There are two other girls I work with who are the same position as I am and we (usually meaning my friend and I split the duties). Usually, it is strictly 8 hour days, 5 days a week, with the exception of having school- then you take off that time. The newest employee, who I have recently complained about for doing nothing, wants to work 4-10 hours days and take Fridays off (I assume to start the weekend early). My boss is unsure whether to let her do it or not. The other girl and I both have a problem with this since it has never been an option given to anyone and if she's off Fridays, that means we would have a hard time requesting Fridays off if we had to.
I'm already taking two Fridays off due to my foot and the other girl is taking the Friday I come back off. I'll be on limited duties for 6-8 weeks after that and won't be able to do about 70% of our daily duties. If new girl is off every Friday, the other girl can't take off because I won't be able to do everything by myself with crutches.
It's not a problem with work load since she doesn't do shiit anyways and anytime I ask her to do something she "has a million things to do". I figure, if she has so much work to do, maybe she should have that extra full day to get her duties done instead of splitting it between 4. That however, is catty and I sound like a compete biitch.
My boss has asked us our opinions on it but I don't know a way to say "AWW HELLZ NO!" without sounding whiney. I'd like to ask if we could all have that option but I ride in with my mom and if I took it, I'd have to pay for parking/extra gas/etc, plus I can't drive myself for 6-8 weeks.
He wants to have a meeting later to discuss our schedules. What could I say when he asks me my opinion? The other girl and I can't think of a tactful way to express our concerns.
Re: How do I put this nicely? (advice needed with slight rant)
While that still wouldn't make it FAIR for you or your other coworker, at least you'd have some Fridays that you could actually take off without too much hassle.
[QUOTE]Is there a way to have her do 9-80s? (that's every other friday off) While that still wouldn't make it FAIR for you or your other coworker, at least you'd have some Fridays that you could actually take off without too much hassle.
Posted by Blue & White[/QUOTE]
I didn't even think of that!
I would be more understanding about it if she had classes or something and wanted an entire 40 hour work week still. I know a lot of this is us being catty but it would tie up Fridays just so she can start drinking on Thursdays every week.
That aside, I would say something like this to your boss:
"I think flexible scheduling can be a wonderful option as long as we have the coverage we need. Have you given any thought to how we might handle vacation or sick days for (name) and me on Fridays? This could be a little tough with only two people scheduled."
Try to make sure any thoughts you share with your boss are business concerns and not personal.
I think it is very fair to bring up your concerns that taking all Fridays off the schedule for her or anyone would have. Use your foot situation as an example. And, that summers could be even worse for making sure the job is covered. Mind you, where I work if you work a compressed day like that you don't get as many vacation days because your vacation hours are divided differently. Is this the same at your work? Is this coworker aware of this? Also, is there a way to ensure she is truly working those hours because she will be either coming in much earlier than others or leave way later.
I think Blue & White has a great suggestion about being able to take every other Friday off.
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We don't have any sort of benefits or vacation days. If we need off, we take off. Making sure there is enough coverage for the day. If we're here we get paid, if not we don't.
The reason I said an extra day of drinking is because she told me she was trying to have Fridays off to make her weekends longer. She's quite the partier on the weekends. It's an assumption but whatev.
[QUOTE]I think flexible schedules are appealing for many reasons...you probably shouldn't assume she's just trying to dodge out of work early. Once you questioning people about their personal time, it becomes a vicious cycle and you may not like the future impact that could have on your own schedule. That aside, I would say something like this to your boss:<strong> "I think flexible scheduling can be a wonderful option as long as we have the coverage we need. Have you given any thought to how we might handle vacation or sick days for (name) and me on Fridays? This could be a little tough with only two people scheduled." Try to make sure any thoughts you share with your boss are business concerns and not personal.
</strong>Posted by allusive007[/QUOTE]
I really like this suggestion.
Ekath, I have a coworker who takes every Monday off but she also comes in earlier some days during the week to make up for it. I'll be honest, it still ticks everyone off except for my boss because he isn't around enough to notice just how overworked it can get. So there are definitely legitimate business concerns over that- flexible hours are nice as an OPTION but I dislike the idea of them being the norm in a workplace that normally has firmer work days for everyone else.
To be fair, she should get EVERY Friday off, but it would be nice to leave it open if you occasionally wanted a Friday, or a Monday, or heck, a Wednesday off!
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Basically something to the effect that you're concerned that new person being on a special schedule could make it difficult to ensure adequate coverage on Fridays. And while this is a little harder to get in...depends on your boss: If X will be granted a special schedule, then the other employees should also have that option available to them.
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