Blogland + rant - I think my GM is retaliating against me for taking another job

[Landmineman4000²]

Oh, sorry i'm dumb

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[Trymos]

Another reason that I'm not attached to Hardee's is that after nearly eight months of working there, they're somehow getting away with paying me 15 cents/hour UNDER minimum wage, never given me any sort of raise or promotion, and the most I get is a pat on the back for a job well done before collapsing in bed at home only to be faced with a mountain of homework.

do you know your states minimum wage?

if its lower then your states minimum, just loving sue. you're guaranteed to win because that stuffs illegal.

[Foxscotch]

do you know your states minimum wage?

no, he's just guessing that it's $7.65

[Trymos]

no, he's just guessing that it's $7.65

didn't see that post

just sue, this is an obvious choice. if you have co workers getting paid under minimum wage bring them in on this.

[Jubel]

They literally can't pay you below minimum wage. You need to take action on that.

[XR-7]

They literally can't pay you below minimum wage. You need to take action on that.

Okay, but if I sue Hardee's then not only do I have to pay court expenses so I can sue over missing out on a maximum gross pay of $1/day, but I'll be guaranteed to lose the job.

[Ravencroft·]

Okay, but if I sue Hardee's then not only do I have to pay court expenses so I can sue over missing out on a maximum gross pay of $1/day, but I'll be guaranteed to lose the job.

that's the situation they want you to be in

[Trymos]

Okay, but if I sue Hardee's then not only do I have to pay court expenses so I can sue over missing out on a maximum gross pay of $1/day, but I'll be guaranteed to lose the job.

there's a better option: email hardees, as in the big guys.
http://www.hardees.com/contact
i'm sure they'll be pleased to hear one of their managers is paying you 15 cents below minimum wage.

[Pecon]

Tempting, but getting fired is not going to look good when applying to jobs down the road in comparison to a resignation. I'm guessing most people won't try to contact a Hardee's as a character evaluation or to check up on how truthful my other applications are, but I don't want to take the risk.

Then just quit as quickly as possible.

[XR-7]

there's a better option: email hardees, as in the big guys.
http://www.hardees.com/contact
i'm sure they'll be pleased to hear one of their managers is paying you 15 cents below minimum wage.

Not a bad idea, but if I get my manager in trouble, I'm sure I'll be in trouble with her.

[The Resonte!]

Not a bad idea, but if I get my manager in trouble, I'm sure I'll be in trouble with her.

you're already in trouble with her

[TheBlackParrot]

"blogland"

isn't this crap dismissive
contact someone higher than your manager, is there some district manager you can contact?

[XR-7]

contact someone higher than your manager, is there some district manager you can contact?

I could easily contact the district manager because we have her number up on the wall and I know her name, but she is downright scary. My general manager goes to measures to avoid her and she recently yelled at a girl who briefly paused during a short break between drive thru cars to look at the first new falling snow of the year.

you're already in trouble with her

Not in enough trouble to lose my job, but enough trouble for this to be happening.

[devildogelite]

Not a bad idea, but if I get my manager in trouble, I'm sure I'll be in trouble with her.

You don't have to sue them and contacting corporate isn't the easiest or best way to go about it. Submit an anonymous complaint to your state's department of labor. If they're doing something as obvious as paying below minimum wage they're most likely doing some other questionable stuff. The Department of Labor will come in and forget their stuff up.

Don't let some minimum wage fast food place stuff on you man. It should be literally at the bottom of your priorities if you're going to school right now.

[Kochieboy]

I almost thought you meant GM as in the tabletop rpg term