What the?!?...just did the math on this...so you were looking forward (after the "raise") to be making $9.60/hour, without overtime pay, working 60 hours a week managing a store by yourself? It's not manual labor or anything, but that's still horrible. A person making minimum wage and working 60 hours a week with overtime would make over 26k/year. You need to take out some big student/private loans to get a 2 year degree somewhere and get into the healthcare field if you want to make at least 50k a year, that's if you don't have any other professional skills...at least your family will be comfy then. Or hell, waiters make some damn good money too...you have a family now, you can't eff around with this 20k a year crap...but that's just me.
If you have bills to pay, suck it up and work through it. Dont be swayed by the equivalent of schoolyard "do it do it" dares. If the boss is making a good faith effort to keep you happy and not just ignoring the situation, the responsible thing is to try to work through it. If your boss is not even trying then you owe it to yourself and family to try to find a better situation. As another poster said, it wont be easy if you are working 60 hours a week but there are always opportunities out there. A few months ago, my other location lost 3 people in the span of a week. I went there myself and worked there plus i gave my manager a temporary 20% bump durimg the shortage and an extra weeks vacation pay after the shortage was resolved because he wound up working a lot of hours and was covering a few different job duties. I also gave a bonus to the remaining employees because they had to do extra work. If your boss is not being proactive and unable to recognize a bad situation when he sees one, he is not someone you should work for unless you have bills to pay.
Couldn't you do just as good working at Costco with decent benefits. Try and get a job somewhere like that and at least it will have better hours which should give you a chance to find a better job, go to school etc Good luck, you are in a tough position.
No kidding, 24K for working 60 hours a week is INSANE. You can make more than that substitute teaching and you'll only be working 40 hours a week at the most. And you'll be home by 4 every day and off on weekends. Normally, it's a bad idea to quit a job before you have something else lined up...but in this case, I would seriously consider it. 24K for 60 hours a week is basically slave labor. Hell, you can make twice what you're making now (if you include tips) by waiting tables.
Also i suggest you approach your boss and tell him that this is burning you out if the situation doesnt get resolved soon. Do it respectfully, there is no need to make demands or ultimatums. If he is dismisive or still does nothing about it, i suggest you look around seriously for another job.
never heard of such a low salary for a managerial position. no offense...but i would die if i had to live on that measily amount for those number of hours worked. not sure what the job entails, though, but i'm not sure i would sit in the store doing nothing for that amount.
Is this place aware you have a family? I couldn't imagine working for a company with such a blantant disregard for one's personal life like that.
OMG man I feel bad for you. All those hours for just 24k per year? I'd seriously do something else. Anything else. How do you even live off 24k?
If you're single you can probably make due if you live in a low cost of living city. But yeah, raising a family on 24k with 60 hours a week is ridiculous.
Thats my suggestion. I learned the ULTRA hard way that a CLOSED mouth surely doesnt get fed. If you havent approached it already, don't think of it as being whiny and demanding, it truly IS a business and family decision. Though don't whine and be demanding either. Bring it up him/her and go accordingly from there. Overall, still you can definitely use that experience to get a better job. Getting the help should mean it only delays getting the next job a little longer. Don't sell yourself SHORT, companies will hire younger employees who show they can move up.
OP, You may want to do a basic analysis of profitability and growth. Is the store bringing in enough money to cover the costs of another employee without killing profitability? How much is profitabilty growing each month? If the business would struggle to be profitable with another employee, I would ditch a sinking ship for a faster growing company. Even if the money is the same, you will have more career opportunities at a fast growing company. There will be more openings for higher level positions and they will pop up earlier in your career.
I used to make 22k a year testing video games, and that was before overtime. I imagined it would've been 27 with it, as OT didn't happen often unless there was a big release. Here are some questions that pertain to YOU... How much experience do you have? How much do you need the money (savings/debt/emergency expenses)? When will you get your raise? Do you have leads for other jobs in case you or your wife says quit. Who do you know professionally that can help in a pinch? How much will this job help you in the long term? --30k isn't that much with the hours you pull, but if you don't have a college diploma, this "manager's" job is your ticket for a better position in a year or two. --If you're stuck dead-end wise, then look above at the other questions If you find some worth in the job (good relationship with owner, good experience, likes the work), then angle harder for more benefits ON TOP OF... looking for another job. I would task a reliable friend to think this over...such as practice for asking for a raise, practice for telling your manager to **** off on your off days or pay OT. Don't just say you don't wanna, tell them your wife has been noticing and she's getting pissed off at you with the neglect you're doing to her and your 2 year old. Be diplomatic about it....Say that you're the same go getter as you've been doing but you gotta lay your foot down to take care of your family. (Of course, if it's a small chain, what exactly are you headed towards? Your manager's job? Ruh-roh...) It wouldn't hurt to have an insurance policy in the form of another job offer/lead, but you have the leverage right now considering that they can't hire. Don't be silent about it, but don't be stupid in your approach either.
