I worked as a Student Assistant for 2 and a half years while attending the University.
Pay: Started at minimum wage. Was promised 50 cent raises based on performance based reviews every 6 months. Was never given a single performance review over the 30 months I was employed there. I brought this up 18 months into my employment and was ignored by management. Constantly told "it will happen soon" My immediate supervisor sympathized but was powerless. When I complained I was told "you should have gotten the initial promise in writing."
Asked to take on additional responsibilities in return for higher pay. I was given the responsibilities but no extra pay.
Miss classification of employee duties: Was paid as a unskilled Tier 1 employee, but was constantly given work on a tier 2-3 level which required a high technical level of skill. Hired tier 2-3 employee's received significantly higher pay for the exact same work.
When these issues were brought up with HR, my manager tried to have me transferred into a different position without my consent or even prior notification. My immediate supervisor refused to do so when I had done nothing wrong and took the heat for defending me. I found out weeks later through a 3rd party what had happened.
Was ineligible to file for unemployment due to unemployment code 642 which states "employment does not include services performed in the employ of a College or University if that student is enrolled and regularly attending classes at said University" I was never informed or notified of this prior.
