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How can he get away with this? Please help!!!!

Posted by: geminig55
Date: 8/21/2011 11:05:23 AM

In April 2011 I was offered a job as an Optometric Tech/ Receptionist from an Optometrist. I have worked in this field before. I was hired full time. As I began working in the office I was told by several different co-workers that the doctor goes through employees like water and he will cut your hours if he decides he doesn't like you. I then witnessed this happen to two employees ahead of me in a matter of two months. I was also told he screams and swears at his employees, most of them being young girls in their twenties, I am 31. One day I made a mistake and didn't write something on a patients chart, he came out of his office screaming at me that I'm oblivious and his face was red and he looked crazy. This whole time there were 4 patients sitting in front of my desk waiting to be seen. I stood up and told him never to talk to me like that again and said that was uncalled for. One patient ended up cancelling her appointment. Afterwards I went in his office and told him next time to pull me to the side in private and tell me my mistake, his response was "ya ya". Since that day he has hired 3 more employees, one with no experience at all and cut my hours down to one- two days a week. I never had a written or verbal warning, in fact he won't even speak to me at all. My question is what can I do about this? I am a single mother, was promised full time and am now struggling.

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