Every Time I’m OUT…They Pull Me Back IN! …Oh look, an update!!!

Thank you, Al Pacino. While Godfather 3 wasn’t as good as the other 2, for a variety of reasons, it did have some fantastic scenes, and lines, within it. I also don’t mind the ending…I think it was kind of fitting that it isn’t Sonny who pays the price in the end for the life he’s led. Anyway!

Haven’t been posting much, because a lot of my time has been spent dealing/fretting/stressing with/about something else. Much like the mafia continued to drag Michael Corleone, kicking and screaming, back to its’ murderous bosom, ATS continues to hold on to my ankle. I’m TRYING to break the hold permanently, and get up, and maybe check out that nice, shiny oasis over there, but ATS won’t let go. So, I’m stuck out in the sand, sweating, dehydrating, and the buzzards are starting to circle. And I don’t think they’re here for the scenery.

As anyone who has read this blog for any length of time knows, the main, overriding reason for me deciding to leave that place was bad management. Well, nice to know some things remain reliably the same! My last shift for them was May 2nd. I know that exactly because I HAVE received my Record of Employment from corporate. What I have NOT received yet is the over 900 dollars in vacation pay and deposits that I am owed. Nothing. 6 weeks plus, and not a cent of it has appeared in my bank account. As I’m sure you can imagine, I was rather unhappy about this. kind of annoyed, concerned, and now, pretty much full blown frothing at the fucking mouth.

I have tried to contact people in charge to find out what’s going on…no luck. I even tried the woman down in St. Louis, whom I have never heard of prior to her signing the ROE form, and putting her number on it. Nothing. No calls, no emails, no idea what in the Hell is going on. The scary thing is, it really is almost like they’ve simply flat out forgotten. The scarier thing…I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if they actually have.

Finally, today, I get home, check the phone…oh, look, ATS called at 1:30! And…no message. Nothing. Call back, they’re gone home for the day (the management people who could possibly have phoned, I mean). I have told them repeatedly, hey, I’m not home during the day, please leave me a message, and lemme know what’s going on. No message. No idea. No more patience.

I do not deal with with being screwed over. I tend to take it EXTREMELY personally. Friday is an ATS payday. As I” have made clear a few minutes ago in the message I left (the final message I will be leaving), if my money does not show up on Friday, my next action will be contacting Alberta Employment Standards, and starting a formal complaint. My NEXT action might be calling up a fucking lawyer. Would they end up taking most of the money? Yeah, probably. See, I don’t even care. I’m angry now. All I truly want at this point is vengeance. I don’t give a fuck if it costs me the whole goddamn cheque, what I REALLY want is to take all of this rhetoric and ignorance and shove it up that company’s communal ass until they fucking die. I’m not nice. I’m fucking tired of pretending. Fuck these people.

And they wonder where people get the ideas for revenge-oriented murder spree movies?

Update : Robert Stack remains dead. Ghosts continue to possibly haunt various houses. Killers roam free. (Sorry, couldn’t resist the obvious flashback to Unsolved Mysteries).

Anyway, yeah, came home early today simply to fill out and send off the ‘Gimme my Fucking Money!’ forms. And…good luck finding a mailing address for ATS, so I faxed the damn things, then emailed a copy to the big bossman’s email address. If nothing happens by next week, I put in a formal complaint…and also unleash ‘Plan Revenge’. I won’t get in to great details here, but it has me cackling, baby! Aaaah, isn’t it nice when the person screwing you has already handed you the keys to the car you will then use to run them down?

Enough cryptics! To the fax machine!

http://edmontonscotsman.blogspot.com/ Shaun

WOW, that’s a bunch of fucking horseshit if I’ve ever heard. How the hell do they send your record of employment before your last paystub. Something is seriously wrong there. Well i’d go the route you are going to take. Start with the free portion and then consult a lawyer afterward. I know it seems to be an extreme for 900 bucks and deposits but someone needs to be held accountable. I applaud you in advance for taking that upon yourself. Don’t let those fuckers fuck you over.
http://edmontonscotsman.blogspot.com/ Shaun

apparently in my last message I could not write “fuck the fucking fuckers” in caps as it was considered spam. ROFL
http://edmontonscotsman.blogspot.com/ Shaun

WOW, that’s a bunch of fucking horseshit if I’ve ever heard. How the hell do they send your record of employment before your last paystub. Something is seriously wrong there. Well i’d go the route you are going to take. Start with the free portion and then consult a lawyer afterward. I know it seems to be an extreme for 900 bucks and deposits but someone needs to be held accountable. I applaud you in advance for taking that upon yourself. Don’t let those fuckers fuck you over.
http://edmontonscotsman.blogspot.com/ Shaun

apparently in my last message I could not write “fuck the fucking fuckers” in caps as it was considered spam. ROFL
http://www.peerpressureworks.com Cliff

Well, just as an update, I spoke to someone from Employment Standards today, to get their recommendation. I just decided, fuck waiting, I’m tired of this garbage. On their website, they have what they call a Self Help Form. Basically, you fill it in online, and it’s just a form letter to your ex-employer, telling them “Hey, dumbass, you owe me…” and so on. Then, there’s a second part, which is a form letter from Employment Standards, saying basically “Either you guys pay up in a week, or (whoever) calls us, and we kick your dumb ass for them.” So, I filled it out, and sent it off. If there’s nothing in a week-2 weeks, then you move on to stage 2, where you send in a formal complaint package (yes, it has to be in writing…note to AB government, it’s the 21st friggin’ century), including a copy of your Self Help form, any pay stubs or ROE forms you have from the employer, etc., and they start the process. They suggest starting off with the self help part because, as it’s governmental, it’s bureaucratic, and therefore, it takes a million years to get finished sometimes. So, anyway, the forms are filled, and they’re off.

And my blog’s insistence on your mixing up your cursewords has my full approval. Shake it up, Guthrie!
http://www.peerpressureworks.com Cliff

Well, just as an update, I spoke to someone from Employment Standards today, to get their recommendation. I just decided, fuck waiting, I’m tired of this garbage. On their website, they have what they call a Self Help Form. Basically, you fill it in online, and it’s just a form letter to your ex-employer, telling them “Hey, dumbass, you owe me…” and so on. Then, there’s a second part, which is a form letter from Employment Standards, saying basically “Either you guys pay up in a week, or (whoever) calls us, and we kick your dumb ass for them.” So, I filled it out, and sent it off. If there’s nothing in a week-2 weeks, then you move on to stage 2, where you send in a formal complaint package (yes, it has to be in writing…note to AB government, it’s the 21st friggin’ century), including a copy of your Self Help form, any pay stubs or ROE forms you have from the employer, etc., and they start the process. They suggest starting off with the self help part because, as it’s governmental, it’s bureaucratic, and therefore, it takes a million years to get finished sometimes. So, anyway, the forms are filled, and they’re off.

And my blog’s insistence on your mixing up your cursewords has my full approval. Shake it up, Guthrie!