Work Matters
 

Ladies and Gents.

I thought i would throw it out here to see what opinions are and whatnot.

Basically, my boss has noted to me a couple of weeks ago my lack of ability to "get jobs 100% complete" which i understand is fruatrating blah blah blah, but in the same breath pulls me off jobs to go fix other problems - ie working in freo, go to mundaring @ 230. Which is fine dont care. But the problem ive got is that im refusing to re-schedule meetings with clients onsite, which ive re-scheduled 2 & 3 times previously because i have been pulled off for these other jobs & its down right rude in my opinion.

Its taking me longer to complete original jobs because of these screw arounds and the fact that im not fully capable of doing some of the jobs im sent to.

My arguement to him is to let me finish jobs right off or to a point where i require further assistance then move onto next job. He agrees with me one day and says he will stop but the next day hes back at it again.

So i have simply started letting him schedule my work load and where to go when so that he cant complain about jobs not being done because he is organising it for me and sees my workload in real time.


Yesterday i recieved a text sayin to meet in my office for a chat about my poor performance - i agree & see him this morning. I get told i was having my " informal" chat now and all that was said is that i was having a performance review once i return from holidays and that i should bring a witness to overhear everything.

Now i questioned what would be the nature of this "meeting" he replied with youll find out when you return.


Now im f)cking pissed off because of a couple of things.

1- why couldnt he tell me about the nature of said meeting
2- i dont class the "informal" meeting as anything because there was no notification or intent to informally discuss any issues.

Now i have seen this as a precurser to being screwed over.

So im wondering if i rock up with my resignation to the meeting and juat resign on the spot - said meeting is over and im outta there?

What is the witness there for? Can they imput into the meeting or are they there just as a pair of ears?

I havent had this happen to me before and i dont really have much of a backround in arguing to save myself - im just as likely to tell the boss to FO insted of being gratious in my demise.

No im not a part of a union.

Cheers
Dave.

quit, find a new job where they can organise an orgy in a brothel

sounds like u have a NFI boss.

shot from the hip. not knowing the full story

Thats what im thinkin.....

If it's going to be hard to find another job I wouldn't quit, I would wait until he fired you then you can claim Gov assistance straight away. Also it sounds like you could have a decent unfair dismisal claim against him.

1. He's your boss/employer...he doesn't neccessarily [U]have[/U] to tell you anything
2. If you have performed to the best of your ability, you have nothing to fear...tell him so
3. If he's unreasonable, discuss the issues with him calmly and sensibly...if he remains unreasonable there's not much you can do about it.
4. [U]Do not[/U] burn any bridges....there is nothing to be gained from telling him to fuck off
5. If neccessary be gracious in defeat and live to fight another day
6. Don't pre-empt what he may say...be prepared for all possibilities
7. He will not say anything unreasonable if he's asked you to bring a witness
8. Stay cool

[QUOTE=nauli;536777]1. He's your boss/employer...he doesn't neccessarily [U]have[/U] to tell you anything
2. If you have performed to the best of your ability, you have nothing to fear...tell him so
3. If he's unreasonable, discuss the issues with him calmly and sensibly...if he remains unreasonable there's not much you can do about it.
4. [U]Do not[/U] burn any bridges....there is nothing to be gained from telling him to fuck off
5. If neccessary be gracious in defeat and live to fight another day
6. Don't pre-empt what he may say...be prepared for all possibilities
7. He will not say anything unreasonable if he's asked you to bring a witness
8. Stay cool[/QUOTE]

I have been more or less singled out at work & im finding their sights have been stuck on me for quite a while.

Who would be an approapriate witness to bring into said meeting??
Someone whos completely disconnected from the situation or a fellow workmate?

Sounds interesting as I've never been asked to bring a whitness to a meeting before 'to all the HR/Business Owner/Managers out there is this a new procedure?'

Totally agree with nauli, approach the meeting openly as you may not have an absolute understanding of what its all about. Remember that Perth is an EXTREMELY small place so there's no point going at him hammer and tong.

I've been in situations myself where I've tried to pre-empt a meetings contents and have been totally wrong and on the other foot I've been in situations where I was expected to cover a lot of different activities outside of my job description as well as daily undertakings 'yes I understand that this is a part of everyday worklife but I am talking to the extent that I'd have to work an excessive amount of overtime each day as well as weekends 'where I wasn't paid for overtime and weekend work'.

[QUOTE=Master D;536781]I have been more or less singled out at work & im finding their sights have been stuck on me for quite a while.

Who would be an approapriate witness to bring into said meeting??
Someone whos completely disconnected from the situation or a fellow workmate?[/QUOTE]

Depends if you have someone that can verify your work practices thats willing to come with you, I'd say someone impartial would be a better choice such as a close friend etc.

If you in a trade, ring up the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) and ask for some advice. They will probably be able to help you out. May even provide said witness.

Join the Union ASAP and have a union rep come with you to be the said witness.

Fill the union rep in about all that's going on and what has been said to you so far, when you rock up to the meeting just say this is my witness for the meeting today but dont tell the boss who exactly he is, once he starts being a cunt and saying unreasonable things the union rep will pipe up and inform him who exactly his is and probably tear him to shreds for all the bullshit and harassing statements he's made, you'll probably see a dramatic turn around from the boss as you have a reliable witness who can back up your claims of harassment and can even make certain jobs on particular work sites unpleasant for the company if they want.

Nothing to lose really by getting into the Union.

That's my advice anyway as I seen it work many a time before. :D

Start grabbing evidence of their fuck ups - emails, calander changes, save voicemails, whatever.

Wait till he questions your lack of completing jobs

Bam - bust out the evidence

Shit on his desk

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