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Sep. 3rd, 2017 07:35 am So at work everyone got a bonus in our last paycheck. We hadn't seen raises in a long time and saw our benefits slashed (including no retirement contributions) so it wasn't much compared to that, but it was something at least. Full time got $600 and part time got $300 if they worked a 1,000 hours in the previous year. When they came, our part time guy received nothing. Now, 1,000 hours over a year comes out to just over 19 hours a week. He works 28 hours a week. So I called HR. Keep in mind this is right after talking to a librarian whose office is next to mine.
I told them Part Timer didn't receive a bonus. They said he didn't qualify-he didn't have enough hours. I explained the hours he worked for us and asked if they could show me what showed them he didn't qualify. She said the report they ran was on another person's desk and that she was out for lunch. I asked her to let that person know I wanted to talk to her about this after she came back from lunch.
Directly after that, two other things landed on my desk that required me to talk to the Dean, sooner more than later. So I hurried off to her office to find she had some time to chat. I included the Part Timer's bonus while I was there. She called HR and it was immediately discovered that yes he did qualify, was somehow skipped and they'll put the bonus in his next check.
All good, right?
Not exactly.
I received a message shortly afterwards from the HR director to meet with her. I came and she said that my previous phone call to the other HR person was rude and bullying-out of line and unprofessional. I started to defend myself but she was like: no, it was and you must email her an apology. She was unwilling to listen to my side. I quickly realized that I would get no where defending myself so did as asked. But I was really confused how anyone could get that impression. I've been bullied and worked in a library were it was commonplace. I strive very much to never be that person. I asked the librarian next to my office and she agreed that my tone or language never went there.
But on the way home I remember that I was warned early on in my career to be careful with HR-that the director has been known to retaliate from slights perceived and otherwise. The previous administration was largely like that and the HR director is one of the last hold outs. I guess by going to the Dean/VP of administration I went over her head and that's a slight.
I'm just...I've worked a 50+ hour week last week. I've worked weekends and evenings. Hell, I'm going in today from 2-10. I'm unsure, with the craziness of the start of the semester, when I'll get to take that time off. And then I get that at the end of the week.
I've been ambivalent at best about staying here this last year. I guess this just really proves I've got to go. I'm just not sure what I want to do next, you know? I'm pretty sure I don't want to work at a big academic library again, though I know there will be some openings at really big nearby institution. I just got my public librarian certificate so that's an option. We also own 10.5 acres of land zoned agricultural/residential and my husband and I had already talked about starting a market garden. That would be quite the jump, but if I can make it work we'd be able to cut down on daycare costs a little (I'd still send Amelia in while she's young, but she'd be able to stop much, much sooner). My husband's new job pays a lot more than his old one though, so that'll cushion us if I did it.
I just don't know what to do next.
I told them Part Timer didn't receive a bonus. They said he didn't qualify-he didn't have enough hours. I explained the hours he worked for us and asked if they could show me what showed them he didn't qualify. She said the report they ran was on another person's desk and that she was out for lunch. I asked her to let that person know I wanted to talk to her about this after she came back from lunch.
Directly after that, two other things landed on my desk that required me to talk to the Dean, sooner more than later. So I hurried off to her office to find she had some time to chat. I included the Part Timer's bonus while I was there. She called HR and it was immediately discovered that yes he did qualify, was somehow skipped and they'll put the bonus in his next check.
All good, right?
Not exactly.
I received a message shortly afterwards from the HR director to meet with her. I came and she said that my previous phone call to the other HR person was rude and bullying-out of line and unprofessional. I started to defend myself but she was like: no, it was and you must email her an apology. She was unwilling to listen to my side. I quickly realized that I would get no where defending myself so did as asked. But I was really confused how anyone could get that impression. I've been bullied and worked in a library were it was commonplace. I strive very much to never be that person. I asked the librarian next to my office and she agreed that my tone or language never went there.
But on the way home I remember that I was warned early on in my career to be careful with HR-that the director has been known to retaliate from slights perceived and otherwise. The previous administration was largely like that and the HR director is one of the last hold outs. I guess by going to the Dean/VP of administration I went over her head and that's a slight.
I'm just...I've worked a 50+ hour week last week. I've worked weekends and evenings. Hell, I'm going in today from 2-10. I'm unsure, with the craziness of the start of the semester, when I'll get to take that time off. And then I get that at the end of the week.
I've been ambivalent at best about staying here this last year. I guess this just really proves I've got to go. I'm just not sure what I want to do next, you know? I'm pretty sure I don't want to work at a big academic library again, though I know there will be some openings at really big nearby institution. I just got my public librarian certificate so that's an option. We also own 10.5 acres of land zoned agricultural/residential and my husband and I had already talked about starting a market garden. That would be quite the jump, but if I can make it work we'd be able to cut down on daycare costs a little (I'd still send Amelia in while she's young, but she'd be able to stop much, much sooner). My husband's new job pays a lot more than his old one though, so that'll cushion us if I did it.
I just don't know what to do next.
