Should i leave

LegacyUser

Apologies fort length of post and possible vagueness as i am trying to remain anonymous


I am currently working for a family member in the uk managing his business. (he lives overseas) It is a constant case of he thinks he can ring me at any date/time etc and expect me to jump for him. At the end of last week i had my birthday. Due to this i requested a day off. Worked extra hours to ensure stuff was ready for the guys who needed it and then headed off for my day off (unpaid). I had the morning catching up on some personal matters, banking etc and then had arranged to meet my gf in the afternoon in a nice hotel etc. He had known of my plans as i stupidly told him. Well que 4pm when things were running along nicely i get a call from another guy in work who i had given my personal number to.
He advised that the boss had rang him about something small and he had thought it hadnt been completed. I had completed it and had emailed the boss etc. Anyway this resulted in 4 emails and 5 missed calls straight away to the mobile.

This is a constant reoccurence of basically me working 7 days per week.

We completed a massive contract over the first 4 months of the year. During it i was promised 2 weeks off at the end and also a bonus. Neither materialised.

Question im asking is , although the sterling rate is strong i feel like im being treated like ****. So would you leave ??

John Mason

Yes I would leave.

life is too short

Sleepy

Get two phones, use one in your personal life and another for work that you can switch off when you leave. Tell your boss that this is what's happening in future as you feel you're going to have to leave otherwise due to the working conditions.

ManOfMystery

He has a personal number already.

OP, have you spoken directly to your boss about this yet? What's his response on the bonus, 2 weeks off, etc which were promised?

Sun in Capri

If things changed would you like to stay working there? I would speak with the boss, tell him that you are not prepared to accept this treatment and ask him if it can be improved on, clear hours of work etc. If it can't be changed then yes I would leave. In the bigger corporations nowadays they are encouraging people to switch off work phones and emails after working day and have a life. It is proven that people work better when they have work life balance.

Buona Fortuna

I have experience of working for in-laws. Lets just say I'd have to be feckin starving before I did it again.

I totally sympathise with you OP.

One thing I picked up from your post was that your day off was unpaid - do I take it that this job is not exceptionally well remunerated?

Let me put it like this. If you are making a good wage - I'd save the lump sum I wanted to achieve and then leave.

If not I'd leave now.

How easy will it be to get fixed up again?

jimmycrackcorm

ManOfMystery wrote:

He has a personal number already.

Advise that you're changing your number, give the new one and use a blocker app to block calls on the old one. Do the same for the emails.

The_Conductor

Just quit. Life is too damn short. It doesn't matter whether your next job pays better- or not- you are basically being used as slave labour as is. Get out- and get out fast. You are living to work. Most people try to work to live....... Its a salient- but important lesson and a distinction you have to make.