Unless you are in the clique, then you are just a number to them. They don't care that you are a human being, they only care that you slave away and do your job. I was there for 4 years and didn't receive even a 1% pay rise, despite being 10 times as efficient, knowledgeable, dedicated and hard working compared to day one, and I genuinely bent over backwards to make sure every job was done to a very high standard. Work over your contracted hours and nobody makes a peep but come in 5 mintues late and you will be pretty much crucified. They had this 'Late form' you had to fill in which was pathetic yet they didn't have an 'Early form' funnily enough.
What's that you say? your child is ill and you need to stay home to look after them? that'll be unpaid. Oh you want to use a holiday day? no, its not a holiday so you will be unpaid.
You now want to use that holiday day you couldn't take when your child was ill? computer says no because it coincides with one your colleagues holiday.
End of the year and you have excess holidays? You want to sell them back or carry them into next year? Erm, no. denied. Holidays lost because YOU haven't booked them.
You get the picture, it's just a horrible company to work for now.
Handed my notice in and they were so indifferent, it was hilarious. kind of a, shut-the-door-on-your-way-out kind of thing.
