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Bad Boss, Great Job… What do I do?

March 19th, 2010

I have a wonderful position where I like my co-workers, my customers, and I am proud of my business.

I am on the brink of recieving benefits (after 13 months due to poor office staff not meeting deadlines)…

I am up for employment review with a good reputation with my co workers and my clients. Many praises.

But, I have a poor senior manager, and a poor workgroup manager.

I have begged, pleaded, given notice, made compromises, and even drafted schedule templates in order to persuade my bosses to provide me with a work schedule that does not conflict with my school, and allows me time to study and to spend time with my loved ones. I have been promised cooperation: with no results, just more problems and mistakes.

Many letters and conversations have been had. I even requested a transfer, and was manipulated into staying.

I also recently cross-trained as a favor to the management to help cover some understaffed workstations. I accepted this cross train on the precedent that I would still maintain the larger portions of my hours in my preferred workstation. I recieve tips + wage at my preferred position. My alternate position is the same wage, but is not tipped and therefore cuts about 1/4 of my income. They have continued to place me in the less savory position for the majority of my weekly hours due to their constant staffing issues for this area.

Recently a co-worker in my preferred station was granted the set schedule of his choice, and it directly conflicts with my needs. Hands down, I am a more flexible and reliable employee than my co-worker, and I feel I deserve to have some of my requests fulfilled as a token of appreciation for the favors I have listed.

How can I convince, or motivate my boss to work with my needs as an employee? I am regularly told what it takes to pacify me, without any good made on their word. My boss does not take well to threats, he is a skillful conversationalist and a persuasive manipulator. Signing an official agreement is out of the question, it has been attempted, and I was made to feel I was insulting my boss. What is the best way to encourage action from my superior without retaliation?

I do not want to resign. I am being pushed to a point in which I must leave if things do not change. Otherwise my grades and loved ones will suffer. Of 14 shifts in a week, I have made myself available for 10 of them, and the typical workweek is 5-6 shifts.

Any help from the devil’s advocate?
I can see how my constant pleading for them to work with me could be a minus. I am sure they are sick of hearing it, as sick as I am of saying it. So… then what? Do I just hush up and deal with it? or do I put a foot down and say: this is the only time I can and will work for you?