I got a response. I had a meeting with my boss and they gave me a 7% raise. I also asked them to change my job title as well, which they did. I am now a Data Entry Clerk. Then I asked them to send me to some classes to learn more about computers and communication with customers so I can improve myself and they are going to do that too. So, I have to say that I am very pleased with myself because I finally took the initiative and asked for what I wanted. RESULT - I GOT IT! YEAH!!!!!

If you know me personally, you would know that I never tell people what I want, and I always just do what anyone asks me - if it is a reasonable request. I am definitely a follower! But after yesterday I realized that I might be able to be a leader too, and I think I like that idea and the feeling that I am in control of my own destiny. Everyone better watch out for me, I think I might finally be growing up.

S..C..A..R..Y..

I finally wrote a letter to the boss and the storyteller requesting a raise. They told me they would be giving me a raise and a bonus for the last three months, but have I seen one. NO! So I thought I needed to take action. This is the letter I wrote. Tell me what ya think!

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April 26, 2005


Dear THE BOSS and STORYTELLER,


I’m grateful for the opportunity to work for you and I enjoy doing so. I hope that you will agree that, in the four years I’ve worked for you, I’ve become an integral member of your team, and accomplished a great deal. For example, in the last three months alone, I’ve

§ Taken on more assignments
§ Completed the payroll paperwork in a timely manner
§ Worked overtime voluntarily to finish important tasks
§ Improved my working relationship with the guys in the field
§ Built rapport with the customers who preferred dealing with THE MOUTH
§ Insured that proposals are submitted within tight deadlines
§ Assisted with payroll checks in THE BOSSES absences
§ Took care of the office during THE BOSS AND THE STORYTELLER's absence and while MILITARY MAN was doing field duties
§ Entered Accounts Receivables and took deposits to the bank

However, I’m still working for the salary on which we agreed over a year ago. As I recall, we also agreed to negotiate my salary within the last few months due to the additional work load. I feel the appropriate time is now. In light of my accomplishments with the extra work, I am respectfully requesting an immediate pay raise of at least seven to eleven percent.

I strongly feel that I’ve earned the immediate pay raise based on my performance. However, I am willing to negotiate, as per our agreement. Thanks again for the opportunity. I look forward to continuing to be a key player on your team in a mutually rewarding relationship.

TRULY27

God, I am trying, but then something happens and I get so angry.

I am losing my position and I am not handling it well. They are gradually taking away things that I have been doing here for awhile, and trusting the new girl more than they trust me. Isn't that supposed to say something. Yes, I know it does say something. That I need to leave this job and find another one. They still haven't given me a raise or my bonus. They are just using me here, I know it. I'm going to work on my resume tonight and start to get it out first thing in the morning to try and find a new job. Even if it is for less money.

Tardy!

I was late coming in today. I woke up with a migrane. I have not been feeling well at all this last weekend. It started right after I cleaned my house on Saturday. I think I might be allergic to cleaning. Just kidding! NO EXCUSES, NO EXCUSES! (AUGHHH! READ MY OTHER BLOG www.trulydeep.blogspot.com to understand that comment). I have a clogged up nose and plugged up ears. I woke up this morning, turned off the alarm, took two steps from my bed and curled up on the floor on top of the newly cleaned towels I hadn't folded yet. I layed there for another hour, and then called work to say I would be in late. If they don't like it, too bad. I can't walk and I'm surely not going to try to drive.

So, I realize when I get into work.... I really don't want to be here. OH WAIT! I never want to be here. NEVERMIND. hehe. I guess that's why they call it work. I'm trying to see things from everyone elses point of view. I realize the new girl is not like me, but then again WHO IS! So I am trying to see why she does things the way she does and see the positive side of her personality. She is quite open. I've learned a lot about her in only 3 weeks. We'll see how it goes.

I know you probably think I'm an idiot, but trust me I agree with you completely. I am an idiot, and I know that now. I will never make that mistake again.

I miss the mouth. She kept me entertained throughout the day. She was also a good listener and I'm not sure if she really was interested in hearing it, she pretended to be interested. That always made me feel better. Now I am stuck in a job I hate with all the people I don't like or trust. Lovely! Well, as you can probably guess I am on the lookout for a new job. It's hard though, I make pretty good money here and not a lot of places pay good money.

We have a new girl here that started two weeks ago. She is doing a lot of the stuff the mouth was doing. I'm not sure if I like her yet. She kind of gets on my nerves a little. She is too girly for me. I'm more of a tomboy. I can talk with the guys here like I was one of them and she's not like that so I feel like that's a barrier in between us. We'll see how it goes. Who knows, I might not be here for much longer to care about that.

I got nervous. What was I supposed to do - get fired, or tell the boss what I knew. I need my job, so I told him what I knew. Don't hate me for it, but I'm not the type to stand up for myself. I'm such a coward.

ANYWHO - I told the boss about the mouth telling me that she heard another company was hiring for a receptionist position. I told her I wasn't interested and that was that. She was just looking out for me and letting me know that I had other oportunities elsewhere. Well, I should've kept that to myself, but my dumba** told the boss about it and of course I regret it now.

