Posted by Poet on November 24, 2006, at 10:40:43
For the most part things are great at my new job, I am using my brain, like the work and am good at it.
The not so good part is that I am feeling like I am missing the boat and have never had a chance to get on board.
They were in a big hurry to get me to start as soon as possible so I went in on Columbus Day (holiday at old job) and on the Saturday before my official start date. My first *official* day at work, the co-worker who was supposed to be doing orientation with me had a family emergency and took two weeks off. Understandable. What isn't understandable was that for those two weeks I heard *we have to get you set hours.* I didn't fill out any paperwork until the day before payday. The person who does payroll seemed surprised that in two weeks I hadn't done that. My employee orientation was self guided.
I found out my work schedule the first day the co-worker was back, including that I could opt to take the day after Thanksgiving off without pay. *You'll have to let me know any time off you want around the holidays.* The only time off I've requested was to come in late this past Monday because I had a Dr. Clueless appointment. I planned on making up the hours I missed by skipping lunch and working today. I went in at 8:00 a.m. and was locked out of the office. I waited 15 minutes, put a note under the door and left.
It's bugging me that I went out of my way to work for them before I had left my other job and they don't even have the courtesy to remember that I said on Wednesday that I would be in today. Yeah, those set hours really helped today, she said bitterly.
I'm wondering if on Monday my note will be acknowledged at all or if it'll be on the floor by the door with footprints on it.
I realize I haven't been there long enough to be intrusted with a key and the alarm code to get in the office, but I feel like they wanted me so badly, and now it's Poet who?
Poet Who
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