I am exhausted!

[stickycoins]

This all started on Monday...Somebody at another store quit. My Mgr is a friend of that mgr. I was sched to work Monday at 4pm. My phone rang at 0815, I was sound asleep, answered without checking caller ID. It was my Mgr, asked if I could go to the other store ASAP and work, then do my regular shift....I went to other store at 1000, left there at 4.30p, worked till 12.30a at mine. THEN, she re-did the schedule. I had to work at the other store mid-8am Tues, then my reg shift at 4pm-mid on the 4th, Wed. I have had maybe 4 hours of sleep in 3 days. Have to work mid-8 at other place tonight too. I am supposed to be off Fri., they better not even try and call me. And I'm supposed to work 8am-4pm Sat. Can you say screwed up body clock????? I'm dragging right now but I have to try and stay up as long as I can for that mid shift. I don't mind helping out in a crisis, but jeez...Only good thing about any of this is I got 2 shifts of holiday pay for the 4th, and puts me into overtime. But I'm going to tell my Mgr not to ever do this to me again. Only me and one other person are working the other place from my store, the others refused. I'm sure that will be remembered. And tonight, one of our mid people called in sick, go figure. There was NO WAY I could stay. I could barely walk or keep my eyes open. We aren't supposed to do doubles, but Mgr never answered her phone or called back, so my partner is staying til 4am when one person we got in touch with is coming in. I really hope this ends soon.

[Primer]

That's when you turn off the lights, lock the doors and go home.
It's not your responsibility to keep the place running. The manager is supposed to pick up the slack, when all else fails.

[Becks]

Wow. That sucks. What good is overtime money if you're waaaaaaaaaaaaay too tired to spend it?


I would recommend Monster energy drinks. I had two shots worth of it a couple of weeks ago, and I was bouncing off the walls. I wonder what a whole can would do?

[Banrion]

I would recommend Monster energy drinks. I had two shots worth of it a couple of weeks ago, and I was bouncing off the walls. I wonder what a whole can would do?

If 2 shots had you bouncing off the walls, a whole can would likely make your heart explode. I wouldn't recommend trying it.

[Shabo]

I like to work extra jobs. If I"m working, i can't spend the money that I'm earning, plus I make even more. Works out in the end.

But what you're being asked to do is just insane. Good luck to you.

[Andara Bledin]

From what I understand, most places have laws about how much time you're supposed to be allowed to have for sleep between shifts.

Working hours like that is just plain unhealthy. Nekojin can tell you about what happens when you try to drive while tired. He's got a nice scar across his nose from his experience, and that was getting off extremely lucky.

^-.-^

[stickycoins]

The manager is supposed to pick up the slack, when all else fails.[/QUOTE]

Yes, I know this.....but she never answered her phone or called back. It was a holiday, remember? The new sched is out today for next week, need to go see if I'm working the other store again. We can't just lock up and go home either.....open 24-7. Major chain conv. store.

[Becks]

If 2 shots had you bouncing off the walls, a whole can would likely make your heart explode. I wouldn't recommend trying it.

I wouldn't dare.

If they came in resealable bottles, as opposed to cans, that would be nice. I could take a sip here and there without worrying about it going flat and whatnot.

[JustADude]

I wouldn't dare.

If they came in resealable bottles, as opposed to cans, that would be nice. I could take a sip here and there without worrying about it going flat and whatnot.

They're actually pretty low-powered as far as En-O-Ge drinks go, so that's why they're in cans. If you can find NOS (yes, same company that makes the rocket-juice for cars) in a bottle, that's good stuff. High kick, no crash, and it's got a screw-on top. Other than that, stick to the 1/2-size ones like Sobe Adrenaline Rush and *shudder* Red Bull.

[BookstoreEscapee]

They're actually pretty low-powered as far as En-O-Ge drinks go, so that's why they're in cans. If you can find NOS (yes, same company that makes the rocket-juice for cars) in a bottle, that's good stuff. High kick, no crash, and it's got a screw-on top. Other than that, stick to the 1/2-size ones like Sobe Adrenaline Rush and *shudder* Red Bull.

I'm afraid to try any of those things. Some mornings a Coke is enough to get me shaking...though I've had it every morning and at lunch (had to switch to Diet cuz it was becoming a habit) for the last few weeks so I might be building up a tolerance...just a matter of time before I have to go for the hard stuff...

[justZu]

And tonight, one of our mid people called in sick, go figure. There was NO WAY I could stay. I could barely walk or keep my eyes open. We aren't supposed to do doubles, but Mgr never answered her phone or called back, so my partner is staying til 4am when one person we got in touch with is coming in. I really hope this ends soon.

We can't just lock up and go home either.....open 24-7. Major chain conv. store.

What would've happened if neither of you could stay? It sucks that the Mgr seemed to be ducking the calls. It would've served her right if you two had just locked up and left. No body should have to work so many hours without enough sleep. That can be dangerous.

[Becks]

They're actually pretty low-powered as far as En-O-Ge drinks go, so that's why they're in cans. If you can find NOS (yes, same company that makes the rocket-juice for cars) in a bottle, that's good stuff. High kick, no crash, and it's got a screw-on top. Other than that, stick to the 1/2-size ones like Sobe Adrenaline Rush and *shudder* Red Bull.

Eh. I'm not really big on energy drinks and whatnot. I sampled them because...well, free samples.

I don't drink coffee, Mountain Dew makes me tired, Code Red is good, but I swear they don't sell 20 oz. bottles at my store, and the thought of anything else but Pepsi scares me. Caffiene pills have given me an accelerated heartbeat in the past, so I'm a scaredy cat now.

[sarahj]

I don't drink coffee/tea, and I stick to diet soda, but I LOVE Red Bull. I'll have a can on my half-hour train ride when I'm working an overnight shift, then when I get to work I'll have a no-doze pill, then another pill on my break maybe 4 hours later. When I get home in the morning, I sleep for a few hours, get up after lunch time and have another pill, then sleep as normal at night. Re-sets my body clock. But I wouldn't recommend doing this too often; I do it once every week or two.

[Brighid45]

Wow--totally unacceptable for your manager to make you pick up her slack that way and work such an insane schedule! And not calling you back on a holiday is selfish asshole behavior of the first order. I would say document everything and if it happens again, get in touch with her supervisor or DM and let them know what's going on.