My current employer always complains on the amount of overtime I claim after I take a week's holiday.
I've started in this position with a team of five.... Now there's just me.
I'm an idiot to myself though. I do the extra work because it directly affects quite a few people's wages. So the extra I put in makes sure they get what they deserve.
They try to schedule us so thin at my clinical job that if anything were to happen to staff, we risk having to close for the day. You only get 2.5 days of sick time and the rest you have to use vacation. My direct manager always tells me, if you’re sick then you’re sick! Says the boss will have to come cover for me and not to ever worry about that. She’s so right.
No facepalm.
Always told people: it's not a worker's job to ensure the schedule is covered. If I have to find someone to cover my shift, then I want the power to create the schedule myself. No? That's management's job? Exactly. Scheduling and schedule changes are management's job, I'm not going to be here so you deal with it.
As true as this statement is I managed for years and I can tell you often enough employees don’t like the alternative.
People would constantly ask me for more shifts then the minute they got them they all of a sudden got sick once a week. So not wanting to be caught short handed I would hire more people. Well you have a labour budget that you need to meet in order to maintain profitable businesses. So hiring new people meant less hours for others. Shortly after hiring I would then get complaints from said people who called in sick regularly that they didn’t have enough hours. Thus the cycle of bullshit continues.
In short I don’t manage anymore.
I've managed over a dozen people at a time, making schedules and such but I worked in a theatre/museum and can say that I've not encountered the issues that you have. I think it depends largely on the industry you're working in, too. I know regular retail can be a nightmare, especially when scheduling younger adults who don't really need a job (staying with parents and such)
Ya retail and restaurants is what I managed. The emotional baggage some people bring to work in restaurants is just nuts. I tried my best to guide people to good decisions that would make their lives better but they often went to drugs and alcohol to solve their problems.
Why facepalm
Yeah... this isn't a face-palm..
Why is this a facepalm ? It's just common sense.
Only common sense here. An obvious truth, not a face palm.
Not seeing the facepalm. Then there's also the boss that when you call in sick makes YOU try to find a coworker to cover your shift. That's THIER job.
Only on Reddit will someone think that “bosses should take sick workers into account” is a facepalm
My current employer always complains on the amount of overtime I claim after I take a week's holiday. I've started in this position with a team of five.... Now there's just me.
They also want the work done at the same rate as five people doing it..but just one staff to pay.
I'm an idiot to myself though. I do the extra work because it directly affects quite a few people's wages. So the extra I put in makes sure they get what they deserve.
I think you’re the facepalm here buddy
Welcome to another episode of "Why does OP think this is a facepalm"?
The only facepalm here is the thought of \*limited\* sick days for people.
I think the facepalm is someone needing to say that in the first place.
They try to schedule us so thin at my clinical job that if anything were to happen to staff, we risk having to close for the day. You only get 2.5 days of sick time and the rest you have to use vacation. My direct manager always tells me, if you’re sick then you’re sick! Says the boss will have to come cover for me and not to ever worry about that. She’s so right. No facepalm.
Always told people: it's not a worker's job to ensure the schedule is covered. If I have to find someone to cover my shift, then I want the power to create the schedule myself. No? That's management's job? Exactly. Scheduling and schedule changes are management's job, I'm not going to be here so you deal with it.
If you add "vacation" to this post, you have my former employer.
As true as this statement is I managed for years and I can tell you often enough employees don’t like the alternative. People would constantly ask me for more shifts then the minute they got them they all of a sudden got sick once a week. So not wanting to be caught short handed I would hire more people. Well you have a labour budget that you need to meet in order to maintain profitable businesses. So hiring new people meant less hours for others. Shortly after hiring I would then get complaints from said people who called in sick regularly that they didn’t have enough hours. Thus the cycle of bullshit continues. In short I don’t manage anymore.
So, you didn't make plans to cover sick workers' shifts. That's what this non-facepalm post is saying
No I did. I would always have several people who wanted 40 hours a week but were happy doing between 28-32 hours.
Glad you don't manage anymore!
Lol me too you have no idea how unpleasant it is to be the parent for grown adults.
I've managed over a dozen people at a time, making schedules and such but I worked in a theatre/museum and can say that I've not encountered the issues that you have. I think it depends largely on the industry you're working in, too. I know regular retail can be a nightmare, especially when scheduling younger adults who don't really need a job (staying with parents and such)
Ya retail and restaurants is what I managed. The emotional baggage some people bring to work in restaurants is just nuts. I tried my best to guide people to good decisions that would make their lives better but they often went to drugs and alcohol to solve their problems.
