Please sir...can I have a token raise?

Well after talking with the temp representative and she suggested I talk to the HR manager in reference to the additional duties I was training and taking on. I told them both that as a team player, I did not mind doing what needed to be done but since this is going on 8 months as a temporary employee and my future with the company still up in the air, I’d like to feel a little more secure in my position. There’s no point training me if I’m going to get laid off in 3 months but then again if business picks up in the next 3 months and the new business requires them to have the position filled that I am filling in the interim, I will have only gained the knowledge that I could take elsewhere or use to continue my career path down Nypro Lane. The idea had been tossed around about merging me with another position possibly on the floor and some other things that I really didn’t like so I won’t list them here. So I asked for a raise since it will still be yet another 90+ days before my fate will be decided. I think that if they are sincere in stating that they want to keep me, then why not. Even a token raise that says “Please accept this nickel in appreciation to the numerous things you do…atta girl” would be appreciated in these harsh times. A nickel more a week is a nickel more a week than I had before!

I just sometimes hate my work ethic or having the responsibility of being the bread winner…hell, the only bread winner or the crumb taker for that matter!!! I don’t think that if I’m doing such a good job that I should have to ask for a raise. I told HR that this is the least that I’ve worked for in 5 years and the first time in longer than that since I’ve had to punch a time clock! 

***Goal has been set at 35 to at least finish my bachelor’s degree with which I can take any job I really want from there…especially if I stay on here (even as a temp!!). Work experience with a degree will get me places!!!***

Anywho…I feel like if I keep nagging about them hiring me on that they will just to make me shut up but HR said that they’d rather get rid of me because I was nagging too much…hmmm IDK…prolly won’t be able to stay on for too much longer as a temp that’s for sure!!! I’ll give them to July to shit or get off the pot!!!!!!!!!!