...I'm having several different problems at the same time (work-related, but having to do with $$$)...one is a guy that left the company over a year ago crying for his expenses (which he SENT to me AFTER he had left!) and about his medical insurance (they sent him a reimbursement for expenses that were over a year old when he presented-- which is against policy, but, somehow the lady in insurance management got them to pay) and, because the cheque wasn't cashed on time, now he wants the insurance company to reissue the cheque...we already told him, he has to mail the old cheque...he doesn't want to do that, he thinks it's too much of a hassle and wants us to say that the cheque got lost and the company should reissue a new one...he also sent some plane tickets to be reimbursed...all this after he had already left the company (the tickets were issued for him BEFORE he left and were covered under his contact)...then I have 6 interns who are supposed to be getting reimbursed in CASH every week for their living expenses (they are from other countries)....but now audit has cancelled all cash reimbursement and they have to wait for cheques to be cut...noone told me about this and, we just found out today when they tried to cash their payment requests...this is a hassle for me because obviously they NEED their money and, I'm the "contact person"....Then I have two of the (expat) houses without internet service "for non-payment"...WHAT??...and because we DON'T cut cheques for THAT, now I have to go to accounting and beg them to let me look at the petty cash files for the last 3 weeks to get a copy of the paid out invoice....
AND the maid in one of the (expat) houses is leaving at the end of the month, so I have to find them another one...AND they are also vacating the house and looking for a new one!-- luckily they rent furnished houses, but, still!...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGHHHH!!!... I want to go home!!! NOW!
I feel like quitting!!
December 13th, 2006 at 06:58 pm
December 13th, 2006 at 07:22 pm 1166037741
Hang in there!!!!!
December 13th, 2006 at 09:24 pm 1166045051
December 14th, 2006 at 01:32 am 1166059940
Yesterday I resigned from a part-time job I've held for the past 5 years. Not a big deal and financially insignificant, but the reason I quit echoes your post. The psychological overhead became too high for the job to be cost effective.
Money just isn't worth it.
December 14th, 2006 at 02:28 pm 1166106525
I'm an administrative assistant, which, I have learned over the years, is code for "does-it-all" or "trouble-fixer" and even "nanny for grownups" at times!