posted by Sodapop on Mar 28
Integrity ~ completeness; unimpaired condition; soundness; honesty; sincerity; etc.
I love the fact I have not lied to an employer in many years. I take great pride in the fact that I always do the right thing, whether someone is watching me or not. I’m always worried about getting to work on time (whether I like the job or not.) I’m always worried about doing a good job and making sure it’s getting done properly and the way the employer wants it done.
I respect my employers and I always have. Unless they do not respect me. I then lose some respect and then I notice small things that start building up.
My current workplace is a trainwreck waiting to happen. I am working in a family owned business, working with the whole family and a few of their life long friends. This makes for some serious dysfunction.
I’ve heard my direct supervisor lie more than once to customers. I’ve heard him lie to the owner of the company (his brother in law) and I’ve heard him bullshit his way out of accountability and responsibility. He is the Operations Manager. This means he is in charge of the construction guys who build what they build. He is in charge of scheduling the appointments for the construction on these home improvements.
His right hand man, the finance guy, is very nice. I like him personally, but professionally, he sucks ass. He takes care of the paydays. On Fridays, I turn in my invoice/bill for the previous week hours worked and how much they owe me. I turn it in when I get to the office (which is usually around 9:30 or 9:45). And each time, I have not gotten my paycheck until 4pm or later. I told him today that this has to change because I sometimes like to stop at the bank on my lunch hour and deposit it.
I followed him around quite a bit today, asking him for paycheck. In the morning, he let me know they had run out of checks, so the owner had to go pick them up. So I waited til after lunch and I asked him again. He said it was in the system, just not printed yet. I hunted him down at 4:30 and he finally had it.
I find several of the things they do unprofessional and lacking integrity. This job will hold me over, yes. As long as I don’t lose my shit on them, that is. It’s difficult to keep my mouth shut and not say anything when I see them do shit. It’s annoying.
I’ve decided next week will be different. When I see them do something that is unethical, I will let them know how uncomfortable it makes me. At least this way, maybe they’ll stop doing it in front of me.
Until next time….
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