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If you bust your ass you get privileges, if not more pay or promotions. I've always worked my way into getting the schedule I want, the work I want, whatever I want. Chad gets the shit jobs because Chad's a lazy fuck and everyone knows it. Also, I can fuck up hugely and keep my job. Chad's getting bounced next time he steps out of line.
That hasn’t been true for me.
One of the worst experiences I had was when I became the number one seller in the office. I finally asked for a promotion, filled out a résumé, went into the office to speak with the boss.
“You are just too valuable as a salesperson. I understand that it can be frustrating, but when you’re doing 40% better than the best person under you, that is where you are most valuable.” If it had been 20%, they would have asked me to manage and, “duplicate myself.”
It is crazy how I finally had to get what I wanted. I tested them. I didn’t show up to work for a week. I figured if they fired me, I’d just go find another job. That isn’t what happened, when I walked through the door, “oh thank god. We’re having a terrible week, we need you to come in here and work your magic. I was scared you quit bro.” I said, “oh I was going to, it really doesn’t make sense to stay at a place where you can’t grow in any direction and get anything better than a 10 cent raise every 6 months.”
After that, I was able to work three days in sales, two days in sales verification, two dollar raise.
I also got paid an additional four dollars an hour to train people, but only when I was training.
I also got to be a back up manager, where I also made four extra dollars on the hour when I was needed. It wasn’t constant, but it was always rad when it happened. I was also allowed 4 hours of overtime and they ignored the fact that I didn’t clock out for lunch.
I should have stayed in sales, but it really does drive you into the dirt eventually.
That company went out of business in 2009. They also did fundraising and I guess the owners were stealing money.
One thing that sort of helps me know when I should quit a job is by looking at my employment as a business relationship between me and the employer. I have my aspirations and goals, and if the employment doesn’t work in my favour anymore, then it might be time for me to go. Things that can be “not in my favour” can be things like:
Thanks and praises are good, but those are free and are expected of a cordial relationship anyways. You don’t charge your friends for saying thank you after all.
Essentially, just like all relationships, if it doesn’t work out for us, then we should consider leaving that relationship, lest it eats at us. You can always argue with yourself on whether you should stay: maybe it’s just worse out there, maybe they haven’t crossed your bottom line, etc. We can’t use every logic in other relationships, but there’s a certain pattern to them.