How long would you be willing to go without pay? I have peeps at other papers who were asked to take a few weeks off without pay, but they didn't have to work either.
Me? I am not working unless I get paid. I have 4 mouthes to feed and will NOT burn gas to go to a job that I won't get paid to do. Sorry, but not happening.
Yeah, not gonna happen. I'd be looking for a more considerate boss.
Well legally you can't work without pay.... so unless I have some lunatic boss it won't happen.
| Graves said: Well legally you can't work without pay.... so unless I have some lunatic boss it won't happen. |
You can choose to work without pay. There are no laws that prevent you and an employer from making that arrangement.
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I gave it a bit of thought, and here's what I would do if my employer asked me that... The first thing I'd do (if I hadn't done so before) would be to assess the viability of the company I work at.
If it looks like the company has a good chance of survival in the medium/long-term, I could take a short period of unpaid work, which may also improve the chances of keeping the job later on (assuming the manager thinks that way).
If instead it looks like the company is going to go out of business anyway, I would definitely milk the company's coffers for as long as possible... what's the point of taking a pay cut if you're going to lose your job anyway? Note that going bankrupt doesn't mean going out of business, a bankrupt company can often emerge again (though it's hard to emerge as a truly viable company).
Either way (and this is the most important part) I would immediately be looking for another job at a more viable company. Preferably one which is either in a really strong position, or failing that one which has already downsized recently... usually companies don't layoff people twice in a row.
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My company doesn't respect me enough to pay me a competative/decent wage for my chosen skilled proffession and are taking 2 months so far to decide on if I deserve a pay rise which I asked for. They are seemingly more concerned over making money and keeping clients happy then having staff that are dedicated and try to help develop the company as a whole.
So, no.
Hmm, pie.
| The Fury said: My company doesn't respect me enough to pay me a competative/decent wage for my chosen skilled proffession and are taking 2 months so far to decide on if I deserve a pay rise which I asked for. They are seemingly more concerned over making money and keeping clients happy then having staff that are dedicated and try to help develop the company as a whole. So, no. |
Yeah it's really bad when you KNOW you're getting underpaid for your level of experience... that's also happening to me right now, and let's just say that it doesn't encourage me to have the highest work ethics I could have.
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| axumblade said: Yeah...screw that. my paychecks already look like I'm missing days due to my shorter shifts they've been giving me since "restructuring" occurred in my company. I'm not working for free. |
Hey, same thing is hapening to me.
| madskillz said: How long would you be willing to go without pay? I have peeps at other papers who were asked to take a few weeks off without pay, but they didn't have to work either. Me? I am not working unless I get paid. I have 4 mouthes to feed and will NOT burn gas to go to a job that I won't get paid to do. Sorry, but not happening. |
Until I found a new job.
I think your position is the most foolish actually. If you quit the job and the company recovers then you've just thrown away a job. If you quit the job, the company recovers, and you can't find another job (likely in these times) then you're in an even worse situation.
The best route is to keep working and look for a new job. If the company succeeds, then you'll still have a job. If the company fails then you'll have hopefully be starting to hear from potential alternate employers from your job seeking.
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