I was so inspired, so determined, loyal, dedicated, unstoppable. I made a huge difference at my job in 3 months, got promoted to manager, was offered a car and a raise, no numbers were discussed. Today I finally get the counter, and it was $1 less per hour than my offer salary. A salary of robationary $26/hr with vague, minimum job duties, and 32/hr after 90 days, was the job offer I accepted. The president said a raise of $5 an hour. I ask if it’s on top of the agreed upon salary. He had completely forgotten that. No, its not. There is no raise. But he’d still like me to inspire, lead (babysit) the team to have my drive and work ethic, and to manage IT.
What happened following cost them an immeasurable amount. The lost my will. Or drive, heart, motivation, desire, love; there’s a hundred different words for what they lost, and I don’t have a way to describe it in one term. I WOULD have changed things. I had plans, I was already implementing them, I was going to enrich the team and train them and inspire them to be awesome. I don’t even want to come to work again. I loved the job the whole time.
This job wasn’t about money, it was about making a difference. I haven’t been able to pay rent abd utilities to my dad because my current bills and the cost of living in Hawaii, I’m still paycheck to oaych6. Now I have no escape.
Just this week I found a billing discrepancy that enabled them to bill for $15 k more a month, every month. Albeit the sales rep stole the credit and didn’t mention me, I had initially emailed the president about my findings, so he didn’t bother to read the email. Now I am supposed to turn things around, bring in revenue, and what is tantamount to babysit the team to get them to work and hold them accountable. The engineer who was my level when I started still makes $20k more than me a year. Abd I’ve been promoted to his manager. Abd he didn’t finish projects, abd I do.
I don’t know shat the future holds but it’s not what it was this morning.
Inspiration 