid one hundred. Another week goes by and I have to bug him, while he promises to pay me the next day, then he has his cousin give me two hundred. His cousin describes the money situation to me and promises me the rest of the money on the next day. Now my employer or temporary employer refuses to answer his phone. There's no documentation. We just agreed for the money and I took him at his word. What can I do? Is small claims court an option?
Loyalty to your employer?
I'm currently working as a contractor with my company and am about 1.5 months into a 6 month contract. There has been word floating around that due to the lack of work, us contractors may be forced to either look into relocating to another state (from IL to either IA or FL) and stay as a contractor to work at a different company there. The place in IA is over 3 hours away from here and FL is many hours away. When I heard about that, I made my resume public on Monster. There is an oppertunity in WI that offers a permanant position with a company, really good benefits, and potentially a higher wage. When I was hired by the company I am with now, I received no benefits but the pay was pretty good. They also asked if I would be able to stay the duration of the contract. I agreed that I would. My question is this: Should I stick out the rest of the contract with the chance of having to choose to either stay in hotels during the week while I am in either IA or FL and come back to home on the weekends (with FL it would be more like coming back maybe once a month due to the distance) or even losing my job or should I just leave my current company if the job in WI is offered to me? My issue is that I said I'd be staying for the duration of the contract and breaking it would be breaking my word. But I don't want to miss out on an oppertunity when this current adventure could end up in ruin.
Can my employer force me to work on my scheduled days off?
Yes, they can force you to work, but they cannot make you use a sick or vacation day. It's your right to simply refuse pay for the day. Edit: I should say, they can fire you if you refuse. They can't literally force you.