LizzieInTexas
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11/20 Gizmo PMPS 139, +1=160, +2=166, +3=202, +4=205, +8=247
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Gussie's mom (GA)
Member Since 2016
Gizmo is cruising!
Tricia Cinco(GA) & Harvey
Member Since 2011
Gizmo, if you are thinking about having a big bounce, I have one piece of advice for you: 
! Don't do it, buddy! Just switch on your cruise control and stay riiiight there!
Lizzie, I can so empathize with your work situation. I had something similar: started as the office administrator with seven people reporting to me (four remotes and three on site). Over about six years the numbers decreased until finally it was two remotes and one on site, then none on site, which meant I not only had to do HR, AR/AP and IT for the office, but also ALL administrative duties myself - phones, mail, data entry, etc. I did not get a raise for the increase in duties, and I had virtually no backup - couldn't leave the office for lunch, was discouraged from taking vacations, etc. When, after almost 10 years of service, I was advised that they were revising some of our procedures and I would have additional duties added (and no increase in pay), I decided it wasn't worth the one hour (and sometimes longer) commute each way and resigned. Luckily, my hubby was by then making enough that we could survive on one salary, and my mother had recently passed, leaving me enough of an inheritance that we could pay off everything but the house and still have a nice little nest egg. Every time I hear a story like yours, I flash back and recall the lack of appreciation and frustration I experienced. I'm so sorry you are dealing with that now. I hope things improve for you.
! Don't do it, buddy! Just switch on your cruise control and stay riiiight there!Lizzie, I can so empathize with your work situation. I had something similar: started as the office administrator with seven people reporting to me (four remotes and three on site). Over about six years the numbers decreased until finally it was two remotes and one on site, then none on site, which meant I not only had to do HR, AR/AP and IT for the office, but also ALL administrative duties myself - phones, mail, data entry, etc. I did not get a raise for the increase in duties, and I had virtually no backup - couldn't leave the office for lunch, was discouraged from taking vacations, etc. When, after almost 10 years of service, I was advised that they were revising some of our procedures and I would have additional duties added (and no increase in pay), I decided it wasn't worth the one hour (and sometimes longer) commute each way and resigned. Luckily, my hubby was by then making enough that we could survive on one salary, and my mother had recently passed, leaving me enough of an inheritance that we could pay off everything but the house and still have a nice little nest egg. Every time I hear a story like yours, I flash back and recall the lack of appreciation and frustration I experienced. I'm so sorry you are dealing with that now. I hope things improve for you.
Gill & George
Member Since 2015
Glad you're having a restful night.
Gussie's mom (GA)
Member Since 2016
Still cruising!
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