and now i'm completely scared and worried...

i'm so sad right now girls. i had to re-post this and get some feedback.

(warning--profanity coming up...)

justin and i came into work today and everyone had to sit down for this dumb-ass "safety meeting" where the old man bitched & bitched & bitched. he bitched about how the weather's affected our company. he bitched about fuel prices. he bitched about all of the same things that have been an issue for a long time now. things that affect ALL excavating companies. ALL companies that rely on the weather as to whether or not they can or can't work that day. we are one of those companies. when it rains, snows, sleets and otherwise precipitates AT ALL, we have issues. most of the time, we're done for the day. so it's hard.

but anyway, my point is that we had this "safety meeting" and he all but blamed justin for why things are the way they are. WHAT?! he didn't say that, but he going on and on about all of the call-backs we had this year and how when things need additional work, then we need to take an extra day to work that job. he's a fucking prick! justin was the ONLY operator they have had for a looooooooooong time. he's been working here for almost 7 years and has bent over BACKWARDS for them!!! he's done it all! he's been gracious! he's been supreme in his excellence when it comes to operating. he's been the greatest foreman they've ever seen because he's talented, compassionate and knowledgeable. he knows what needs to be done and when he's at work, he's all business. he doesn't goof off, doesn't bullshit with the guys, doesn't participate in the gossip. he does his thing and he's fucking AWESOME at it! seriously, this is no exaggeration. not by a long shot. so for the old man to say the shit he said this morning was not only completely wrong, it was disrespectful. he wouldn't allow justin to take the time necessary on his jobs. he always told justin to "hurry up and get it finished" and now he's singing a different tune. he's a hypocrite. the biggest fucking hypocrite i've ever seen.  

but now the old man's got another operator (that's good, real good, but not as good as justin) and he picked up a few drivers. the operator's worked here before and left because of the bullshit this company pulls. he knows what they're about. he knows they're all about themselves. he's not like justin in that he'd have a heart and stick it out with them. if things don't go like they've promised him they would, he'll leave. so i hope he does. i hope once justin and i are gone that he drops these sons of bitches on their ass!    

so why am i so mad? so he said some mean and untrue shit about justin...more or less. well i'm mad/worried/stressed and SCARED AS HELL because they said they needed to talk to justin and i alone after the meeting was over. they all leave and he looks at JUSTIN not ME and tells him "we're going to have to put amber on as part-time." he didn't even say it to me!     like i'm some invalid or something!!! that hurt me first. i don't tolerate disrespectful behavior well at all. i don't let people push me around. but because i need this job, i've bitten my tongue on SEVERAL occasions with them. so anyway, he goes onto explain the weather and fuel prices' effects on the company, blah blah blah. he tells JUSTIN that they need to cut costs and "amber" is the one they're going to have to cut right now. i was so mad. so scared. so worried. ALL AT ONCE!

so now i'm really up shit creek. they are such pricks. how do you do this to someone who's worked so hard and for so long, for you? how do you do justin like that? forget me (they already have)...i can handle being treated like shit (though i typically won't tolerate it like i have). i can handle them not liking me or thinking ill of me. who gives a shit? but i do care how they treat my husband and my unborn daughter. they've written her off many times already. they feign compassion and decency, but really they are selfish, mallicious and underhanded people. *shakes head * so now i'm trying to figure out how i'm going to supplement my income. i'm already looking into what it'll take to watch some kids (three) for three days a week. i've got some numbers and some information, so i'll be calling here soon.

oh yeah, guess when they say this new part-time schedule will start?

next monday.

 talk about giving an 8-month pregnant woman and her husband some notice. i'm scared girls... 

Quoting amber603 [GIG]:“ i'm so sad right now girls. i had to re-post this and get some feedback. (warning--profanity coming ... [snip!] ... next monday.  talk about giving an 8-month pregnant woman and her husband some notice. i'm scared girls... ”

I'm so sorry momma. I hate it that employers can get away with shady shit like that. Just keep in mind that soon you're going to have a beautiful baby...and all of this misery and bullshit will be the last thing on your mind. I know it doesn't help your money situation, but at least it can help you look on the bright side. Please let me know how everything pans out, and I will definitely be keeping you and Justin in my prayers.

Quoting Krock Kristin [HBC]:“ I'm so sorry momma. I hate it that employers can get away with shady shit like that. Just keep in mind ... [snip!] ... on the bright side. Please let me know how everything pans out, and I will definitely be keeping you and Justin in my prayers.”

*tears up* thank you, thank you so much for your kind words and for replying to this. i need/needed just that so badly today. i know i just need to have faith. i'm trying to look at this as a push from my higher power that it's time for change. i have some things i've been talking about/planning on doing and maybe this is the push in the right direction that i've been needing. i just hate that it had to come at a time like this. no warning. no compassion. no nothing. the old man had the audacity to say "so is this going to hurt you badly?" and i said "well yeah, if i'm being real honest here then yeah...this is going to hurt us."   he's the sorriest son ofa bitch i've ever met. i'm really just so saddened, so disheartened.

i went to college and i have a degree. i've got lots of work experience in various fields. i just can't get a job right now that'll pay worth a damn, you know? so i'm stressed. but thank you so much, again, for replying to this. means a lot to me.