In my years of university, I volunteered for your company, doing a lot of office work for you. Everyone continuously praised me for my work. You even called me in on my days off in the summer, and I showed up and helped you out for FREE. You also suggested that if there was an entry level job opening around the time I graduate that I apply. I graduated with my Bachelor of Commerce and a couple of people quit so there were entry level job openings. Who did you hire? NOT ME!! You hired 2 complete strangers off the street. They both only had about 2 years of office experience. You hired them to do a job I’ve been volunteering at for 4 years! What a fucking slap in the face! FUCK YOU, you piece of shit. It felt good when I told your ass off and said I wasn’t volunteering for you anymore! Go to fucking hell!! —Your Loss
This article appears in Nov 17-23, 2011.
Smooth move, Exlax! you just threw away 4 years of volunteer work that you can’t have referenced on your resume.
I agree with GV. I mean, it sucks that they did that to you… though, maybe they kept telling you this so they could get more free work out of you?
Thing you’ll learn, kid, is that you never EVER trust an employer re: promise of a job/promotion/etc… unless it’s in writing right in front of you (i.e.: they’ve offered you the job and you’re signing your contract).
Hang in there, though. It might take years, but you will find something.
Trust PK, she knows of what she speaks
Yeah, four years of unpaid Samaritan deed,,,,,,shot to hell. ~ Ummm, what is the part about being called in your day off for FREE? Isn’t all volunteer work unpaid?
That totally sucks. Are you sure they were entry-level jobs that you were qualified to do?
dumb move to burn that bridge though.. you had a great reference going into your chosen industry which is pretty much required to get a decent entry level job. And you told him to fuck himself instead. You should have just kissed his ass one last time, quit and used him as a reference.
It might sound less “satisfying” but you should get used to it because it’s how things work.
You were volunteering in the commerce sector?? Are you crazy? Have you not been paying attention to the news lately, there is no honor among these thieves and you, sadly, are just another number.
On the other hand, you got valuable on the job experience in a work environment that you are seeking employment in. That isn’t exactly something to throw away. I would rely on that employer as a possible reference, but sure, burn that bridge that you took 4 years to build if you want.
Actually… it’s your loss OP. Bye-bye reference. They didn’t lose a thing and probably saved $80 000+ dollars by letting you “volunteer”
I’m sure the employer is glad you have shown your true colors in time of great stress. No one wants an employee who acts like this when times get tough.
All we ever want is a little gratitude and to be appreciated sometimes. I say well done OP!
in spite of the fact that everyone here takes the non-involved, high and mighty vantage point….
the level-headed ‘accept it and keep your connections’ approach…
It must have been pretty sweet to tell them off.
🙂
I would think though that showing a more ‘it hurt that you didn’t consider me for the job’…
the more human approach would have perhaps let you do both.
The guns a blazing tactic basically threw your reference out the window.
UNLESS you can find someone you know there that hates working there.
They may provide that reference for you for both your gain and out of spite.
?!?!?
worth a shot.
OB, you need t always put you best interests first. Even if they owed you a job, they also owed you an excellent reference but your actions have probably ruined that chance.
You need to go back and apologize, swallow your pride, but only so you might gain your great reference back. This guy is a dink, there’s no harm in keeping that fact to yourself until you’ve used him for what he is worth.
Bah. Write your own reference. I hope after 4 years, you have some office letterhead at home. Take it in and have the boss sign it. Four years should be worth a letter.
kitty honey chile, it the o.p. you? sounds like a bitch you might write about the idiots that are dal.
I say move on, you are obviously qualified to work in a place better than that, and if the employer would rather hire people with less experience that’s their beef. Find a place that will give you the respect you deserve. Ps- I wouldn’t give that dip anymore of your time, he would only use it to his advantage. Use a person you co volunteered with as a reference if you have to, or a professor. Never apologize for someone walking all over you.
This made me laugh….you worked for free. Sucker! Did you offer to continue working for free for them with your degree too? Enjoy that call center.
OP, please re-read your post. You clearly said they “suggested that if there was an entry level job opening around the time I graduate that I apply.”
APPLY being the key word here, seems to me they didn’t promise you anything. They just told you to apply for any open positions.
I just attended the HRM volunteer conference and would have loved you to share this real story there. Instead we listen to success stories which are great however do not reflect the reality for many volunteers in HRM
The reality is that many volunteers are shamelessly exploited by NPO/NGO/businesses because they are seen in the same category as those being paid minimum wage …Too bad about this….those dirty bass-turds..
imo, people are often paid based on perceived value rather than actual value. unfortunately, for a student with no experience and not getting paid, the perceived value is very low.
I think a smart volunteer would keep count of the value that they have been contributing to a position and regularly meet with their supervisor. By doing this, you may not be able to counter exploitation, but it would counter a lack of apreciation based on ignorance.