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A little stressed out!
Oct. 24th, 2013 11:30 amSo...
After the visit to equity and inclusion, I was called in to my supervisor's office and officially repremanded and given a "work improvement plan." Part of this plan is that I cannot talk to anyone with whom I work about non-task related things- I can't talk about challenges, frustrations, or irritations. I cannot talk about personal issues. I think this is a violation of my first amendment rights but I want to keep my job so I'm keeping silent. This was addressed as a communication problem and so every word I say will be scrutinized for the next 120 days with feedback every 30 days. Needless to say, I'm trying to be very quiet.
As a result of this reprimand, I will not be eligible for my 3% increase in January or the 3% increase in July. It's the only one I expected to get for about 5 years because of the new classification system that indicates that I am overpaid for my job relative to the people in the same classification. I don't agree with my classification as an "office manager" either but I can't do anything about that.
I tried to get professional coaching, which is available on campus, but the director won't work with me because of my reprimand without the approval of my supervisor and his agreement to meet with me every week. My supervisor has indicated that he would not be available for the weekly meetings and believes that the information he gives me every 30 days should be sufficient coaching. It's not at all the same thing but again, there is nothing I can do about it.
On the home front, FEMA has decided I need a certificate of elevation for my property in order to renew my required flood insurance. There is not one on file with either the county or the city so I had to call a surveyor and have him come out to do it. I don't have the bill yet but he said it would be $300-400. There is currently $482 in my savings account and this will wipe it out, leaving me with no cushion in case something goes south with my job or some other emergency comes up- not that there was much there to begin with. It also means I have no money to buy Christmas or Birthday presents. My only hope is that it reduces my flood insurance rates.
Additionally, something else went up and increased my mortgage by $50. I just got the bill for the property taxes and it's up by $400 but since I just got it, I don't think that is what increased the mortgage, so it's likely to go up another $40-50. There is also a school bond measure which needs to pass and will also increase the property taxes. In one year, my house payment has increased by $100. I don't have much room in my budget for anything else and I wasn't expecting that kind of increase on an annual basis. I certainly hope this doesn't continue or I'll have to sell the house and go back to renting. That would be devastating!
I also filed a SAIF claim because of my accident on the loading dock. I've been to see the chiropractor twice a week since the first of the month. Today I feel miserable because the issue with the hip has pulled a rib "out" and he adjusted it yesterday. Now every muscle in my back wants to spasm and pull. I just turned in the 10 pages of forms that SAIF has to have filled out. I was a little passive-agressive and gave them only what they needed but ad nausium. They asked for my job duties for every job in the last 10 years so I gave them the complete job descriptions. That's about 10 pages in and of itself. I figure if I have to tell them everything from where I went to high school and college, what courses I took, and degrees I have- things totally irrelevant to the claim- then they can read everything I send them. There is no reason why they shouldn't cover my claim but they are a pain in the neck to deal with and there is no predicting the outcome. If they don't cover my treatment that's 6 visits at $50 each with my insurance...something I really can't come up with right now (although the chiropractor says if they don't cover my treatment, he'll give me the name of a lawyer).
I'm feeling a little stressed out, sad, angry, and confused about how to go forward....
After the visit to equity and inclusion, I was called in to my supervisor's office and officially repremanded and given a "work improvement plan." Part of this plan is that I cannot talk to anyone with whom I work about non-task related things- I can't talk about challenges, frustrations, or irritations. I cannot talk about personal issues. I think this is a violation of my first amendment rights but I want to keep my job so I'm keeping silent. This was addressed as a communication problem and so every word I say will be scrutinized for the next 120 days with feedback every 30 days. Needless to say, I'm trying to be very quiet.
As a result of this reprimand, I will not be eligible for my 3% increase in January or the 3% increase in July. It's the only one I expected to get for about 5 years because of the new classification system that indicates that I am overpaid for my job relative to the people in the same classification. I don't agree with my classification as an "office manager" either but I can't do anything about that.
I tried to get professional coaching, which is available on campus, but the director won't work with me because of my reprimand without the approval of my supervisor and his agreement to meet with me every week. My supervisor has indicated that he would not be available for the weekly meetings and believes that the information he gives me every 30 days should be sufficient coaching. It's not at all the same thing but again, there is nothing I can do about it.
On the home front, FEMA has decided I need a certificate of elevation for my property in order to renew my required flood insurance. There is not one on file with either the county or the city so I had to call a surveyor and have him come out to do it. I don't have the bill yet but he said it would be $300-400. There is currently $482 in my savings account and this will wipe it out, leaving me with no cushion in case something goes south with my job or some other emergency comes up- not that there was much there to begin with. It also means I have no money to buy Christmas or Birthday presents. My only hope is that it reduces my flood insurance rates.
Additionally, something else went up and increased my mortgage by $50. I just got the bill for the property taxes and it's up by $400 but since I just got it, I don't think that is what increased the mortgage, so it's likely to go up another $40-50. There is also a school bond measure which needs to pass and will also increase the property taxes. In one year, my house payment has increased by $100. I don't have much room in my budget for anything else and I wasn't expecting that kind of increase on an annual basis. I certainly hope this doesn't continue or I'll have to sell the house and go back to renting. That would be devastating!
I also filed a SAIF claim because of my accident on the loading dock. I've been to see the chiropractor twice a week since the first of the month. Today I feel miserable because the issue with the hip has pulled a rib "out" and he adjusted it yesterday. Now every muscle in my back wants to spasm and pull. I just turned in the 10 pages of forms that SAIF has to have filled out. I was a little passive-agressive and gave them only what they needed but ad nausium. They asked for my job duties for every job in the last 10 years so I gave them the complete job descriptions. That's about 10 pages in and of itself. I figure if I have to tell them everything from where I went to high school and college, what courses I took, and degrees I have- things totally irrelevant to the claim- then they can read everything I send them. There is no reason why they shouldn't cover my claim but they are a pain in the neck to deal with and there is no predicting the outcome. If they don't cover my treatment that's 6 visits at $50 each with my insurance...something I really can't come up with right now (although the chiropractor says if they don't cover my treatment, he'll give me the name of a lawyer).
I'm feeling a little stressed out, sad, angry, and confused about how to go forward....
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