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Asked By: crotus 51-55, M  4 months ago

Due to the rough economy, lately I have had to do odd jobs for a certain person who belittles my work, cheats me out of money we agreed on, etc. It's quite humiliating; I am unsure how best to deal with it.

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  1. SpiceZ - 56-60 years old - female

    Posted by SpiceZ Dec 28th, 2012 at 6:58PM

    Wow, YES,..... you just described the working in a so called 'right to work' state in Arizona work experience!
    How to handle it...well there is not much you can do in a so called 'right to work' state at all.
    Coping strategies...using my favorite methods of stress relief, and trying not to take it home with me. Detach and role play, act and count the hours till I can get the F out of there.


    Hope your luck improves.

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  2. crotus - 51-55 years old - male

    Reply by crotus Dec 29th, 2012 at 2:40PM

    I think Florida is a "right to work" state too... in fact I had one boss who used to regularly remind me of that! I have also had bosses who clipped their fingernails onto my desk, blew smoke rings in my face, you name it.

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  3. SpiceZ - 56-60 years old - female

    Reply by SpiceZ Dec 29th, 2012 at 2:49PM

    yuck! My condolences to you too, on living in another backwards so called 'right to work' state. hmmm I have a nasty idea....I believe you guys in florida have fire ants all over the place like we do here.....perhaps your boss would like some pets....... (snickering)

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  4. CherokeePatti - 56-60 years old - female

    Posted by CherokeePatti Dec 28th, 2012 at 4:31PM

    Had a couple supervisors that were like that...they took credit for what their workers did and would pile on more work from the best ones. I transferred to a different department and the first supervisor eventually got fired. The second one got asked to leave after the 2nd horrific summer when she didn't hire enough workers and the summer work at the university where I worked didn't get done in time for the student's move-in. I was told she would never be allowed back on campus. The second supervisor caused a great deal of stress for me and most of the other employees in our department, some quit a couple years before they were eligible to retire, losing their medical insurance....I stuck it out and retired the first day I was eligible....could have worked a few more years but enough is enough in a place like that.

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  5. veronica4ever - 22-25 years old - female

    Posted by veronica4ever Dec 28th, 2012 at 4:47PM

    yes i did, i stood there until i found another job then i quit (but in good terms just in case i ever needed to come back) good luck;)

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  6. bijouxbroussard - 46-50 years old - female

    Posted by bijouxbroussard Dec 28th, 2012 at 4:35PM

    Unfortunately, that's the main advantage of working in union shops: if a boss can't observe certain standards of behaviour on a human level, he's "urged" to on a professional level.

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  7. corvinblack - 22-25 years old - male

    Posted by corvinblack Dec 28th, 2012 at 4:24PM

    Unplug the brakes in their car.

    Problem solved.

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  8. crotus - 51-55 years old - male

    Reply by crotus Dec 29th, 2012 at 2:34PM

    Well, I would rather not do that because they might hit an innocent person.

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  9. Serenitree - 66-70 years old - female

    Posted by Serenitree Dec 28th, 2012 at 4:23PM

    I quit and started my own business.

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  10. crotus - 51-55 years old - male

    Reply by crotus Dec 29th, 2012 at 2:35PM

    That's what I want to do so badly... but I am flat broke now as a result of being screwed over by these types of people for the past decade. :-P

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  11. Serenitree - female

    Reply by Serenitree Dec 29th, 2012 at 3:45PM

    I was lucky. It was easy to start MY kind of business 34 years ago. It cost me nothing for start up. All I had to have was enough to live on for one month unit I got it up and running. No overhead, no expenses except for transportation.

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  12. cpgnatly - 41-45 years old - male

    Posted by cpgnatly Dec 28th, 2012 at 4:21PM

    Replace them. Find a new job.

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  13. crotus - 51-55 years old - male

    Reply by crotus Dec 29th, 2012 at 2:38PM

    Easier said than done in this economy, it seems... I keep getting intercepted by douchebags like him right when I have really hit rock bottom, because they are like sharks and can smell it when you have even one molecule of desperation in your breath. I sometimes think these guys have some kind of special sensory organ for picking up those things...

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