Ayla of Duluth
06-12-2012, 06:55 PM
Gimme two minutes to rant like an excited 13 year old girl, I get like this when I'm on to something.
I recently applied for a second summer job because I felt like my first job alone wasn't bringing in enough money. I was scheduled 2 shifts at this job. Thats all. Ive been employed there for about 2 months now. The last thing that happened on my last shift was at debriefing, when my coworker told me in front of everyone [captain/manager included] that I'm not allowed to sit down at all through my entire shift, [understandable] that I knocked her till off by $200, [I had never used a till before but I gave everyone correct change] and that I had a negative attitude and even though its long hours, I need to stay perky. [news to me, I was joking around with all the little kids the entire time and not once did I complain about the agony my feet were expressing to me.] Then the captain tells me I have to learn everything by the beginning of the next month, [June] because that's when things get really busy. Well how am I supposed to do that when you've only scheduled me for 2 shifts and the beginning of June is in a few days?
Anyways, I havent been scheduled since then, my manager called me once to ask if I could come in to work one day, and I did, no one knew why I was there because I hadn't been scheduled. The manager who called me was nowhere to be seen, but I worked my shift that day anyways. Since then, I havent heard anything from them. I haven't been put on a schedule in weeks, I haven't been payed for my last shift, and when I messaged my manager about it, he simply replied "Forewarded to Mrs. Steinbach, I don't do payroll." That was a week ago and I still haven't gotten my money.
I feel like they're subliminally trying to tell me that they want me gone. Like "Hey, we wanna fire you, but we don't want to do it to your face, so just take the hint and leave." The same thing happened to me when I used to work at Culver's. I worked a week of shifts, I had my screw ups but did my best to correct them, after all I was new and couldn't be expected to be perfect, but after that week, I hadn't been scheduled for a month afterwards. Finally I gave up coming in to see if i had gotten a shift. Is this normal? Has it happened to any of you guys? How did you handle it?
NOW TO MY CURRENT SITUATION:
I'm basically back to square one with income, and I've been trying to sell etched glass to raise money for my tail, I'm sure you've heard that sob story before. But this morning I thought, "Hey, what if I got a sponsor?" I called my friend and asked him what sponsors do. He basically said that in my situation, a sponsor could give me money to help pay for my tail, and in return, I would advertise them at my events. They'd basically use me as advertising space. I'd give them 80% of my income from events to pay them back. Of course, I'd sign a contract so I couldn't get away with anything. Not that I'd want to. And I would continue to promote them through my events.
I've done some research online, and here is basically what I've learned:
-There is a sponsor out there for just about anything
-Having a professional logo really boosts your chances of getting sponsored
-There are many different kinds of sponsorships available in pertainance to partnerships with the sponsor
-Writing a sponsorship letter is a good way to get yourself out there and noticed
-Goldfish seems like it would be a good sponsor for many reasons. xD
My questions to you are, do any of you know anything about getting sponsored? In fact, are any of you sponsored?
I plan on hiring a professional to write a sponsorship letter for me because I have a hard time sounding professional and getting my thoughts organized. I also plan on getting a graphic designer to create a professional logo for me, I've had one in mind that I've tried creating on many occasions with no luck whatsoever.
Another question is, do I send my sponsorship letter to the company I want to sponsor me? A few of the websites I've read make it sound like I write a letter, put it in a "pot," where companies dig through it to find people that interest them.
Tl;dr
Sponsorships. Discuss.
I recently applied for a second summer job because I felt like my first job alone wasn't bringing in enough money. I was scheduled 2 shifts at this job. Thats all. Ive been employed there for about 2 months now. The last thing that happened on my last shift was at debriefing, when my coworker told me in front of everyone [captain/manager included] that I'm not allowed to sit down at all through my entire shift, [understandable] that I knocked her till off by $200, [I had never used a till before but I gave everyone correct change] and that I had a negative attitude and even though its long hours, I need to stay perky. [news to me, I was joking around with all the little kids the entire time and not once did I complain about the agony my feet were expressing to me.] Then the captain tells me I have to learn everything by the beginning of the next month, [June] because that's when things get really busy. Well how am I supposed to do that when you've only scheduled me for 2 shifts and the beginning of June is in a few days?
Anyways, I havent been scheduled since then, my manager called me once to ask if I could come in to work one day, and I did, no one knew why I was there because I hadn't been scheduled. The manager who called me was nowhere to be seen, but I worked my shift that day anyways. Since then, I havent heard anything from them. I haven't been put on a schedule in weeks, I haven't been payed for my last shift, and when I messaged my manager about it, he simply replied "Forewarded to Mrs. Steinbach, I don't do payroll." That was a week ago and I still haven't gotten my money.
I feel like they're subliminally trying to tell me that they want me gone. Like "Hey, we wanna fire you, but we don't want to do it to your face, so just take the hint and leave." The same thing happened to me when I used to work at Culver's. I worked a week of shifts, I had my screw ups but did my best to correct them, after all I was new and couldn't be expected to be perfect, but after that week, I hadn't been scheduled for a month afterwards. Finally I gave up coming in to see if i had gotten a shift. Is this normal? Has it happened to any of you guys? How did you handle it?
NOW TO MY CURRENT SITUATION:
I'm basically back to square one with income, and I've been trying to sell etched glass to raise money for my tail, I'm sure you've heard that sob story before. But this morning I thought, "Hey, what if I got a sponsor?" I called my friend and asked him what sponsors do. He basically said that in my situation, a sponsor could give me money to help pay for my tail, and in return, I would advertise them at my events. They'd basically use me as advertising space. I'd give them 80% of my income from events to pay them back. Of course, I'd sign a contract so I couldn't get away with anything. Not that I'd want to. And I would continue to promote them through my events.
I've done some research online, and here is basically what I've learned:
-There is a sponsor out there for just about anything
-Having a professional logo really boosts your chances of getting sponsored
-There are many different kinds of sponsorships available in pertainance to partnerships with the sponsor
-Writing a sponsorship letter is a good way to get yourself out there and noticed
-Goldfish seems like it would be a good sponsor for many reasons. xD
My questions to you are, do any of you know anything about getting sponsored? In fact, are any of you sponsored?
I plan on hiring a professional to write a sponsorship letter for me because I have a hard time sounding professional and getting my thoughts organized. I also plan on getting a graphic designer to create a professional logo for me, I've had one in mind that I've tried creating on many occasions with no luck whatsoever.
Another question is, do I send my sponsorship letter to the company I want to sponsor me? A few of the websites I've read make it sound like I write a letter, put it in a "pot," where companies dig through it to find people that interest them.
Tl;dr
Sponsorships. Discuss.