13I said I was an auditor, right? A temp-auditor brought in to do IT SOX testing for a very large company’s fall audit, spanning 3 months. My experience at IT auditing, or auditing period? Absolutely zero. There are two others in the IT Internal Audit department; one I consider my boss, the other is a co-worker (who is a long-term contractor, ie temp for over 2 years). I started the actual auditing about two weeks in as a sort of sink-or-swim situation. And now? We’re done! That’s right, I completed their audit in one and a half months rather than three. I also did most of the work, because they said I was “training” which meant the manager did his thing (mainly helping out the financial auditors side of the department and going to meeting and stuff) while my co-worker sat in my office for a month to “oversee” my work. That is, he answered questions and, eventually, began to review my testing (the logic, findings, remediation request, etc) for correctness. He is still reviewing it – rather slowly, in my opinion. I cannot decide if he is grateful to have someone else carrying the workload or just grateful for the free time. Anyway, my point is because it is pretty much official that we are done with the testing and I am about spend my Friday doing piddly work like double-checking the worksheet formats, AND because my co-worker announced cheerily “We finished and we’re under budget!”, one simple thing: I just worked myself out of a job, one month early. Under budget? Of course! There was no over-time for my co-worker or boss because I finished everything in the blink of an eye during regular work hours.
This is just me lamenting my life. -sigh- Can anyone sympathize? You are the hardest worker at your job and yet the most underpaid and/or most expendable?
I’d really like it if the company acknowledged how much of an asset I could be. Sadly, if no one mentions what I am capable of (or have done to prove it), then how could they possibly know?
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*growls* Life just is ridiculously not fair, when that kind of thing happens. I’m thinking about quitting my retail job for the same reasons – the politics of the thing is that the system and powers that be just seem to be rigged in favor of those who aren’t team players and refuse to be above-average workers. I work my tail off and while some people notice and appreciate it, it’s not anyone who can do anything about it. I hate putting in three times the effort and only getting paid the same and treated the same as a bunch of losers. And while you. m’friend, can take pride in the knowledge that you are made of awesome, that doesn’t pay bills. :( *hugs*
You know what really gets me about your situation, KCS? The retail work isn’t your only job! Yet you still manage to give them over a 100%. Unappreciative bastards.
‘Can anyone sympathize? You are the hardest worker at your job and yet the most underpaid and/or most expendable?’ Oh good grief, yes. I’m to the point where I’m developing a rant on how all this stuff about “merit is rewarded” and “hard workers get to the top” is the new opium of the people. o_O So is “speak the truth and the high-ups will find you refreshing”. It’s a fantasy doled out to keep the workers pulling on their own bootstraps. :-( (Me being young and reckless, I’ve actually ditched a steady, well-paying non-career-track IT job in favor of trade school, because I kept running myself out of work and then getting in trouble for not “looking busy”. :P Whereas in the trades, if there’s no work they just don’t pay you for it… I’m lucky to be good at both.)
…the new opium of the people. So true. I can tell you that at my last job there wasn’t even acknowledgement of a job well done. The rule was give 200% and never expect to be thanked for it. And if you didn’t give 200% all the time you were called useless. Literally. The VP actually called her employees worthless where they could hear it. Thing is, they did everything she asked, no matter how ridiculous. This is a major part of why I left that company. As for speaking the truth, the real truth is no one wants to hear it, especially when the truth puts them in the wrong. This definitely applies to upper management. Also they don’t feel obliged to get involved a lot of the time. Kind of a “don’t rock the boat” attitude.
I think this a situation where talking to someone in a higher position is warranted. You did the work, more work than you were supposed to, you worked your ass off, you’re an asset, you have the right to hold on to your job. So go talk with someone, explain what happened and say you deserve to stay on. Or maybe they won’t fire you. Who knows? But if they don’t show you off then you gotta do it. Show you’re worth keeping on.
The company is made of small departments where if you offend one person you offend them all. It’s very clique-y. Going to the head of Internal Audit could backfire epicly. Also there is supposedly a hiring freeze on right now. Which is why the coworker is still a two year contractor than a permanent employee. (Typing on a cell phone is so difficult…)
Is there anything you can do to fix it? Or are you just screwed? (I feel your pain.) Suggestion. Try /r/forhire on reddit.com. Just look around.
Aww, man, that’s both good and bad. Maybe it’ll give you good future references though. I have two three hour classes on Fridays and one on Mondays, and I always have my work done by Friday (it’s due by midnight) or else I don’t wind up doing any of it. But most of my classmates wait to start their work until the day it is due. I wind up just sort of walking out of class because my work is already finished and turned in. I’m at least getting decent grades, but it’s so annoying because many of the slackers get extension days every single week and get extra “bonus” points because their grades aren’t the best because of not turning in work.
I actually would become aggravated over that very same thing when I was a student. Then, once I moved over to the teaching side… I was less inclined to be flexible over project deadlines. :) My students thought I was a hard ass. LOL.
I can only give you a hug, dear.. *hugs tightly*
Thank you. *hugs back*
*sigh* It’s so sad when good work is unappreciated or even dis-incentivized. I hope they wise up and see how valuable you are! *hugs*
I agree. Stupid employers. Thank you for your support. *hugs*