Hi
Sorry if I am to go on for a bit but I have a lot to say and appreciate you all listening and hopefully some advice would be grateful. :-)
I work part time in a shop and over the last 2 years my boss took on an Amazon business which is literally taking over the shop and our lives.
I now spend most of my time counting stock, ordering stock and stuck behind the computer on Amazon.
I miss the days where my main responsibilities were working within the shop. The shelfs are constantly messy. I spend nearly a whole day tidying them then when Im off i come back Im back to square one.
I used to enjoy speaking with the customers but now Im literally so under pressure with my work load that I just want to get on with it. I used to spend half a day responding to Amazon emails but I soon stopped as I couldnt concentrate on both other jobs.
My boss increased my salary to only an extra 50p an hour and this is nothing to the work I do for them. As we are both shops in one I sometimes get called to help out on the other side but no one really does Amazon as me and my boss run it mostly but its getting to much. In one year we have had 5 staff leave from my side and it is only me that manages my side its always been my responsibilty to train them and as they are new I cant give them too much to do. My boss never spends any time with new staff once he told me off cos I had given this girl clear instructions on how to order and she had ordered too much but got the blame because he thought my writing was not clear enough.
I have done so much there for them when staff left and we had so many people off sick and I even requested to drop my Saturday's and work during the week but that got rejected because no one wanted to cover my Saturdays and they couldnt afford the staffing costs. I feel as a single working parent I want to spend time with my son I have worked for them for almost 4 years and even to get a Saturday off as a holiday has been tough.
With this girl leaving I will ask them again.
I was recently off sick with migraines due to stress last week I have been getting them almost every month and my boss moaning about them. I am taking some tabs from the doctors but they dont always work.
I then had a one to one with his wife as she is meant to be HR but she didnt seem to care less and just said we would pass some of my work onto the girl that works with me but with her gone in 3 weeks my workload is gonna be sky high and fear I cant cope any more with this. I am searching every day for jobs applying when I see them and even talking with agencies but not having much luck. I cant afford to go on benefits with so many bills to pay.
Another problem we have that I wont go into too much detail is my contract. In 4 years I was never given any contract now they decide to give us all one. Some points I dont agree with and I have taken this to the CAB who told me not to sigh it and noted some things they would need to change. I emailed my work told them this and they came back with some silly answers.
Like my start date was completely work they said fine, please amend but why should I amend surely they should re write a new one?
Also my job title said Shop assistant and I said this is wrong it should read Shop Assistant /Online Admin they wrote not relevant as your title does not change your job role
Well I think it does if Im working on Amazon right?
Also they stated in the contract about we may be required to work unsociable hours at weekends & evenings etc without pay. The CAB said that it should say you are willing to be flexible within your circumstances and you dont accept unsociable hours and should not be in the contract unless agreed.
Its so confusing as I dont want to sign it and then get told well as you signed it we expect this from you. I can be flexible I have a son to take care of and my mum and he knows this. In a few weeks we have a trade show to go to and I went there once it was on a Sunday took up the whole day and the last few years I didnt go said I am spending time with my family my boss moaned said its important you go etc. He does not yet know Im not going to this one yet Im just gonna say Im spending it with my son as I rarely see him on weekends cos Im working.
Nearly finished in the contract it also says the notice period from employed to employee is 1 week and when I said it is wrong and should read It should be one weeks notice for each complete year up to a maximum of 12 years they said that they were not aware of this and asked me where I saw this as they say it is after 5 years.
They say they got the contracts checked but to me it dont make sense it just looks like a cut, copy and paste job. We all feel the same in our work no one is signing it and I sometimes wish I could walk out but I have too much to lose. I hope to find a better job soon as the stress of all this is getting me down. On my days off I have no energy for anything, my housework has gone down hill and so has my social life its the same routine over and over again. Even when I am off sick on time off I get back and no one has done my work it piles back on again its never ending. :-(