Working for the Weekend (Oh sorry clearly I have to work then too...)

Ahhhh I'm assailing everyone with two blogs in less than 24 hours, cause that's just how I roll.

Just a blog about stupid work today. So because I've finished school I've been taking on extra shifts at work. I've got a contract so I get 11 hours everyweek regardless. But then they roster me on for another say 10 hours on checkouts. Then during they week they always call me for one dept or other for extra shifts. I'm trained in quite a few depts and so I tend to get a bunch of calls from different people.

To me, I think it's fair enough to accept a shift from the grocery manager to work in nightfill if I don't have any other shift on a Wednesday. Then after accepting a shift THE DAY BEFORE ie Tuesday have my family assailed with calls from Woolworths (checkouts) wanting me to do a shift. They called my house 3 times last night while I was out, only to finally think of trying my mobile. Little do they know I've accepted a shift to work in nightfill so I tell them I can't, but end up taking 3 hours anyway.

So now I've got a 3 to midnight shift that I wasn't rostered for and the checkout staff are shitty because I am one of THEIR staff and if other departments keep "stealing" me they're going to have to put a stop to it.

Anyway the crux of the matter is the fact that I have no right to accept a shift in nightfill when I didn't even have a shift on checkouts. It really irks me because they're basically saying I can't work anywhere but checkouts and this isn't the first time this has come up. But I don't want to be limited to checkouts, I want to learn new skills and be able to get a shift from another dept. I feel like I should be able to accept a shift anywhere when I'm not rostered to work.

Basically the checkout staff would prefer me to sit at home and wait for them to grace me with a call. And if some other manager calls me asking if I can work it's not like I'm going to say "Oh sorry I can't, checkoutws just MAY need me one day in the next 10 years so I'm going to have to give it a miss"

I'd prefer to work anywhere BUT checkouts P.S.

Not only were there multiple and angry calls from the checkout staff last night, But they wake me up this morning asking me if I can come in earlier on checkouts! Of course I tell them NO I won't work a 12 hour shift, I'm already doing nightfill tonight which in turn makes a new checkout person shitty with me AND the nightfill manager. So what can you do.

Work vent ended. While we're on the topic though, I want to mention people who think work is their life. I'm working a lot lately, but it's only to get a bit of a money reserve going for uni next year. What I can't stand is people who also plan to go to uni, but treat their jobs like it's their life. Don't get me wrong, I care about work and occasionally I even enjoy work too =P But when people can't go out because they have WORK in the morning just kills me. Especially when they have a desk job and all they do is sit there for a few hours. Both last saturday and this saturday I've had 6am shifts, doesn't mean I'm not going out with my friends on friday night because of it! Not to mention I lift cartons of stock, and don't sit at a desk. If you can't pull all nighters and get up to go to work the next morning at 18, when CAN you? Even wanting to go out to dinner earlier because you have work the next morning? I mean it's dinner...not exactly hard dancing and drinking.

I'm going to part with a little clip from Pulp Fiction that I LOVE.
(WARNING: Bit of foul language so if you're sensitive to that, be mindful)



John Travolta is gold.


big love,
S xoxo