I was the only employee to receive the healthcare that's promised to all new hires, and that's only because I nagged him for months. That is a legal breach of employment agreement to not give employees benefits that were promised upon hiring. He then took away my insurance the day before Christmas. For months, I would show up at an agreed upon time and be forced to wait unpaid for an hour until the owner showed up. He finally gave me a key to solve this repeated issue. After having the key I was the first employee to show up everyday and loaded the proper materials for the other technicians. This was my attempt to show that I could handle managerial duties. He at one point promised to create a manager role and present the required duties to me, but he never did. In my first year I had the highest sales figures of all technicians, yet he never seemed to truly appreciate the extra work I put in compared to his longer tenured technicians.
Lastly, the owner refused to give me my tax documents and tried lying and saying that I chose 1099 option in onboarding. Luckily I had all my documentation proving otherwise. My accountant also attempted to solve this in a civilized manner, but was forced to contact the IRS when the attempts were ignored. Disappointing, because a few changes could have convinced me to stay and make a career with Weed Man.
