Am I getting fired?
By prestocaro
@prestocaro (1251)
United States
September 5, 2008 11:07am CST
Day before yesterday, I told my boss I wasn't comfortable doing any more personal tasks for him. I am a booking agent and admin assistant for a restaurant group, and in the past month, my boss has had me buy him shoes, buy his grandmother a get well soon card, return merchandise for him at Home Depot, try to negotiate a lower home insurance payment, etc... It got to the point where I was drowning under a sea of work and he was asking me to still keep doing these things.
So, as I mentioned, I told him I wouldn't do them any more. Then, yesterday, he told me he wanted me to write up a job description of my duties and give it to him. I'm leaving tomorrow for a week-long cruise and I'm wondering... am I getting canned? Doesn't it sound like I am?
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2 responses
@3cardmonte (5098)
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5 Sep 08
If he fires you, you take him straight to court! You are a booking agent and admin assistant,not his slave. My boss used to do that, I had to fetch her lunch,buy her nephew a gift,take her husbands prescription to the pharmacy
@prestocaro (1251)
• United States
5 Sep 08
Sucks, doesn't it? Picking out a gift/card is the worst when you don't know the person or love them...
You say "used to": she doesn't ask you to do that any more, or she isn't your boss still?
@3cardmonte (5098)
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5 Sep 08
she is not my boss anymore, I quit and am self employed now, i think i would have killed her if i had stayed any longer! I hope that it all turns out ok for you
@dreemsofdark (714)
• United States
5 Sep 08
yeah, yeah, it sort of does sound like he's trying to find a good way to fire you. However, if you were already buried in a sea of work, he'll see that you actually for alot more than just his personal errands. Also, even if you don't get fired, I would look for another job where I am treated with more respect than what your boss is showing you. So, maybe you can find another job and quit before he fires you. Good luck!
@prestocaro (1251)
• United States
5 Sep 08
thanks for the response! As you mentioned, I do need to start evaluating my prospects elsewhere. I think now that I'll have more time to do my own job, I will be leaving work at a more reasonable hour and will thus have time to actually look for a better job.
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@dreemsofdark (714)
• United States
5 Sep 08
yeah totally!!!! I mean, at my job, it's very easy to get fired and in tourble because there's only one owner, and he's kinda crazy. So, I ALWAYS have prospects open, but I stay still because honestly the work is super easy and I'm super lazy, lol.
