yes.

Adios.

Find a new Job, Leave and most important profit.

Oh BTW: If you stay and make 20 years, don't be surprised if your 20 year appreciation bonus is a plaque.

That's what I got. Yip-freakin'eee.

I doubt that would happen, they would need him to design it first.

Get out of there. You could be making more at Quicktrip in a relatively short time.

Sounds like that place isn't really big enough for you and your Dad at the same time. You're doing all the work making his job simple enough that it requires no actual work. Yet you're still getting paid like a peon.

I'd start looking elsewhere. Sounds like you're not getting any respect there, and considering your father is your supervisor, that's a bad position...

The problem is, a lot of the designing I do is too simple compared to a lot of traditional "graphic design" jobs.

This is probably the most elaborate design I've done in the past couple months. For a big ass cast bronze plaque.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/...plaque2012.jpg

Doesn't make a bit of difference. Quit selling yourself short. Most hiring managers wouldn't be able to tell the difference anyway.

You have 10 years' graphic design experience. That's all companies will want to hear.

Be a salesman. Sell yourself.

Oh yeah, something I forgot. About 5 years ago my dad hired this woman to help with the front counter and phones. He hired her on a recommendation from my aunt, who was working the front counter at the time and needed help. He hires her, and she's the flirty type. Married with 3 kids, but eventually she ended up over at my dads house every single night. Eventually, she got her own desk and office where she does nothing but sit and play Farmville. My dad has always stood by "she's just my friend" but everyone knows better. They go take a 2 hour lunch every day, and she gets to leave every day at about 3 oclock. So she makes about the same wages as I do, but does nothing. Occasionally she will write up an order or something and make a big deal about it so it looks like she's worth something.

Yeah, it pisses me off.

Welcome to my world.










(As in getting screwed out of pay raises and such, not the thing you just posted. lol I should really learn to read posts before replying. Heh).

As gross as this sounds, you may have to start banging your dad for more loot.

so your dad is ****ing you and her?

Wow! That sounds exactly like my situation 8 years ago. Worked for a mom n pop IT shop. No benefits what so ever....even money for gas when I had to make numerous house calls.

when asked about getting a raise they said I'd have to help bring more business in. I did but still when I asked they would say that I should be happy with what I have.

After 7 years of working there I decided to start looking around for a different place. 8 years later I'm making almost 3 times what I was at this company.

Start looking my friend. The very least is if you get offered a job for more money you can ask your current employeer to counter offer. In my instance they said no, thankfully.

Yeah, get the **** out of there.

I'm sorry to say this being as how it's your father and all, but you should find a better job, Mr. lcarus.

$150 dollar Xmas bonus? That's not good, man. I know receptionists who get $1500 Christmas bonuses. You've been misled, my friend. And taken advantage of. By your own blood, too. Stand tall, take your keyboard in one hand, your balls in the other, and tell them to find somebody else to do all that stuff you do for that kind of money. Then, strike out on your own and start a new life.

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