I work for a cabin company at a maintenance person, I’ll call the Limber Lops for now. I was hired in at 8.50 an hour and received a dollar raise after 90 days. I was also offered health and dental insurance at a bi-weekly cost of $80 (roughly) for me only, it would have been $160 for me to have insured my slave as well. This year, they raised the insurance cost to over $100 every 2 weeks for me only and if I wanted to insure my slave it would have been over $200. What gets me is, this is not a monthly cost but every 2 weeks! They have gotten angry and retaliatory since I dropped the coverage, and started seeing Doctors using government healthcare.
They are messing with my schedule to the point of working me 9 days in a row (without getting overtime by splitting it between two pay periods) before giving me a day off. I think they are purposely trying to get me to quit because I wont eat, sleep, or breath the Company and insist on having a life outside of work. I look at the schedule each week and it seems like I’m the only one getting fucked. Yes they are a bit short handed, but to be the only one being worked 3 different shifts in one week, or being worked 9 days in a row just ain’t right!! They make sure that everyone else gets time to be with their family, friends and a life, but, because I have been using my sick days (on Dr.’s orders, I might add) and I don’t have Limber Lops running through my veins, I’m the one getting screwed.
You want to know the absolute topper? One of the Owners dogs bit me at the office while on the clock. He acted surprised it happened and even told me his dog had not bitten anyone before. Yes, he did apologize, but not once did anyone see if I was alright, no one suggested I go to the ER and have it checked out. I even asked for an accident report to fill out and was told to hand write it out instead. I found out later that the dog HAD bitten someone else!
It did not break skin, thankfully, but it jammed the kneecap and it was very painful for the next couple of days. But the point is: the owner could have given a shit! He could have had me get it checked out while on the clock or something, but no! I’m supposed to go on and work as if nothing had happened and take such abuse. If I could afford it, I’d walk out on this FUCKED UP place.
