Ugh....It's been one of those weeks. Finals started last Friday and I've been working 26+ hours a week. I told my boss almost two months ago that I couldn't handle any more hours. Back then I was working about 20-22 hours a week, and going to school full time. I work two different jobs for the same company. I work in a group home of sorts most of the time and work in the community with a young gal who I teach cooking, social, etc skills to. Well, my community gal lost her job so her parents decided that I should TRIPLE my hours with her, so I went from 2 hours to 6 hours with her, even though the only reason I took that community girl was because she only needed someone for 2 hours once a week. Her parents are very rude and couldn't believe that my schedule wouldn't work to add 4 more hours, and got upset. I told my boss I couldn't do it. A month goes by and my boss tells me she's bumping up my hours with the girl and taking 1 hour away from me working at the group home. NOT an even trade as you might have guessed!
I let her walk all over me and now I'm working way more than I want to. The only day I get off is Sunday.
Now I've been working and not complaining, but I go out to the girl's house last Tuesday and almost died. The parent's live on a 1/2 mile lane of the highway that goes straight up then straight down to the house. The lane was PURE ice because they had not done anything with it, nor do they ever plan to take care of it. I slid three times sideways towards the highway trying to get up the lane. I called the parents and they told me to back up on the highway and drive as fast as I could to get up. I didn't bother calling my boss because I knew she would tell me to try (although she tells me she would never let her staff risk their lives)
Anyway, I get up the hill and stop before it starts going back down to the house. But the drive was pure ice and the car just kept going down the hill, spun completely around in a circle and stopped ONE FOOT from where the driveway stopped, then a drop off, then a hill, then a POND! I was freaking out. I wanted to cry and was all shaky. The family just made a joke about it!!!!!
I called my boss told her I was done Tuesday night. I will keep working at the group home, but not with that girl in the community anymore. My boss never calls me back, so I email her Thursday morning and she tells me she didn't call me beck because we should have talked in person
Shouldn't she have called me back to tell me that?!!!!
Then I make and appointment of sorts to meet with her this afternoon. She didn't answer the phone so I called and talked to the next boss up. Apparently she "forgot" that she had a doctor's appointment.
I'm really upset that my boss thinks this issue can be solved. I'm done with it. I told her that several times. It's too stressful, not enjoyable, the parents are rude, and the girl doesn't have any ambition to work on any of her goals. I literally dred every day I have to meet with that girl.
Does my boss think I'm just going to forget about the situation and keep going???? I WILL NOT!
Please give me the strength to stand up to my boss and tell her no!
I have a problem with letting people walk all over me till I get a back bone and put an end to it. My boss tells me there are solutions other than just giving up and quitting. I don't care what solutions there are. I'm done with it!
Now I've been working and not complaining, but I go out to the girl's house last Tuesday and almost died. The parent's live on a 1/2 mile lane of the highway that goes straight up then straight down to the house. The lane was PURE ice because they had not done anything with it, nor do they ever plan to take care of it. I slid three times sideways towards the highway trying to get up the lane. I called the parents and they told me to back up on the highway and drive as fast as I could to get up. I didn't bother calling my boss because I knew she would tell me to try (although she tells me she would never let her staff risk their lives)
I called my boss told her I was done Tuesday night. I will keep working at the group home, but not with that girl in the community anymore. My boss never calls me back, so I email her Thursday morning and she tells me she didn't call me beck because we should have talked in person
I'm really upset that my boss thinks this issue can be solved. I'm done with it. I told her that several times. It's too stressful, not enjoyable, the parents are rude, and the girl doesn't have any ambition to work on any of her goals. I literally dred every day I have to meet with that girl.
Does my boss think I'm just going to forget about the situation and keep going???? I WILL NOT!
Please give me the strength to stand up to my boss and tell her no!