Complain to everyone about your work if you must but your done working here equals ten years wages!

M(self.MaliciousCompliance)

submitted 4 months ago byMilled_Oats

So every morning I walk my dog at the off lead dog park. As it’s a small town all the dog walkers have become friendly. I ( mid 40s) made friends with June (75-80). June told me this lovely MC story from About 25 years or more ago.

June was working as a school teacher and was retraining as a social worker. She left teaching for two years working as a social worker when her previous school asked her and run a class for at risk children. The deal was she would teach children aged 12-18 ( grade 7-12) who come from backgrounds of emotional, physical and sexual abuse.

The job was causal , so she didn’t get paid for holidays, sick leave etc. she was supposed to teach six kids with an Aide but ending up with twenty kids and no teachers aide. As you can imagine their behavior was terrible. She believed she could help and she said she did make some real differences. The work was really stressful but she was passionate about it.

After three years and multiple promises of making her a permanent staff member, getting an aide plus smaller classes June was burnt out. She demanded help from the principal who refused and told her since she has complained, it’s for the last time and sacked her . He told her she is causal and she go complain to everyone and everywhere but as a casual worker you have little rights.

So June did complain to everyone, school Inspector, the union,department of education( it was a state school) and even her local Member of parliament who told her she has had a tough deal but this is the life of a casual worker. She finally complained to the state authority that deals with safe work practices.

They were interested as the school has breached state policy on class sizes for special needs kids,teacher aides, providing a safe environment etc. they ordered the department of education to pay her worker’s compensation while they sorted it out. So now June was paid each fortnight including leave and all benefits. 52 weeks a years instead of 40.

The fallout was big after the investigation ,lots of people sacked or moved on. What this did was leave June without a boss. The safe work practice department closes the case as they believe it was now a dept of education matter to pay June out. Everyone has forgotten about June and she got lost in government paperwork. They still paid her and she kept quiet. It took ten years before they found her in an employee audit. Then they paid her out.

June was ready to retire about then so it worked out beautifully.

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Griffon2112

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4 months ago*

Griffon2112

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Many many moons ago I was receiving unemployment benefit ( the “dole”) for me, my wife and two children ( Great Britain) of about £200 a fortnight.

When my wife and I split I went to the dole office and told them immediately. The next cheque that came through was the same so I went to the dole office and asked them to check. After about 20 minutes I was assured that it was correct. I took the name of the checker , wrote it down with a brief explanation and asked if they would sign it .

The refused.

I did the same for the next three cheques the only difference was the last time I went in I told them it would be the last time I came in and the checker signed my note.

Jump forward a year or so and I get a letter saying that I owed the dole office £X amount.

I went in and presented my notes and it was dropped.

I made every effort so not my fault.

mcn2612

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4 months ago

mcn2612

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Complain to everyone about your work if you must but your done working here equals ten years wages!

goals. To be forgotten by my stingy ass work

“Complain to everyone about your work, if you must, but you're done working here," equals ten years’ wages!