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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 385083" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Yep, staying here as long as it last and being as congenial as possible, while putting resumes out and networking thru channels on the side, is definitely my plan.</p><p></p><p>I don't think anymore that my anxiety is what caused the change in my boss's attitude- actually now I think that my anxiety wasn't so much due to starting back into the work force and getting comfortable with a new boss as it was picking up vibes from him that something just wasn't adding up too well. He first mentioned something about trying to work something out with that guy when I first interviewed with him but then he said it was for a different position. It was just yesterday that he told me he wanted to groom the guy to learn what I'd be doing too to prepare him for next year- which he had told me I would be the one to have "bot jobs" next year if the contract got renewed. So he basicly was telling me he changed his mind and now it's that guy. He also told me yesterday that a big red falg went up about me when I asked if the company could pay me a full check my first payday since they hold pay for two weeks and given my start date, I would have to work three weeks to get four days' pay otherwise. The company agreed. I told them that I didn't mind at all if they deducted some from my check to following 2-3 pay periods to make up for it and get me consistent with everyone else but the HR person said not to worry about it. The partner had said it was ok and they'd just leave it that way but not to tell anyone because it would cause a stink with other employees.</p><p></p><p>Well, she or the partner told my boss because he knew and I hadn't told anyone. The way he talked yesterday, this is what really caused him to change his whole opinion of me. Last night I was still thinking he was just using that to justify telling me one thing about the job, then deciding to groom this other guy for it. But after sleeping on it and realizing he's said several things that seem like "digs" that are indicative of someone who is really ticked off or just plain dislikes someone. Of course he didn't act that way at the interview and he's the one who got me the job. But yesterday he said asking about getting a full check for two weeks' work after three weeks instead of four days' pay just really was out of line, in his book. Even though he turned around and said he understood why I asked.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I think the guy has some anger management issues and there's also some issues about the company CYA'ing themselves because they just got an amendment to the current contract asking for more money so they could hire a certain amount of new employees to do additional requested work. Fine- now they got their amendment and extra income so what happens if they get one employee to do jobs they'd told the client they needed two people to do, then get rid of one employee?</p><p></p><p>The company only has three people in this place working with the client and other clients' reps. Those people far outnumber us. Those are the people I'd prefer to be working directly for. I haven't had any issues at all getting along with them or them liking me or anything like that. But my biggerst concern now is that my boss and the other person from that company will start bad-mouthing me to these clients/reps in order to justify getting rid of me after only three months. But I want a good recommendation from the client/reps.</p><p></p><p>Oh- and yesterdday boss said "because I am getting a salary of X, the other new employees had to take less pay. I felt guilty but then I realized, boss offered me that salary, I didn't demand it. I would have taken anything. I think he's just either playing games with me or trying to justify things to himself. I don't think he's a very responsible manager though and am starting to doubt how much experience he has in that role. He didn't know squat about the typical paperwork people fill out when they take a new job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 385083, member: 3699"] Yep, staying here as long as it last and being as congenial as possible, while putting resumes out and networking thru channels on the side, is definitely my plan. I don't think anymore that my anxiety is what caused the change in my boss's attitude- actually now I think that my anxiety wasn't so much due to starting back into the work force and getting comfortable with a new boss as it was picking up vibes from him that something just wasn't adding up too well. He first mentioned something about trying to work something out with that guy when I first interviewed with him but then he said it was for a different position. It was just yesterday that he told me he wanted to groom the guy to learn what I'd be doing too to prepare him for next year- which he had told me I would be the one to have "bot jobs" next year if the contract got renewed. So he basicly was telling me he changed his mind and now it's that guy. He also told me yesterday that a big red falg went up about me when I asked if the company could pay me a full check my first payday since they hold pay for two weeks and given my start date, I would have to work three weeks to get four days' pay otherwise. The company agreed. I told them that I didn't mind at all if they deducted some from my check to following 2-3 pay periods to make up for it and get me consistent with everyone else but the HR person said not to worry about it. The partner had said it was ok and they'd just leave it that way but not to tell anyone because it would cause a stink with other employees. Well, she or the partner told my boss because he knew and I hadn't told anyone. The way he talked yesterday, this is what really caused him to change his whole opinion of me. Last night I was still thinking he was just using that to justify telling me one thing about the job, then deciding to groom this other guy for it. But after sleeping on it and realizing he's said several things that seem like "digs" that are indicative of someone who is really ticked off or just plain dislikes someone. Of course he didn't act that way at the interview and he's the one who got me the job. But yesterday he said asking about getting a full check for two weeks' work after three weeks instead of four days' pay just really was out of line, in his book. Even though he turned around and said he understood why I asked. Anyway, I think the guy has some anger management issues and there's also some issues about the company CYA'ing themselves because they just got an amendment to the current contract asking for more money so they could hire a certain amount of new employees to do additional requested work. Fine- now they got their amendment and extra income so what happens if they get one employee to do jobs they'd told the client they needed two people to do, then get rid of one employee? The company only has three people in this place working with the client and other clients' reps. Those people far outnumber us. Those are the people I'd prefer to be working directly for. I haven't had any issues at all getting along with them or them liking me or anything like that. But my biggerst concern now is that my boss and the other person from that company will start bad-mouthing me to these clients/reps in order to justify getting rid of me after only three months. But I want a good recommendation from the client/reps. Oh- and yesterdday boss said "because I am getting a salary of X, the other new employees had to take less pay. I felt guilty but then I realized, boss offered me that salary, I didn't demand it. I would have taken anything. I think he's just either playing games with me or trying to justify things to himself. I don't think he's a very responsible manager though and am starting to doubt how much experience he has in that role. He didn't know squat about the typical paperwork people fill out when they take a new job. [/QUOTE]
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