Giant frustration

I am cursed.

Really.

I am so unlucky that I must be able to make it to the top 100 chart of suayness easily, if such thing exist.

My life is such a big obstacle that I keep stumbling over myself. For the past 3 jobs, my received salary has been going down, benefits going down, but working hours going up.

Of course it is not fair to say of this job when I've only been here for 1 day, but I foresee gloom already.

I am most frustrated that like the last job, I had to hang around doing nothing while they set up my computer. I mean, if they know that I am starting work today, shouldnt they be at least get my comp up?

Also, I started work without signing my appointment letter, but I expected the letter to be given to me early this morning.

Nevermind that they didnt, but there are many suspicious points in the appointment letter. I mean the contents look very much to the company's advantage.

In one line, it says that during the probation, the company is entitled to rights to terminate my service with one wk notice, but 2 pages later it says 1 month notice is needed for either party whom want to terminate the contract of work.

It made things sound like if they want me out, they can wave me goodbye after one wk, but if I have to go, I have to give one month's notice or pay one month's pay in lieu.

I went to the hr to clarify, she told me that if I want to terminate while I was having probation, it would be one wk's notice. Upon confirmation it would be one month.

Thiat is the standard to almost every company, but I've never seen an appointment letter so vague.

Also, during the interview, I was told that the official working hours will be 9-6 mon to fri. There might be ot necessary, but there wont be ot pay (like most companies these days). We might be expected to work on sats and suns as well but the manager say he will leave it to our initiative.

Today, the appointment letter reads 9-6 mon to fri, 9-1 sat.

Earlier, I was still telling my mother that even if I have to ot without pay, I am willing to take the job given that the company had already taken the step to make official working hours shorter. More likely than not, the non-official working hours will be longer than the official hrs, but well, give and take mah.

But if it is 5.5 day wk, honestly there is a large chance of me quitting.

I dowan to sound like a spoilt brat, but I want to take control of my life. 2 jobs ago it was 5-day wk, last job was 5.5day on alt wks, hence I DO NOT WANT this job to be 5.5day wk EVERY WEEK.

*Rubs temple in ferocious circles*


On another note,
The colleagues are very nice, and I am still acting the shy girl. Haha. They are already convincing me to pick up cancer sticks again and assure me that my probation is tagged to the number of bottles I can down in one drinking session.

Humourous lot, but I dont feel like opening up to them yet.