“and there’s no increases in sight. I am so screwed.”
Not exactly.
So, a guy on our team is from a small sub-contractor, w/o any onsite management. He gets the lowest pay but has a workaround for it. He calls out at least one day a week. Yet at end of year it’s “I HAVE to take leave, I’m maxed out on Leave and I’m at Use or Lose.” I used to get angry at that but then I thought about it and decided he’s functionally working at a higher pay rate by calling out so much. He’s actually raising the bar imo.
How does he call out without using PTO?