Head-first into the tank
Jun. 25th, 2009 11:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kyrasantae
Sorry, folks. I know I told a bunch of you that I'd have this post up a bit earlier, but I've been held up for a little while being a bit upset about this, so please excuse me.
I did more *beep*ing this morning, but work slowed to a crawl after lunch and then some lady from another floor flipped out over the fact that me and my *beep*ing partner were freaking DOODLING because we had nothing to do and took us to one of the ARMY OF TEACHERS floors to sort out grading sheets. I don't know why she was so STERN and UPSET that we weren't doing anything - after all, my scanning supervisor had said yesterday that we didn't need to go GET work from anywhere; she brings it to us. It's not like she knows what the other floors need extra help for.
Yesterday I was asked to stay until 16:30, and I didn't have anything planned, so I said sure why not, but today I was asked if I could stay until 17-ish and well heck no, I have arrangements to meet someone at 17. How about this weekend?
O.O? I'm going HOME this weekend, and NO ONE is bullying me out of that. Don't give me that "you should have known this" look because I just started yesterday and I had never been talked to about this before. And if everybody has to work on 1. July (Canada Day) and I don't get stat pay because I haven't been here long enough, then THIS is MY weekend WITH MY FAMILY and THAT IS THAT.
You know, I was told that work was going to be weekdays, with the occasional overtime on weekends. But in actuality we're being expected to work more like 56 hours a week, and it isn't overtime until it's more than 44h/wk or 8h/day (but normally each day is actually only 7.25 paid hours, so I'd have to stay until at least 16:45 for overtime to kick in).
ARE YOU SERIOUS?! (And were I to work this weekend I wouldn't get overtime either since I started in the middle of the week, nor do I work long enough hours to qualify anyway. DANG YOU GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.)
But given that this IS peak time for exam processing, and that it seems like things are moving a bit slower than they should, I'm supposed to expect extra hours every day and weekend shifts every weekend. DOES ANYBODY HAVE AN EXTRA LIFE I CAN BORROW?
During afternoon break, the leftovers from the catered lunch that was served to the ARMY OF TEACHERS is brought up to our break room and we are allowed to pick at them. It's been pretty good stuff both days so far, but that's really about it.
I did more *beep*ing this morning, but work slowed to a crawl after lunch and then some lady from another floor flipped out over the fact that me and my *beep*ing partner were freaking DOODLING because we had nothing to do and took us to one of the ARMY OF TEACHERS floors to sort out grading sheets. I don't know why she was so STERN and UPSET that we weren't doing anything - after all, my scanning supervisor had said yesterday that we didn't need to go GET work from anywhere; she brings it to us. It's not like she knows what the other floors need extra help for.
Yesterday I was asked to stay until 16:30, and I didn't have anything planned, so I said sure why not, but today I was asked if I could stay until 17-ish and well heck no, I have arrangements to meet someone at 17. How about this weekend?
O.O? I'm going HOME this weekend, and NO ONE is bullying me out of that. Don't give me that "you should have known this" look because I just started yesterday and I had never been talked to about this before. And if everybody has to work on 1. July (Canada Day) and I don't get stat pay because I haven't been here long enough, then THIS is MY weekend WITH MY FAMILY and THAT IS THAT.
You know, I was told that work was going to be weekdays, with the occasional overtime on weekends. But in actuality we're being expected to work more like 56 hours a week, and it isn't overtime until it's more than 44h/wk or 8h/day (but normally each day is actually only 7.25 paid hours, so I'd have to stay until at least 16:45 for overtime to kick in).
ARE YOU SERIOUS?! (And were I to work this weekend I wouldn't get overtime either since I started in the middle of the week, nor do I work long enough hours to qualify anyway. DANG YOU GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.)
But given that this IS peak time for exam processing, and that it seems like things are moving a bit slower than they should, I'm supposed to expect extra hours every day and weekend shifts every weekend. DOES ANYBODY HAVE AN EXTRA LIFE I CAN BORROW?
During afternoon break, the leftovers from the catered lunch that was served to the ARMY OF TEACHERS is brought up to our break room and we are allowed to pick at them. It's been pretty good stuff both days so far, but that's really about it.
