Posted on 01/09/2006 by vanilla ginger
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OK so early in my mortgage career, I worked for a family owned mortgage QC outfit. I had a great interview in the owner's office and I was hired later by phone call that day. I worked for the company for a whopping 3 days before turning in my resignation. Here's why:
1) 8:00 on the first day, I come in and am shown my new desk, next to what appears to be a time clock. I have not punched a clock in my professional life for about 15 years and was surprised to learn that it was "policy" for us to do so. If this was not bad enough, the clock had a 3X5 index card taped to it that read something like:
"HAVE YOU -
eaten breakfast
applied your make-up
finished your personal calls
visited the restroom
finished your cigarette
IF SO, YOU MAY PUNCH IN"
Silently appalled that this would ever be an issue, I punch in.
2) My desk is one of about six in a very small "room" off the kitchen - one door, no windows, and filled with boxes of copy paper - it's very cramped. The desks are so close together with no sound proofing, that I can hear the girl's stomach gurgling next to me.
3) Next I find out that breaks are taken TOGETHER AS A GROUP at precisely 10:15 and 2:15 and are 15 minutes in duration. So during my work day I never get a moment alone to make phone calls, go to my car, etc.
Lunch is taken at precisely 12:00 noon and we are encouraged to once again BE TOGETHER in the kitchen, while the boss watches her favorite program Judge Judy EVERY DAY.
Also, when we used a ream of copy paper, we needed to make a hash mark on a paper next to the copier on the wall. No one knew why we needed to do this - there was no date or references to inventory counts for supplies. Just a peiec of lined paper that looked like it had been up there for ages.
SO I put in my 8 hours and go home wondering how much worse it could be.
Day 2, I come in punch my clock and since I am on pretty good terms with the owner's husband, I ask about the time clock. It seemd to me a little extreme that there should be so few employees to warrant such a short leash. This guy actuially has the nerve to tell me that they were burned by a former employee who falsified her time sheet. My response was that it isn't fair to hold everyone here responsible for the misdeeds of a former employee. He says no it's not fair, you should go talk to the boss about it.
So I do. But before I go into see her I go out on an unofficial break and make some phone calls. So instead of lodging a complaint, I decide to quit. I walk into her office and very nicely tell her I was sorry but it ios not working out, and that this is my last day.
This psycho launces into the biggest tirade I have ever heard about "LOYALTY". I interrupt her and point out that expecting loyalty after a total of 3 days on the job seems a little unreasonable, that I didn't appreciate being yelled at and frankly would never work for any one who wanted to give me guilt trip in a effort to make me stay at a job.
I turned around and walked out, slamming the door behind me.
POST A COMMENTgranularity(01/09/2006)
That is so awesome! Good for you. I love stories like this where people don't take B.S., micromanaging and kindergarten-esque treatment in exchange for a paycheck.
vanilla ginger(01/09/2006)
Sorry - I meant to say day 3 at the end paragraph there. Day 2 was spent observing my unhappy co-workers and learning how to do my menial job making verification of employment phone calls to HR departments with voicemail. Sorry for leaving that out. My bad.
cnubelevit(01/12/2006)
Good for you V.G., we all deserve better than that. ;)
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