Dh Job...grrr

**mommy4ever** · 08-26-2007, 09:55 AM

I find this so frustrating. Dh was a supervisor a few years ago. He did well at it. They eliminated the position, which was fine, they didn't reduce his pay, which was nice. They said if they decided to have a supervisor again, it would be him. Well they did, and they picked the laziest 2 people in the shop to do it. Dh is cool with that, he didn't care for policing grown men.

Then they decided to dump raises based on productivity, but on tenure. For 2 years dh didn't get a raise since he was now 'paid too much'. Ok, FINE. Now people he used to supervise are making more than him. They still go to him for help as their current supervisors are useless in the position. Now, they put him on new product and expect him to train others. Others that make more than him. He's refused to do so. He's expect to troubleshoot issues when products fail because the other guys can't figure it out, guys that are paid more than him, been there longer.

They recently started tracking productivity. Dh is at 140%. He has co-workers at 20%. Yes 20%. And they make more than him! What the heck is this company thinking?

It's a good job overall. He makes good money, he works a 4 day week, gets 4 weeks holidays(plant closes with pay at Christmas). They don't give sick days, but do pay all our premium for the insurance plan.

But I hear the frustration in dh. We watches people play games on their cellphones for hours, or talk on the phone for hours. Leave for lunch and give some one else their swipe card. take off to do whatever for an hour or 2. It's insane. He works hard, and he's at the point now that why should he bother to even try when it's not rewarded or even acknowledged. And I know it's more than him frustrated, the whole shop moral is affected. They had arranged a company golf tournament. It was $10/person. So very cheap. Out of 140 staff, only 7 people signed up with 1 guest. It was cancelled.

They need to crack the whip and clean up. BUt the economy is supposedly so hot here right now. Why work when they can get another job with a finger snap, everyone is crying for trades workers. But at the very least they should reward their hard workers.

Sorry. I just feel antsy that he's going to up and quit and head into depression mode again. He's been there going on 7 years. That's the longest he's been anywhere. For the first 5 years of marriage, he was never anywhere longer than 1 year, the was a 2 year span where he switched jobes ever 2 to 3 months. I was so stressed. This has been good, but now I'm anxious.

**frugalfarmwife** · 08-26-2007, 11:32 AM

I'm so sorry for the stress your going through and your husband too, I see it here also.

My hubby is in management for a small company and hasn't had a raise for going on 4 years, he's salary. He works long hours, sometimes up to 12 hours a day like recently with all the cleanup work from the flood, yet many of the hourly workers are making more than he is with overtime. And they're having a hard time with getting/keeping good employees because it seems everyone wants something for nothing.

I'm not worried about mine quitting yet, but the stress is really getting to him too.

Hugs from another wife that sees the full picture and wishes they could fix it!

kj

**StartingOver** · 08-26-2007, 02:23 PM

boy oh boy....do I ever feel your frustration. My DH was in the car business for 20 yrs as a finance mgr, and tried several yrs to be promoted. The position was always filled by a son or a nephew of the owner...very frustrating....putting people in management that have no experience...go figure.

The part that was frustrating was that DH was the one they called on to do the training or to figure out problems etc....

Hopefully the situation will improve for him. Stick by him and be a sounding board for him.

**leezza** · 08-26-2007, 02:43 PM

M4ever,

I thought this stuff only happened here in the US....but I guess its everywhere......good workers get taken advantage of, and the losers get to many chances.....Sorry for what your hubby is going thru.

The only thing I would suggest is:
Try to get him to talk about it and be the good friend I know you are to him. It seems that Men get so much of their self worth thru their jobs......maybe if you are able you and the kids could pick him up once a week and lunchtime and take him for a picnic or something.....making him feel special......If he is lunching at work maybe he needs to get out of their for that hour, even if its just sitting in his car listening to the radio.

leezza

**seadream** · 08-27-2007, 08:33 AM

My dh is going through the same thing and is at the point of quitting his job. He has been with this company for 19 years and since he got hurt at work things have not been good for him.

I understand how he feels and told him to quit if that is really what he has to do, but I'm still scared to death if he does.

**MomOfTwoGirls** · 08-27-2007, 09:51 AM

I'm in the same situation with my dh. He's a truck driver and his miles have been cut drastically. They're telling him that it's not just him, but the freight just isn't there and we know that's a bunch of baloney. They get a bonus for miles driven after 10,000 miles and he hasn't gotten his bonus in 3 months now. It's very frustrating. He hasn't been west in months and that's where the good miles are at. And he's a good employee. He stays legal, gets the loads there on time, doesn't goof around, never had a wreck. But it's the new guys that don't stay legal and goof around that are getting the good miles. Life sure doesn't seem fair sometimes.

I'm hoping the best for your dh as well. I try to make mine feel special while he's home and on the road. His electric cooler died this morning and I told him to get a new one. He hated spending the money, but that's something that he really needs while he's on the road, to help us save money. I practically made him go in the truck stop and get one.