Well, that made things worse. Then the boss didn't trust any of us and we started going through the he said, she said bull pucky that you usually go through when rumors start. I felt like I was in high school again. Well, it ended up with the mouth quitting and me doing her work. So in the end, I really f*cked both of us.

The reason the mouth quit is still up in the air, but I will give you my opinion as to why she quit. Granted, this is my opinion not fact, so I cannot tell you whether or not this is really the case. I gathered my opinion from the evidence I have seen.

I think she quit because of military man. MM as I will call him, has changed quite a bit since he started here. He's of course gotten more arrogant, and more bossy, but he has also become more helpful at the same time. It's weird. Back to the story though. The mouth went on a Christmas vacation. Before she left, she would always joke with people telling them she was moving to Indiana and not coming back because that was just her way.

Well, we dealt with a pretty big account out here, and she became good friends with the customer. They would joke back and forth and play practical jokes on each other. They even lived somewhat close to each other and started to see each other outside of the working relationship. When Cindy left for vacation, this customer called us out to do a job for them and joked with MM about Cindy not coming back. She said that the mouth was going to work for one of our competitors, and take all our big clients with her.

The mouth is a very fun loving person and people just love to talk to her, as much as she loves to talk you could understand it. Most of the people that called asked for her and would approve any work we gave them if she told them it needed to be done. She was amazing on the phone, she was just that good. MM got very worried from this info and decided to tell out boss what he heard. Later on, I was told it was a joke and that the customer even told him she was just kidding, but he took it the wrong way. OH WAIT! I REMEMBERED SOMETHING VITAL! I told you I would remember as I went along.

Back up to two weeks prior to the mouth leaving for vacation. MM was told that he had to work New Years Day. See, here MM and I switch off working Saturdays. And it just so happened that this year New Years Day fell on a Saturday. The mouth told MM he had to work it. He was very unhappy about it and got pissed off (like you do) and cancelled some very cool (concert, paid hotel by his wife's boss, and backstage passes) plans because he had to work. After the mouth left for vacation, he learned that we were not going to be open at all that day.

I have lived with men who have anger problems, so I'm pretty used to men who cuss non stop. MM got so red and angry from hearing that I must have heard the F word about 12 times in the span of two minutes. I thought he was going to have a heartattack from how mad he was when he heard that. He then took it as a joke from the mouth (though it wasn't I later found out) and thought she was going too far with her b*lls**t, as he put it. She told me that she was never informed that we were closed that day and it was a misunderstanding.

Back to MM telling our boss. He told THE BOSS about what he heard and the boss called me into his office to ask me if I knew anything.

Okay, I have decided to start in the NOW! Since it's easier to remember. I think if I start to talk about what's going on now, it will refresh my memory about what has happened longer than that.

Well, my boss (the mouth) quit in January. So for the last two months I have been swamped with work. Doing two peoples jobs is not easy. Of course, the overtime is good for the money, but they still have not given me a raise or the bonus they promised me. I am this close to quitting too. That would really kill this place. I know no one else in this office knows how to do paperwork.

I'm going to start with a comment about something not related to the people I work with , but a situation I deal with here.

THE PARKING NAZI!

I hate him. We have horrible parking where I work. We don't have any parking lots in this area. We have one across the street, but you have to buy a daily permit of a $1.00 to park there. If you know me, you know I'm broke as F**K and cannot afford another $30.00 a month to park in it. So, on the street is a two hour maximum parking time. Then we have this parking meter maid, A--HOLE, idiot who knows I work here, and is always on time whenever I am running late to move my car and gives me a ticket. I also think he's gay by the way. But I do not have anything against that fact, just mentioning it because it means I have never been able to talk my way out of a ticket yet. The owner here, and a couple of the other guys have been able to talk their way out of them, which is why I think he's gay. It could also just be me. NAH!

I have gotten four (count em again, F O U R !!!!) tickets in the last two months. This guy is ruthless. Stupid parking NAZI! There he goes driving around in his little jeep, chalking up tires. I hope he has a hard time sleeping at night. That would be my only justice.

!!!! UPDATE !!!!! UPDATE!!!! UPDATE !!!!

Since it has been so long since I've been able to grace your presence with a story of my personal working life, I have loads to tell you. It's been Soap Opera central over here with lots of things going on. So much info in fact, that I will not be able to get it all in just one post, so I will keep posting until you have all the juicy details. And trust, some are pretty juict. So sit back, have a Jack and coke, or margarita, or hurricane, or whatever your little alcoholic body is craving and read up on the life and times of this little girl in Southern Cali.

Well, here I am about a year later. Where should I begin? Should I start from today and work my way back or should I start up again where I left off? Decisions, decisions....

Well, sorry it's been such a long time. I'm sure that the two readers I had have probably thought I've either quit on this or died, but I assure you I just couldn't use my pc at work for awhile because I downloaded a virus. After that I was banned from internet use. hehe. Well, I am back with a vengence now. hahahahahahahahahaha