So, In the last 6 months I've been doing alot of schoolwork, and had 3 jobs which all lasted for under 3 days. Why? Honesty in the workplace is something hard to find these days.
Examples:
Powdercoating shop:
I was told that I would be hanging and sanding parts, for 14/hr and working at my own pace.
Reality, I was in fact doing this, but there were 10 vats of acid used to dip the metal, and no safty vents at all. After 2 hours I was sick, black-snot and coughing.
Yesterdays job "forklifting":
So, I was hired on as a forklifter for a larger shipping company. I was promised forklift wage at 15/hr, 1 hour break for lunch and I would be working nights.
I go there at 10PM last night. I start, everyone seems nice, I meet the boss, and Immediatly I am stuck hauling boxes to make pallates- by hand. Not that bad of a job, but not what I applied for at all. And making 3 dollars less, in fact.
So I call the lady who hired me this morning. Told her what happened, she said that "leo" (the night manager that I talked to) didn't know I was forklifitng, when I asked someone ABOVE "leo" if there are any positions available for forklifting, and the immedaite answer was no.
She blatenly lied to my face on the phone, in person, and the again on the phone. Even after I told her I talked to the 2 highest people on nights, she insisted that there were numerous positions for forklifting. Funny, there were only 2 forklifts and there were over 20 pallate jacks.
What im trying to get to here... is... Where is the honesty any more? I remember when I applied for partsource, I got exactly what I applied for. It seems calgary is so desperate for work they have to lure you in with promise of a good job and then swiftly stick you on manual labour.
end rant.
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