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The resident workaholic
15 years ago
Anyone who knows me can tell you I work a lot. In fact, up until relatively recently, I pretty much only knew "working" and "not working". I pull extra hours, come in early when I'm asked to, and even go in on my days off if they need me. Unfortunately, work tends to abuse my overreliability.
Take today for example. Whoever was responsible for making the schedule had everyone leaving at 4:00, but only one person coming in between 4 and 5. So they were going to be shorthanded for an hour. This has happened several times before, and the managers just decide that I'm okay with staying there for another hour, and don't bother telling me this until we're getting ready to leave. Bonus points if I told them at the start of the day that I had plans for the afternoon. Extra life if I'm dealing with the manager I was with today.
She has a habit of not even offering a lunch break*, even though she lets everyone else go, on the assumption that I'm just going to say "No". She also has a habit of asking me questions without waiting for me to answer. So she comes up to me with stuff like this:
"Hey, you're okay without eating, right? Can your ride can wait another hour if they have to? You see, I don't have anyone coming in between 4 and 5, and I think I'm going to have you stay and cover for us. *walks away* "
Never mind that 1) I literally thought I was going to fall over from starvation, since it had been so long since I ate last, 2) My ride was actually nonexistent, and 3) I could have had plans at 4. Thankfully, there were no plans for today, but she's screwed me over with stuff like that in the past.
Thankfully, though, there's people at work that are actually having some pity on me for not being able to eat or even sit down my entire shift, so they occasionally give me the mistakes and extra meals that were about to get tossed out anyway. So at least I'm not passing-out starving anymore.
*And if you're wondering how she's getting away with not giving me a lunch break, I work under the minimum amount of hours I have to be working in order for them to be legally forced to give me a break. Until I'm scheduled more hours in a day, they can deny me a break all they want without legal repercussions.
~Kyetsu
Take today for example. Whoever was responsible for making the schedule had everyone leaving at 4:00, but only one person coming in between 4 and 5. So they were going to be shorthanded for an hour. This has happened several times before, and the managers just decide that I'm okay with staying there for another hour, and don't bother telling me this until we're getting ready to leave. Bonus points if I told them at the start of the day that I had plans for the afternoon. Extra life if I'm dealing with the manager I was with today.
She has a habit of not even offering a lunch break*, even though she lets everyone else go, on the assumption that I'm just going to say "No". She also has a habit of asking me questions without waiting for me to answer. So she comes up to me with stuff like this:
"Hey, you're okay without eating, right? Can your ride can wait another hour if they have to? You see, I don't have anyone coming in between 4 and 5, and I think I'm going to have you stay and cover for us. *walks away* "
Never mind that 1) I literally thought I was going to fall over from starvation, since it had been so long since I ate last, 2) My ride was actually nonexistent, and 3) I could have had plans at 4. Thankfully, there were no plans for today, but she's screwed me over with stuff like that in the past.
Thankfully, though, there's people at work that are actually having some pity on me for not being able to eat or even sit down my entire shift, so they occasionally give me the mistakes and extra meals that were about to get tossed out anyway. So at least I'm not passing-out starving anymore.
*And if you're wondering how she's getting away with not giving me a lunch break, I work under the minimum amount of hours I have to be working in order for them to be legally forced to give me a break. Until I'm scheduled more hours in a day, they can deny me a break all they want without legal repercussions.
~Kyetsu
AuraTheWolf
~aurathewolf
There's a difference between letting off steam and complaining every 2 seconds. I get the impression most peoples jobs are like this. My mom's job has her working pretty much 24/7...
Kyetsu
~kyetsu
OP
I don't doubt it in the least. I'm sure they'd treat anyone this way, given half a chance. Difference is, most other people working there bitch and moan if asked to stay, or come up with some half-assed excuse to leave anyway, where I'll usually say "Okay", especially because I could use the extra money. It just bugs me when they just assume that I'm alright with staying for extra time or not getting a break without really asking me first.
Sontock
~sontock
Hmn. You may wanna check on that. I'm pretty sure it's a law that if you work more than 4 hours they HAVE to give you at LEAST a 15 minute break. So if you're working a 6 hour shift, they have to give you a break. Even if they aren't required to give you a lunch, they ARE required to give you a break.
Kyetsu
~kyetsu
OP
I'll have to look into that. I know I read that you need to work 7 1/2 hours for a half-hour break, but I'm not sure about the 15 minute break, which I'd be completely content with. It would give me enough time to scarf a sammich and take some time off my feet, at least.
SlapHappyBunny
~slaphappybunny
Yeah, I recently got a part time job and even on five hourshifts I'm forced to take one 15 minute break. You're getting screwed over probably. =P
