They have paid me for overtime according to my rate, but have not provided any vacation time. The CEO says they have given me vacation on the basis that one week I was not able to work due to connectivity issues (everyone else was gone) - nonetheless I was asked to work, ready to work each day either remotely or on site, and was not able to due to their own network issues. Given the work demanded of me over the last year, I am quite burned out and could really use a break. Instead, I get an earful. Presently I am on the health plan with a child on the way in the next couple of weeks. This is the main reason for staying. I am not easily replaceable
Okay irreplaceable, let me take a minute and dry my eyes and place a tissue to my nose. My recommendation is for you to tell this ungrateful bunch of bas**ds to go pound sand and put your irreplaceable skills out for bid with a more generous and truly appreciative company. Geez you have been more than generous with your superb(and dare I say not easily replaced)skills that clearly were a godsend to this bunch of ingrates. Hey it's a rough world out there sweet pea but hey if I were you I'd leave them in the dust of their incompetence and your glory.
Having said all that, my only real problem is with the CEO (whom no one else likes either and who has little clue what the company actually does, and how customers use the product and why). I have good relationships and a genuine concern for the welfare of the others there. I've made a conscious effort to steer clear of the CEO at all times. This person does not have a high-school diploma and has serious insecurity issues.