I am not sure if you are an hourly employee or not but I do not understand hiring a marketing person in at an hourly rate. I have never heard of that before. Nor have I ever heard of a sales person being hired at an hourly rate. Most sales people either work straigt commission, base plus commission or just a base salary with no commission but usually with some sort of incentive bonus to hit certain sales goals.

If they asked you to clean I am assuming you are female and they are male. Do they ask males to clean as well? No? Then they are discriminating against you because you are female.

Piling admin work on top of you guarantees you will not reach your marketing goals. This is poor management.

I can understand paying you less commission if you are new and starting out and there are others sales people onboard with years of success behind them. Is that the reason you are being paid less? Did you ask? Would they tell you? If you are succeeding in sales, and helping them financially then it seems at some point your commissions would increase. Or maybe your base would increase. After all, you are providing a service that is helping the company expand financially. So where is your reward?

Not giving you a commission structure is the red flag. (As if the cleaning were not!) They do not want to give you anything in writing because they know they are mistreating you. They do not want to give you any ammunition to use against them in court.
Or with the labor board.
Or the workforce commission.
Or the department of labor.
Or the EEOC.

Red flag # 2: you are already overpaid? That is a slap in the face! Did a co-worker say that to you? Or your boss? How much do they think you are worth to them if you are succeeding in sales? Are you keeping a record of how you are performing in sales? You need to be for future reference.

If someone in authority told me I was being overpaid I would ask them what they think my value is to the company. I would want to hear a specific number (either dollars per hour or annual salary). If that is below what I am making or the same I am making I would update my resume and start applying elsewhere. Why? Because it means there will be no raises for me in the future -- regardless of my performance. I have hit their ceiling financially, and that means it is time for me to move on.

Here is the bottom line: they do not value what you are doing for them. They do not value you as a team member. They do not value you as a person.

To ask someone if they will no longer need a salary after they get married is either a dumb joke with no punch line, outright stupidity or an effort to discourage you.

Question: do you know of anyone anywhere who no longer needs a paycheck once they get married?

2nd question: how long will you tolerate this abuse from your employer? They obviously do not value people and they will only mistreat you if you stay. There is NOTHING you can do to change them.

I hate it when people use words like "powerless" and "unable" when it comes to making new choices that lead to better futures. It means they are ruled by fear instead of believing in themselves and in their abilties. It is true there are some workers who would not better themselves if they left because their skills are limited and they do not know how to effectively market their abilites. But there are many others who can and should launch out and find work elsewhere.

Enduring stress and mistreatment because you have to have a job when you get married is baloney. Do you think your future spouse wants to marry someone who is miserable at work? So miserable they can't smile or show true emotion because of the anger they feel? Boy! Coming home to you every night ought to be a real blast!

Why don't you do yourself and your future hubby a favor? Update your resume, quit after the holidays and start out 2010 seeking new and better employment. Yes, it will put a damper on your financial situation. But you can get married cheaply and quickly at the Justice of the Peace and have a church wedding later when you are both happy and prospering. While it may be true he cannot support you on his pay, you can and will find work soon if you are diligent and open to what is available.

Remember: your next job does not have to be your last.

It sounds like this company hires foreigners in at cheap rates and then treats them like second class citizens because they can and no one punishes them for it. I encourage you to document as much abuse as you can and send it all to the EEOC on your way out. They deserve to be audited and you need to move on.

I am female and they are females too. Males are asked to lift heavy goods up and down the stairs all the time... The company doesn't pay us hourly, neither it is salary based. We have to finish a minimum of 40 hours per week to get the salary or get deducted the amount equivalent to the time missed. We get three sick days in a year.

Ofcourse I have been looking for another job. I have given a couple of interviews so far, but nothing has come up yet. The young generation doesn't stick around here for over a year. The turnover rate is one person every month.
This company does hire immigrants at cheap rates and then treats them like slaves.

Most immigrants here are paid as much as I am paid, even though they have worked here for over 5 years. This is why the boss said that I am already overpaid. Since I am from here and have studied here they had to give me a decent pay for me to get this job started. The pay is not enough now.

My hubby to be is very supportive and says that I can quit anytime I like. He doesn't care if I do not work for a few months...

Thanks for listening to my frustration HR guy. Its just matter of time... dont know how long....

One question:

How do I document these things? Just write them down? But why would any authority believe what I wrote?

write down the dates, times and places of things happening or things being said that you think may be discriminatory, unfair, unjust or illegal. send them to the EEOC in your town with a short note saying this company is abusing its workers and they need to investigate. they will take it from there.

i wish you well.