Parker seems to have a hard time getting our hours correct. I've had a few checks that were short and fortunately, I think all but one were made good. Other people haven't' been so lucky. Robin was owed 12 hours months ago and she still hasn't gotten paid. I told her that she should contact the State Dept. of Labor but she didn't think it would do any good. Jody was short about 16 hours a month ago and she only got half of that in a later check. She was upset and asked John Dollinger for the phone number at company headquarters and he refused to give it to her because he said that she had threatened the company!
I suspect that Parker has been shorting people for a while, whether deliberate or not I can't tell.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Sunday, July 06, 2008
BEFORE I FORGET...
John Dollinger is a VERY petty person. Perhaps a martinet who makes up the rules is a better term. He seems to delight in ordering us around for nonsensical reasons. Some examples -
- The server was down, we were logged in and John refused to let us go outside for a cigarette. We had to wait the full 2 hours to the 1st break. A year or so later, this wasn't an issue and we could go outside.
- The server drastically slowed down about 35 minutes before the end of the shift and John told us to begin logging out. It took about 5 minutes for each command to be processed and we weren't going to make any more calls, so I plugged in my earbuds and began listening to Matt Drudge. John told me to stop listening to the radio.
- I came in with my winter coat and put it on the edge of the work station area rather than the back of my chair or the floor. John told me I couldn't do that.
- Before the shift started, Jefferey was sitting on the floor talking to Carmen and someone else. John passed by and told him he couldn't block the aisle.
- A few weeks after almost all of us had our hours messed up on our paychecks, John got on the PA and went on a rant. What I remember most clearly was his statement that he didn't have to do anything to help us straighten out our paychecks.
- One Sunday, we came in and the poll wasn't ready. I asked Nancy if we would be paid for the time we were waiting around and she said she didn't know. I asked if if she could ask Birmingham when she next talked to them and she said that Barbara wouldn't know either. A couple of days later, John came by my work station and warned me never to ask about whether we are getting paid or not. He also said the same thing to Naomi, who was only slightly involved.
- I was outside on break and talking with Robin. Joking around, I mentioned to her that cell phones were made for chicks because they like to talk so much. John said something about that and both Robin & I were puzzled about why he objected to what I said.
- Nancy came over to tell me it was break time and we engaged in a little friendly banter. I said something like "Well, I guess I'll have to hack into the servers at Birmingham." After I got back from my break, John took me to his office and said that I had made a threat. I told him that I was just joking around but he seemed serious.
- The server was down, we were logged in and John refused to let us go outside for a cigarette. We had to wait the full 2 hours to the 1st break. A year or so later, this wasn't an issue and we could go outside.
- The server drastically slowed down about 35 minutes before the end of the shift and John told us to begin logging out. It took about 5 minutes for each command to be processed and we weren't going to make any more calls, so I plugged in my earbuds and began listening to Matt Drudge. John told me to stop listening to the radio.
- I came in with my winter coat and put it on the edge of the work station area rather than the back of my chair or the floor. John told me I couldn't do that.
- Before the shift started, Jefferey was sitting on the floor talking to Carmen and someone else. John passed by and told him he couldn't block the aisle.
- A few weeks after almost all of us had our hours messed up on our paychecks, John got on the PA and went on a rant. What I remember most clearly was his statement that he didn't have to do anything to help us straighten out our paychecks.
- One Sunday, we came in and the poll wasn't ready. I asked Nancy if we would be paid for the time we were waiting around and she said she didn't know. I asked if if she could ask Birmingham when she next talked to them and she said that Barbara wouldn't know either. A couple of days later, John came by my work station and warned me never to ask about whether we are getting paid or not. He also said the same thing to Naomi, who was only slightly involved.
- I was outside on break and talking with Robin. Joking around, I mentioned to her that cell phones were made for chicks because they like to talk so much. John said something about that and both Robin & I were puzzled about why he objected to what I said.
- Nancy came over to tell me it was break time and we engaged in a little friendly banter. I said something like "Well, I guess I'll have to hack into the servers at Birmingham." After I got back from my break, John took me to his office and said that I had made a threat. I told him that I was just joking around but he seemed serious.
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