Wonderfully topical.
I just quit my job. It's been interesting so far.

Substitute "job" with "two years of hell".

Substitute "interesting" with "fucking terrifying".

Add that my boss has threatened to call the police on me, and refuses to give me my legally entitled notice. And I've moved about 100 miles across the country to escape it.

2 years. 2 years running a shop, keys etc on fuck all pay.

Expected to enforce a break that was under the legal limit for the other staff, not allowed to leave the shop floor to get stock, or have lunch. Lots of banging on loo door every time I used the loo (in this weird expectation that it would make me poo/wee quicker). Expected to rip off customers. Constantly told off for not having the money arranged the right way. Lots of guilt trips every time I was sick "someone has just crashed into my car, I might have whiplash" "aww, I was about to take the kids to thorpe park". Told to stay behind to cash up but not paid for it. Banned from typing out the commission lists (I have motor control problems and am allowed to type my exams and suchlike), and forced to write them out by hand. Fired for being sick and not giving enough notice for it (but more notice than I ever required for any other job I've had). Not given my legally entitled notice. And I'm too scared to take any action really. The woman terrifies me. The last person who crossed her ended up hospitalised.

(no humour I'm afraid)
(mmmm curry doesn't really understand this sig lark, Thu 18 Oct 2007, 19:27, 3 replies)

I feel for ya.
I was conned into working for a lunatic for the better part of a year who insisted that I work out of my home as a contractor, while he started drinking shite beer at about 9:30 am. He would then call me throughout the day in varying degrees of intoxication and rant and bully me because he couldn't understand the CAD drawings I had sent him- and when the project ended up not working out well he blamed me.

Wanker.

But at least his checks cleared, so I guess I can't complain too much...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 18 Oct 2007, 19:50, closed)

Seriously
Throw the fucking book at her.
The employment courts will have a field day if you can prove just a fraction of that ^ .
She's like that because everyone lets her. YOU need to be the one who makes a stand.
( Lord Keeps meaning to procrastinate., Fri 19 Oct 2007, 0:50, closed)

Hm, depends how much is provable.
for the moment, I'm requesting my p45. Which seems to worry them a bit, and refuse to leave voicemails or text me about it (and insist on speaking to me in person), which is strange, as they're willing to do it with everything else. ;-)

I'm off to the citizens advice bueru today to see what I can do to get hold of my p45. Woo!
(mmmm curry doesn't really understand this sig lark, Fri 19 Oct 2007, 6:58, closed)