Rant: I Hate My Job!

Correction, I love what I do! It’s the people I work with and the person I work for that I can not stand. I started my job as a swimming instructor about 3 weeks after Chloe was born. Though my mom worked at the same pool ever since I was little and I used to swim competitively, so I basically grew up at this place. I mostly did just group lessons until the new year (2014) when I pretty much doubled my hours. I worked every day but Friday. I loved teaching so much and all my lessons loved me. Privates are my favorite because a lot of them I either taught until they finished or I am still teaching them now.

I had a lot of little issues with certain people but nothing big until October 2014, which is when I found out I was expecting Logan. I had only told a few people, one of which someone who used to be on the swim team with me. I thought I could trust her but apparently not. She told her ex-boyfriend who told the whole team. One of the parents of those people works at the pool that I work out, and she told my boss. My boss told every single person that worked at the pool except for my mom. It didn’t end there though, my boss told my brother and told him to go tell my bad. I was so furious, she never said a word to me about it. It took me awhile but I got over it.

A few months later I was asked to work some Christmas camps, I was supposed to get paid back for all the supplies that I had to buy for it. On top of that, I worked 15 extra hours that pay period for the camps and was never paid for that either. When I asked about it “there was nothing she could do about it”. That was only the first time that I got ripped off. It has happened many times since them and I have never gotten paid for it. I really don't know why I have quit yet.

Next was the end of May 2015, a month before Logan was due. Again, these are the big issues there were so much more inbetween. My doctor said I was too stressed out and anxious so I had to cut back on work because that was the cause, not a surprise. My boss new this was probably gonna happen but when I let her know right after my appointment she didn't believe me. So I had to go back to the doctor and get a note, when I gave it to her she was still mad at me and I had to work that week but I was done totally after that. I ended up have Logan a week and a half later, which was almost a month early.

I never ended up getting paid maternity leave for a year like I should have because I was 13 hours short of what I needed. If I had of gotten paid for those camp I worked I would have gotten mat leave. I had to go back to work when logan was not even 3 months old.

Spring 2016 I injured my tailbone and have to go off work for a week, I arranged my own fill in and she was still angry with me. A couple weeks later I needed a couple weeks off because I had x-rays and doctor appointments because I injured it again and couldn't work. Again, I handled getting my own fill ins but not only was she mad but another lady who works the front desk when I work got mad. It wasn't any of her business, especially because I had someone to cover. Even still she sent me multiple messages swearing and telling me I should quit and no one likes me and all sorts of harassing stuff. I was so upset because I wanted to quit but I just love the people I teach so much. This was the most serious I ever was about quitting at this point. I went right to work and cleaned out my stuff and took it home. I told my boss about this and so did my mom, no one ever did anything about it. Pretty bad to think I work at a place that tolerates harassment.

Recently I have been having more issues, these ones pretty much sent me other the edge. It started with this class that I teach, it is a group lesson of all older women who can’t swim. My boss taught a smaller class with a few ladies that could kind of swim but wanted to learn more technique. One of the weeks I covered both classes because my boss had a meeting. A lady in her class liked my class better and suggested we just combined them for the rest of the session, I figured this would be a good idea. Turns out it wasn’t and my boss took other the whole thing and really I had no point in being there. On top of that I was making up new adult lesson levels because we don't have anything like that currently. My boss said we could work on it together last week so I went in early. I got there and she had it all done.

I wasn’t able to work this week because my mom who babysits while I work was on vacation. Everyone knew this where my mom works at the pool as well. I didn’t figure there would be any issues, I even already had people to cover my shifts. Of course it had to be more complicated than that. It started with monday, that morning the person who said they would work for me decided they didn’t want to anymore. I texted my boss and asked her for the numbers of the other fill ins that I could ask, she wouldn't give me the numbers and said I would have to work. I asked around and got the numbers. No one could do it, the only person who could have was my boss, but it’s not enough that I work for her all the time, she couldn't for me this one time.

Anyways, I decided that because these were only private lessons I would call the parents and just cancel. I only had 4 out of 6 number that I needed. I asked my boss for them and her exact response was “Sorry nothing I can do” I was not happy. I hope she called the parents because I didn’t.

Later on in the week on Thursday (yesterday) I texted my boss to remind her that I would be in for the adult group lesson. The week before she said she had no problem teacher alone. All she replied to my text was “K” , in my opinion I find that really rude. After the lesson was over she texted me to let me know that she told them not to come back next week (which was supposed to be the last week until the new year). She handed out her sheets that she made up without me and everything. I was so excited for the last week, all the ladies were passing level one, I ordered a cake to bring in because I was so proud of them all but now there won’t be a lesson next week. My boss did that on purpose, and that was where I drew the line, she messed with my lessons. The only reason I have quit yet after everything is because I love my lessons, I love what I do. I'm requested and there is a wait list to have me as an instructor. I’ve been offered a job at the other pool in my town many times because they know I am good at what I do. I basically grew up at the pool I work at now so I never had any interest in switching. I do now, if I go there which I probably will I’ll be taking all my lessons with me. The only way I would stay at my pool is If my boss got fired and that’s extremely unlikely.

So that is my long rant about my job, I’ve needed to get all that out for so long. It is really hard to talk to other people about it because I always cry, I don’t want to leave all the kids I teach. At this point though, it’s not even worth it any more. My dad thinks I should go to the department of labor but instead I just emailed the board for my work to see what they have to say about it.

Thanks for letting me get this all out, I appreciate everyone who follows me and takes the time to read my posts, you’re my biggest motivation to keep at it, until next time! I hope everyone has a great weekend! :D