I used to work for these people here in the computer services and printing, I have to say I loved my job. I worked my behind off for $200.00 a week and occassionally $160.00-180.00, depending on the situation and my health. I am a person that gets sick due to my thyroids and high blood pressure. In this place I made many friends who enjoyed working with me, as a graphic designer and typist, I did my job professionally and as quickly as possible with a 210 wpm score. I saved their butts many of times when they either forgot to do the typing, or didnt have the time to do it, or just didnt want to do it at all. So I had to put whatever job I was doing to do quick works out of resumes, coverletters, business letters, legal letters and more.
Sadly, I got sick but I returned again even though they gave me a month off, but I felt I could work and I needed the pay. He had told me that if I came on time, my pay would increase $50.00, so I came on time and had thursdays off. But I never saw the $250.00 he claimed he would give me.
THEN!!! He asks me to teach his wife Photoshop cs2 which was the version he had. I taught this woman several times, and she caught on quick to the point that I was actually proud of her when she called my attention to show me a business card she made WITH the technique I TAUGHT her, her exact words were "Milly, Look what I made, I did everything you showed me and look at what I do" <she is from morroco so she has an accent>. I was happy, because I know how to teach a person how to use photoshop and illustrator, even 3D Studio Max. I trained a 5 yr old how to use photoshop and he masterd the program, NOW...Imagine the rage I had on the day I was very sick.
I had to be in the hospital for a whole week, I did not have my cell phone, and I asked my mother if the job had called me, she stated no. I guess she forgot that I meant the cell phone and not the house phone. WHEN I get back home, I view my messages of my boss texting me if I was going to show up, then right after all of that, I get one in specific stating that he is letting me go. I text him back saying that I only have this job, ((I have two babies to support because I was denied childsupport and spousal support, so no other income but this job)) and that I was very sick with my thyroids. I dont have medication so they swelled up bad and the hospital helped me out A LOT.
So he text me that I can come in anytime to pick up my check and the "Good Luck". I go and I pick it up with my boyfriend ((husband abandoned me)) and he gives me $100.00. So I waited there because the aggreement we had for me teaching his wife how to use photoshop was $500.00 with weekly payment installments. That the last lesson would be the last $200.00. When I tell him I'm waiting for that she burst out saying "Oh I dint Learn anything!"
WTF!!! How does a person who doesn't learn anything possibly make a Business card, then he claims the same shit! Mind you he was there when I taught her how to do all these things and even corrected her as well. SEVERAL TIMES!
But thats not the worst part, weeks later I find an old Client who has been asking for me because he likes how I type his work, he asked me exactly "when are you coming back?" this is my expression to him "O_o?"..."uh, I dont work there anymore, they fired me when I got sick" can you imagine what he told me afterwards!!!? "Oh well, I asked for you and they said you was sick, that you wont be coming in this week, so I thought you was going to come back, thats why I'm wondering where you been?"
I gave him my number should he ever need me to type anything for him, but he hasn't called, his last destination was in fact USA Printing, my guess is they switch the folder that had my number in it and he was never able to get in contact with me because of that. I doubt they would want to lose a valuable customer like him, so I'm certain that was the case, why else tell clients I am sick? So that they would stay with the clients and make them think I am still working there.
So now I work my own home business and I have gained some of the clients who knew me in that business. My prices are the best and I provide nothing but the BEST.
In the end of all that hard work I provided for these ppl, in the end they did me wrong.