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slayerette · 12/03/2007 17:48

My employers are being rubbish at the moment. I'm on a one-year contract and really need work next year (employers know this)because we can't manage on one wage. But because we're merging with another firm, every single person from both firms on a permanent contract gets priority over me. I know that this is not surprising but before the merger I was pretty much guaranteed work. Now I have to wait hopefully to see if there's anything left once everyone else had taken what they want. I work so hard and I know I'm good at my job but that doesn't matter - because I'm on a one-year contract I can't sue for unfair dismissal so I'm bottom of the heap regardless. My line-mamager talked to me today about offering my responsibilities to someone from the other firm so casually, like he was offering her a biscuit or something, not my livelihood.

I know there're no solutions but I'm so tired of waiting for the axe to fall and desperately trying not to cry at work . I've looked for other posts but there's nothing out there in my field for part-timers in my area...

So I just needed to unload. Thank you for listening!

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Saturn74 · 12/03/2007 17:49

slayerette
What sort of work do you do?

nh101 · 12/03/2007 17:52

Hi Slayerette, sorry things are getting on top. Perhaps you could try to look at any positives that might come out of this? Some people think everything happens for a reason... maybe finding work nearer to home or in a different field even though it might pay less could have its advantages?

slayerette · 12/03/2007 17:55

I don't want to give too much away cos of being identified in RL - if I say what I do anyone from my area will instantly know who I work for cos the merger is big news locally. And, pathetic though it is, I just can't bear RL people knowing how much all this has completely destroyed my self-esteem. In my OP I said that I'm good at my job and I still try to think I am but it's hard to believe that really. If I was, wouldn't they want to keep me?

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Saturn74 · 12/03/2007 21:38

I was just asking what sort of work you do in a general sense eg: law, IT, commerce etc - in case someone else on MN might be able to help with finding another suitable job for you.

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