Any advice would be appreciated...

gettingtheresometime

OP


I used to be in a similar position to you - going in early & staying late (though I was even more of a mug as I didn't get paid any overtime!).


It wasn't until a new person started & happened to drop it into the conversation her new salary (which was higher than mine) that I woke up and realised what was happening....ie there was no incentive for my boss to pay me more as he was getting the work done for a bargain price!


Things only came to a head when I went out and got myself a new job at a much higher salary. On handing my resignation, it transpired that he thought I was on a higher salary than I was on.


Personally I'd get myself a new job if I was you - you can either use it as leverage for a pay increase where you are (mind you you can only do this once!) or you'll end up in a new job on a higher salary.

sangie595

TheGardener wrote: »

That is unreasonable...

I'm disappointed by the responses to your post too
However, this really is a case of deciding how much work you are prepared /paid to do. Then discuss with the manager what the priorities are in terms of what you will and won't cover - confirmed in writing. Then do your job and no one else's.

If there is no one to cover the work - that is the managers problem and its his responsibility to explain that to Head Office - not you.

I do get a little bit of a sense from your post that you do, in a teeny weeny bit of a way - enjoy the fact you seem to be indispensable/super woman. You need to stop it. Agree with the manager what your role actually is and stick to it.

Alternatively - start looking for another job - you sound like you have a lot of skills other companies would be glad to pay well for

PS Not ensuring staff get the time off they are legal entitled to is illegal.

How does your answer differ from that if anyone else here? You have actually said exactly what the answers you are "disappointed" by did! If your are so disappointed, at least come up with a different answer.

And PS, NO it is not illegal to not ensure that staff get time off that they are legally entitled to. It is unlawful (illegal refers to a criminal offence) to prevent someone from taking the leave to which they are entitled. Nobody is preventing the OP. If the OP wants to not claim it, they are perfectly entitled to. They haven't claimed it.

If you are going to give advice to people, please ensure that it is remotely accurate. Then they won't get sacked for following advice that is wrong.

sangie595

maddie67 wrote: »

OMG those comments! I can understand you thinking that I was mentioning 'male dominated' because I was feeling discriminated against etc, but that wasnt it, that couldnt be further from the truth, believe me!
There was ONE COMMENT! Goodness, you're going to get touchy now, after being walked all over for years?

I havent explained it very well, but I was stating that fact because its a very difficult enviroment to work in if you are of a sensitive disposition You are a grown up employee. Nobody cares if you are "sensitive" or not. You are responsible for your own actions, and there is NO correlation between gender and "sensitivity". If you wish to think that stereotypes are facts and operate on that basis yourself, fine. You are doing neither yourself not anyone else favours. as nobody cares what they say and dont make allowances for anyone, male or female. So it had nothing to do with stereotypes anyway? Im treated as 'one of the lads' 90% of the time, and when it comes to standing up for myself is when the other 10% gets brought in. The person bringing it in its you. Ive worked here many years and we are like family, which is probably why they take me for granted. Really? My family don't take me for granted either! Do yours? If so, then that is about you accepting that position, not about anything else.

It is, sadly, a fact that my boss did actually say to me that I couldnt be promoted on the part time salary rate because it would mean that I would be earning more than a role carried out by male employees, so its not me jumping on the male/female pay divide bandwagon, it was him. Now you are! But prove that conversation. And also, the context - because given certain situations, the concept of a higher paid hourly worker having a wage that outstrips a salaried employee may be unfair and unacceptable! Thereare differences in pay. Can you evidence that the divergence in pay is about gender and not professional skills. I dont care who earns what so long as I get a fair salary for what I do but I do think its wrong that he actually gave that as a reason for not paying me the rate I was worth before I was made full time. What are you "worth"? I'm genuinely interested. How do you evidence that fact? Not whine about the amount the hours or the pay or anything else, but evidence your worth? Because "i'm worth more" is passive. You are worth what they'll pay you to keep you.

Yes, I could stop doing the overtime, Yes you couldI could take my holidays (actually, I probably couldnt in all honesty are manacles involved? If not then yes, actually, in all honesty you could.) but the work will still be here when I get back, there is nobody else who can do my job. And you've done what about that? As Ive already mentioned, my boss waited until my assistant was on mat leave before even interviewing for her cover - theres no way he would consider getting me extra help. Why should he? He had a skivvy...

Non of this alters the fact that my (female) Assistant was being offered almost as much salary as myself btw. So what? What she is paid is nothing to do with you, and that's assuming that you are quite as senior as you think you are. Your pay, holidays and everything else are about you - stop whinging about what everyone else gets!

But I do have to thank you, much as I was miffed at being called a Doormat, I have to admit to myself that yes, I am. Writing my post, reading your replies has help me realise it and I just need to figure out what I need to do to change things.

Unfortunately, because of comments like those who replied, Im a little limited as to what Im able to do because Im not that person who is pleading sexual discrimination and looking for my 100,000 payout. Good, because there's no evidence of discriminationI would just like to be able to speak to my boss and be taken seriously about my ever increasing workload and lack of support.

Your don't take yourself seriously, you have never taken up any of these issues, and you make excuses about not having done anything about it or why you can't. The only thing limiting you is yourself. You came here blaming the employer. Now you are blaming the posters here. You really need to stop blaming others for your own faults and tackle them. I ran out of patience when it now became people here who are the problem. You are a grown up. Act like one.

bugslet

maddie67 wrote: »

To be fair, I am being prevented from taking holidays because there is nobody to cover me and as much as I know my boss won’t say no to a couple of days, he would ask me to wait to take any longer. I had a week off in July while my assistant was still there and I was telephoned to come in and do a specific task that took me half of the Wednesday.

I’m getting a token few hours overtime payment as a ‘thank you’ Its an empty gesture as I worked more than what I’m being paid - he’s saying “thanks for working 25 hours overtime this month, I will even pay you for 12 of them!”. ordinarily I can’t claim it now that I’m “salaried”

I run a company, only a small one with 25 employees. Our holidays run from 1st April. If people haven't taken their holiday allowance, I start nagging them in January. Our work is such that we cannot predict when we will and won't be busy and I can't get temp staff in. If it turns out we are busy and people are on holiday it is MY job to work out how we do that.

If it turns out that one person has regularly too much work to do, then it is MY job to change the workload or get someone in. It is not for my staff to work over what is reasonable. Sure, sometimes we all need to do a bit more, but it's made up when it's quiet and I say go home a few hours early, or I've put a bit extra in your pay.

There is no way that you should be doing what you do so regularly. If the work doesn't get done because you have been away, that is your boss' problem and s/he should deal with it instead of getting free work from you.

I'll say it again, woman up !!!!!!.

elsien

You are not being prevented from taking holidays because there is no one to cover you. Your cover while you are on leave is not your problem, it is your bosses.
You are legally entitled to that leave, so as already suggested, discuss with your boss when it will be taken before the end of the leave year. While pointing out that it will be taken and if he leaves it too long then he'll have you away for weeks in order to fit it in. Then the ball's in his court.
If you went off sick he would have to find cover. Leave is no different.
Come in on time. Take your lunch break. Go home on time.
If any one wants you to prioritise a particular task, ask your boss which one will need to be left uncompleted instead.
Nothing will change till you put some boundaries in place. I've been where you are, became ill and was unable to return to the job. It's really not worth it.