I've Had Better Days

I'm sitting here wondering if anyone is even reading my blog.

Who would blame you for not wanted to come back each day to see what I have to say when I've just been in a down-right pissy mood lately.

Today is no different.

Do you notice I'm in blue today. There's a reason for that.

I've been thinking about how it is in the real world when it comes to work and dealing with other employees, most of all an employer.

A person feels like they are busting their ass for their employer. They are going out of their way to do a good job, doing work that is above and beyond. They might find new ways to save the employer money. They may collect some old debts that the employer thought were uncollectable. They may find many costly errors made by past employees in their position. The posibilities are endless.

What do employees want when it comes to their job. They want to be noticed. They want to be acknowledged......and by acknowledged I mean they want to be noticed with compensation. But some employers don't seem to notice all employees equally when it comes to compensation.

Ultimately, employers are going to have their favorite employees. The employees who can do no wrong and in their opinion the sun rises and sets out of the employees ass.

Note to employer, if you're going to ask for the opinion of a loyal and true employee and then ignore that opinion.....don't ask in the first place. It's tough to put yourself out there when your boss asks for your opinion. It's tough when your boss counter argues your opinion. This means that he or she has already made up their mind about what they've just asked you. Is he just looking for someone to agree with him? I mean, why bother. Don't ask my opinion if you really don't want it....that's all I'm saying.

What I want is to be treated equal. I know that this will never happen, but throw me a bone for crying out loud. There is no consistency with employers today. You already know why. Look at the state of Michigan for example. Our unemployment rate is 12% for March. This is the highest of any state in America. Employers don't have to put up with you, they can move right on to the next Joe Smoe who is desperate to find a job.

When Scott and I owned our business I felt like we were very decent to our employees. We gave raises often....they weren't huge, but they were better than nothing. We were flexible on the work schedule, we weren't overly strict......maybe that was a bad thing. Being on both sides of the fence I felt like the respect was a two-way street with our employees.

Ok, I think I'm done complaining. I'm just upset over some things that have been going on at work. Scott keeps telling me to talk to my boss about it, but I'm really not comfortable doing that. I'm seriously non-confrontational (unless it's with Scott, lol) I'll confront him any day of the week. I'm just not one who likes to put myself out there to an employer when I need my job. I feel like I'm just holding it in, but today......I nearly burst into tears right in front of my boss. Not really a good thing. Seriously, not a good thing!

What's your opinion. Does anyone have the guts to talk money with their boss? (I mean besides Scott.) Let me know what you think.