Is my job taking advantage of me?
So I am 19 and I have been with my current job since June 2006 (when they first opened). That’s when they first opened their doors (I even help move in equipment and such things before the opening). SO I was 17 when I started at the job I have gotten nearly perfect reviews on everyone I receive; in fact they have stopped reviewing my performance formally. When I was 17 the amount I was being paid was ok but now 2+ years later I have only received a 50 cent raise…..
Here is what I do:
- I help hire/train new employees
- I count down the till and make bank deposits
- I will run out to the stores if we need supplies
- I make everyone’s work schedule and post it
- I do inventory
- Help with Marketing
- Run daily reports and stuff of that nature
- I also work at a minutes notice, incase an employee calls out. For example we open at 10 there have been times where I was called at 9:30 to open; I was there and opened. There have been times where I have had to open to close (10am –9pm)…I have done that every Saturday for the past 3-4 weeks.
- Basically whenever something needs done I am the one asked to do it….
Through this time I have not received a bonus, only 50-cent raise over the past 2 years, and to top it all off I do not receive any kind of “benefits” such as health or anything like that. I probably work everyday except 1 day a week. I also attend college
Also I have asked for raises many times but it seems as though every time I ask; my performance is not where it should be. But the thing is I am ALWAYS being told “good job” etc… not once have I ever been told “you need to do this better”(only when I ask for a raise)
Also I have not been appointed Asst. Manager or anything of the sort
So does it sounds like I am being taken advantage of at my current place of work? If so, what should I do.
Also, recently the corporate office was having a manager’s certification program in my area. They wanted me there they notified him over 3 weeks ago but he somehow “forgot” to tell me
( I should quit but with the current economy, I think that would be a bad decision)
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Is my job taking advantage of me?
So I am 19 and I have been with my current job since June 2006 (when they first opened). That’s when they first opened their doors (I even help move in equipment and such things before the opening). SO I was 17 when I started at the job I have gotten nearly perfect reviews on everyone I receive; in fact they have stopped reviewing my performance formally. When I was 17 the amount I was being paid was ok but now 2+ years later I have only received a 50 cent raise…..
Here is what I do:
- I help hire/train new employees
- I count down the till and make bank deposits
- I will run out to the stores if we need supplies
- I make everyone’s work schedule and post it
- I do inventory
- Help with Marketing
- Run daily reports and stuff of that nature
- I also work at a minutes notice, incase an employee calls out. For example we open at 10 there have been times where I was called at 9:30 to open; I was there and opened. There have been times where I have had to open to close (10am –9pm)…I have done that every Saturday for the past 3-4 weeks.
- Basically whenever something needs done I am the one asked to do it….
Through this time I have not received a bonus, only 50-cent raise over the past 2 years, and to top it all off I do not receive any kind of “benefits” such as health or anything like that. I probably work everyday except 1 day a week. I also attend college
Also I have asked for raises many times but it seems as though every time I ask; my performance is not where it should be. But the thing is I am ALWAYS being told “good job” etc… not once have I ever been told “you need to do this better”(only when I ask for a raise)
Also I have not been appointed Asst. Manager or anything of the sort
So does it sounds like I am being taken advantage of at my current place of work? If so, what should I do.
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