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what would you do? *long*
this is more of a rant and a vent, but if you have any in-put and advise, i would very much appreciate it. i need it.
most of you may remember me from my "no paystubs, not sure my taxes are being paid" mess. well, so far, i've gotten most of that cleared up, atleast i have stubs (we'll see for sure when i get my w-2)
since then, the owner has passed away, (may she be in peace) and the son has taken over as manager. he's a good kid, with good intentions. but he is just that, a kid. (an 18yr old boy who likes to spend his nights partying and whatever nonsense he does) when he first took over the management position, he seemed to have a can do attitude about it, but now it's all back firing. all he wants to do is watch stupid youtube videos.
in order to get him to work on time, i personally have to take him to work, (or else he'll be there 45 mins late, me and customers waiting, and i have no key. we already lost one customer because of that) he doesn't return messages. he let it build up so bad the memory on the answering machine was full and no one could leave a message for a month. people are asking if we went out of business.
i have to nag him to call on finished dogs, and for him to finish bath dogs.
he's turning dogs away if they are 10 minutes late for our drop off time, just because he's tired and doesn't want to be there. after being there for 6 minutes he's falling a sleep at the counter. (i timed it)
he let the place become a complete pig sty. (it's taken me 3 days to get it back to decent.) (ps, the above mentioned is what he gets paid to do)
his friends believe that this place of business is their social gathering spot. and it's not just 1 or 2 friends, but 5. our store front isn't all that big. it gets crammed. and i hate to say it, but people are intimidated by groups of teenagers. and the dogs get antsy too.
all in all, it's not a professional environment.
i had a heart to heart with the husband/father/owner (we'll call him owner for short, he's never there because he works else where), and basically told him i can't work under these conditions and that his son is running this place in to the ground. he agreed. 3 months ago, a $700 paycheck was a bad week, now i pray to see $350. so he definitely feels my pain, and knows it's going down hill, and fast. i told him if it doesn't change, i can't afford to be there much longer. he said, it's become a money pit for him too and it sounds like he's ready to walk away from it.
the owner said he'd have a talk with the son. calls me the next day. i report things are the same. ok, he says, i'll talk to him again. next day, same thing. this goes on for 3 days. i can't just keep on tattle tailing, it's getting ridiculous.
the owner wants the son to be there, to carry on his mom's dream. the son says he wants to be there, but his actions prove otherwise, like he just says it not to disappoint the dad. the owner will talk about taking him out of the shop, then gets wishy-washy and changes his mind. (really, the son is just a waste of my fresh air and makes me more stressed in my day than i should be. i really think it'd run smoother with just me and the bather)
i don't know what to do. i really like this place, for what it used to be. the owner is like a dad to me, the whole family is like my family. i like the dogs i do, and the relationships i've forged with the customers. and honestly, i believe that if i do leave they will be forced to lock the doors and close up shop. i can't have that on my conscience.
then to top it off, the orlando job market isn't looking all that pretty. i had an interview monday, their other groomer just quit because it was too slow.... right, sign me up for that one... "but we like having 5 groomers on staff"....um, no thanks.
if i had the money, i'd offer to take it off their hands. but in the mean time, i'm at a loss. what would you do?
most of you may remember me from my "no paystubs, not sure my taxes are being paid" mess. well, so far, i've gotten most of that cleared up, atleast i have stubs (we'll see for sure when i get my w-2)
since then, the owner has passed away, (may she be in peace) and the son has taken over as manager. he's a good kid, with good intentions. but he is just that, a kid. (an 18yr old boy who likes to spend his nights partying and whatever nonsense he does) when he first took over the management position, he seemed to have a can do attitude about it, but now it's all back firing. all he wants to do is watch stupid youtube videos.
in order to get him to work on time, i personally have to take him to work, (or else he'll be there 45 mins late, me and customers waiting, and i have no key. we already lost one customer because of that) he doesn't return messages. he let it build up so bad the memory on the answering machine was full and no one could leave a message for a month. people are asking if we went out of business.
i have to nag him to call on finished dogs, and for him to finish bath dogs.
he's turning dogs away if they are 10 minutes late for our drop off time, just because he's tired and doesn't want to be there. after being there for 6 minutes he's falling a sleep at the counter. (i timed it)
he let the place become a complete pig sty. (it's taken me 3 days to get it back to decent.) (ps, the above mentioned is what he gets paid to do)
his friends believe that this place of business is their social gathering spot. and it's not just 1 or 2 friends, but 5. our store front isn't all that big. it gets crammed. and i hate to say it, but people are intimidated by groups of teenagers. and the dogs get antsy too.
all in all, it's not a professional environment.
i had a heart to heart with the husband/father/owner (we'll call him owner for short, he's never there because he works else where), and basically told him i can't work under these conditions and that his son is running this place in to the ground. he agreed. 3 months ago, a $700 paycheck was a bad week, now i pray to see $350. so he definitely feels my pain, and knows it's going down hill, and fast. i told him if it doesn't change, i can't afford to be there much longer. he said, it's become a money pit for him too and it sounds like he's ready to walk away from it.
the owner said he'd have a talk with the son. calls me the next day. i report things are the same. ok, he says, i'll talk to him again. next day, same thing. this goes on for 3 days. i can't just keep on tattle tailing, it's getting ridiculous.
the owner wants the son to be there, to carry on his mom's dream. the son says he wants to be there, but his actions prove otherwise, like he just says it not to disappoint the dad. the owner will talk about taking him out of the shop, then gets wishy-washy and changes his mind. (really, the son is just a waste of my fresh air and makes me more stressed in my day than i should be. i really think it'd run smoother with just me and the bather)
i don't know what to do. i really like this place, for what it used to be. the owner is like a dad to me, the whole family is like my family. i like the dogs i do, and the relationships i've forged with the customers. and honestly, i believe that if i do leave they will be forced to lock the doors and close up shop. i can't have that on my conscience.
then to top it off, the orlando job market isn't looking all that pretty. i had an interview monday, their other groomer just quit because it was too slow.... right, sign me up for that one... "but we like having 5 groomers on staff"....um, no thanks.
if i had the money, i'd offer to take it off their hands. but in the mean time, i'm at a loss. what would you do?
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