Okay, well now I feel bad (sort of) for saying I hope he chokes on a dick this weekend.
Five weeks ago I was told that my boss wanted me to take on another large account. In addition to the already overflowing workload I deal with. Of course I did not want this added account, but knew that if I was willing to take it I would have the opportunity to ask for a raise and to be put on salary (which should've already happened a long time ago). As you all know I was given a whole lot of hope when I met with my boss 4-5 weeks ago. He told me that he would put me on salary, give me a raise and let me work from home 1 day per week. But he needed some time to work out the numbers to figure out my salary. That meeting put me in the best mood and made me feel so much better about everything.
The following week he was on vacation so I knew it would be a couple of weeks before we discussed it again. Two weeks after our meeting I emailed him asking if he had come up with anything yet and he said he didn't forget about me. Okay, again, made me feel a little better. Another week passes and nothing. Then the next week passes and nothing again. Which brings us to this week. At this point I had become frustrated and resentful again towards him. Still no follow up meeting or raise.
Which brings us to today.
Here's the story...earlier today the office manager came to my office thinking she was delivering me some good news. She told me that the new lady who is starting on Tuesday will be taking that account that my boss had wanted me to take. So she was thinking I'd be like yay I don't have to take on that account, but my first thought was there goes my raise. This slime ball is gonna hire someone new and give her that account to get out of giving me a raise. Those were my thoughts and boy did I express them. Again, I don't want the account, but I NEED the raise. The raise and salary should've been given regardless of that account, but I know how this man is and this didn't sound good to me. So I told her about the discussion I had with the boss about the raise and explained that I will have no choice but to look for another job if I don't get a raise because I can't make ends meet with my current pay anymore. I told her that I had been actively looking around and putting out 'feelers' prior to my meeting with him, but that I stopped doing so because of our conversation about the raise and salary, and that I would prefer to stay here but can't at this pay. She freaked. She was not expecting to hear all of that. Again, she thought she was coming to deliver good news.
To sum things up from there, she ended up tracking him down and talking to him about it. He came to my office a little while ago and asked to talk to me.
I'm now on salary and I will work from home one day per week. Effective immediately! And got a HUGE raise!!!
My gross pay for 2019 will be DOUBLE what it was in 2018. Double!!!
I cried. I literally cried because this is going to make such a needed difference in my life. The struggle has been real the past few years.
That vodka I'm gonna drink tonight just turned into a celebratory drink!!!!
~*Ride the Wave*~