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  • #1

    The feeding frenzy begins!

    Or in other words, the new schedules got posted.

    I'm one of the freaks who likes 2-10 shifts. So far I've had 5 people messaging me to trade. Unfortunately, 3 of them wanted to swap the same week so it's not as good as usual. Oh well, I'm sure it will all turn out!

    I love 2-10 shifts.
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    I love the late shifts too! I'm lucky though, the people I work with ALL want to work the day shift (except for those that can't - students, etc). So I pretty much get the schedule I want all the time!

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    • #3
      It's the opposite here at ITSD at The Client. No one wants to work a shift outside normal business hours.

      Whenever someone on 2nd or 3rd shift needs to take a day off (or longer because of vacation), K will try to convince day shifters to work a shift here or there. Some of them ask K "Why don't you make a rotation for that kind of thing?" (i.e., have a roster of people to cover open shifts on a rotating basis), to which K would ask, "If I did that, would you agree to work those hours if it came up?" and every single one of them said no.

      Me, I like my 2-10:30 shift. I don't have to deal with rush hour and I get to sleep in.
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      • #4
        Woo hoo, got 2 more requests this morning! 3 full weeks are now 2-10's! Just got to swap that final week and I'll be golden. XD

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        • #5
          Why doesn't your boss just schedule you for 2-10 if he/she knows you like them and will just switch anyway?

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          • #6
            ^Same reason my bosses won't let me on the salesfloor even though I hate cashiering. In retail you're not allowed what you actually want.
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            • #7
              Precisely. That sort of thing could lead to workers actually gaining additional competence/experience and confidence, which would lead to them actually expecting to get PAID slightly more for all of those qualities! The horror! The horror!
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              • #8
                Oh duh...I forgot what site I was on for a minute!

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                • #9
                  Quoth EricKei View Post
                  which would lead to them actually expecting to get PAID slightly more for all of those qualities!
                  Actually, I get paid more than my front-end cohorts and the salesfloor team. And several of my supervisors. They just don't want to let me out of my cage.
                  "Is it hot in here to you? It's very warm, isn't it?"--Nero, probably

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