I want more money to return.I may have written a post about this before, but aside from telling people how much I' ve hated my last job, I would return for a price. What would that be you ask? Well, most people like to accuse me of being desperate for a job. That is not only incorrect but inconsistent with how I' ve been acting. Desperate people take the first job that comes along after quitting one or getting fired. I' ve been floating around in ambiguity for almost two years. Not exactly desperate eh? Desperate people also wouldn' t matter how much their earning, so long as their earning something. What do I want? To return to my old job, I want a $5,000 bonus. Yes, that' s right. $5,000 bucks. I also want a $15.00 pay raise. In 2005 when I quit my last job, I was making $7.75 So an increase would put it at $22.75. Impossible you say? They' d never go for it you say? Well consider the facts as I see them. When I left, this was a security company that paid it' s employees, be they first timers or experienced, $5.50 in what they call a one time training wage, that' s to learn the ins and outs of a job and each night after, a normal salary of $6-$14 - depending on how long the situation lasts for a person. At any time, you can be transfered, or the client you' re assigned to could cancel their account, rendering you back into a void. Nice. When I left, aside from those who could barely speak english, those that could were easily fired routinely. Fired for lost uniforms, forgetting to bring and wear one on duty, fired for losing important keys, fired for sleeping on the job ( doesn' t look good if your asleep while people bang the door to get in, in the morning ). Some call that complete incompetence. I don' t know, what would you call it? I consider myself probably their best worker, not for my performance, but in comparison to the ever many screwball coconut head ragamuffins they routinely fire after two or three weeks. No, I would disagree, $5,000 cannot be all that much to give someone willing to return, who was your best employee.
Would you return to an old job? Would you want more money and/or a hefty bonus? If you thought you were better than the slackers around you, you would. Why did you leave? Sure, you hated the job, however, smart people don't leave a job without having another in hand. Or were you fired like the others you talk about. Did your hatred show through? That type of attitude does not make the best employee as you say. Personally, I wouldn't return to any previous jobs. I'm making more money and have it better than I ever have right now. I don't dwell in the past. I like your approach, XT. I certainly don' t see you as being desperate. You seem quite selective to me. I like the $5000 bonus idea. Does the employer collect the same fee from his client regardless of the performance of his coconut heads? It so, he makes more money on the $5.50 screwballs than on the $6-$14 chuckleheads. This assumes a plentiful supply of coconut heads who can be fired before qualifying for the higher pay rate. You should consider going into competition with him. You might offer the clients no sleeping on the job as an upgrade. Then, if you can hire some insomniac hickory heads for under $10, you could make out like a bandit. Why did I leave? I left for multiple reasons. You say a smart person does not leave a job without having another job lying in wait. I say only a stupid person stays in a job, if nothing else but for the sake of complaining regardless of what' s on the other end. As part of this topic I started, one of the sub-reasons for leaving was indeed jealousy. A company memo once praised a particular employee who was fortunate enough to have the V.P. visit them while on the job. Supposedly being impressed with the professionalism and demeanor, that employee found an extra $1000 towards his net pay for the week. Now listen. I spent six years not only doing my job consistently and without complaint, I did it well, and did it effectively. While it is true, I did not have the good fortune to stop a crime in progress or foil a terrorist plot, I did take some pride in doing more than what was required of me just to show that I cared. I began to see myself as more of an afterthought. A victim of my own sucess. So regular and average, I was hardly noticed. Oh by the way, thanks xttwo, and listen, hey you' re doing a good job. Not every other day, every other week, or at any part of the year even. And certainly not with any attached bonuses. Now who' s going to tell me not to overdramatize my situation, you? Save it. There' s reasons why we all work, some want appreciation, some want money, most want both. I knew the ramifications of my decision but made it any way.
Have you actually made this pitch to your old company, or is this just something you blather about on a message board?
Think. ( I know it may be hard for some people like you, but you can at least give it a shot. ) What do members of this message board do? What do they do in this particular forum called Vent? Need a hint? They blather my friend, they blather. If you want to blather without entertaining questions about just how much of a failure you are, get a Livejournal and don' t allow comments. Is that what you' ve said to every other blatherer or just me? | |
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