Work Quandry

[Binky]

Right, background; I was down to work Christmas day at an A La Carte restaurant i've been at for the last three and a half years. I requested to work in September as i knew i'd need the money.

Anyway, poor business means they are now over staffed. Names in a hat, apparently i was the unlucky one and have been cancelled (one and a half days before the 25th)

Family have arranged to visit Uncle and won't be back till Christmas evening as i thought i'd be working, so alone on the most of Xmas day. Is it out of order if i maybe kick off/burn the place down/key the owners' cars... Especially considering i requested to work months ago.

I just want to burn things at the minute. Mainly the owners.

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[DarrenSV650S]

:confused: Were you going to be getting mega bucks for christmas day?

[Binky]

:confused: Were you going to be getting mega bucks for christmas day?

I got approx £140 for eight hours work last year, which for a young part time lad like myself is pretty, pretty preeetttty goood.

[DarrenSV650S]

meh I'd rather be in the house for christmas

[Spiderman]

nope, you are fully entitled to go on a burning rampage imo mate. Things like this should be on a first come first served basis, not last minute names in a hat nonsense. What is it a friggin lottery or people lives they are playing with.

God i hate humans sometimes.

here...
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[Binky]

meh I'd rather be in the house for christmas

I'll be on my lonesome till about 7.

Don't think i'll be popping out and getting turkey either. Jacket Potatoe and a film ATM. :(

[DarrenSV650S]

I'll be on my lonesome till about 7.

Don't think i'll be popping out and getting turkey either. Jacket Potatoe and a film ATM. :(
ahh that sucks. Pub?

[Ed]

I think you're right to complain - technically they have agreed so they are bound to pay you. Depends how much of a stink you want to make. They could at least ask you to lunch for freebs, that wouldn't cost them much, I think I'd tell them that because of their change of arrangement you're going to be on your own on Christmas Day and make them have a guilt trip. It's a ****ty way to behave (them, not you).

[BanannaMan]

The quandry is the people you work for are ****!
You can expect their business to continue to drop off if they treat employees in this manor.


+1 on the guilt trip.
I'd tell them. They've ruined your plans and now you have to spend Christmas alone.

Hope it all works out for the good either way.

[Bri w]

I'd, calmly, tell them they've ruined your plans and you are now stuffed for Xmas day. It wouldn't do any harm to say you appreciate them changing it would cause further problems and you don't want any upset amongst the other staff. You now have the higher moral ground, for all the good it will do on the day, and will almost certainly be favoured in the future for your 'Team Spirit.'

Still stinks but I can't see you having any luck changing it unless someone else wants the day off.

Good luck

[amnesia]

Can you go with your family?

[blueto]

You should hide all the cutlery in the restaurant tonight..........

[orose]

I didn't think it was possible to be overstaffed at christmas...

Might be worth seeing if any other local place needs an extra though. Could stand you in good stead if you decide on a change of scenery in the future.

[Bri w]

I didn't think it was possible to be overstaffed at christmas...

Might be worth seeing if any other local place needs an extra though. Could stand you in good stead if you decide on a change of scenery in the future.

nice one

[Binky]

Can you go with your family?

Family went down to visit Uncle a few days ago and come back Christmas evening.

I go into work now though, so i'll have a word.

[amnesia]

Family went down to visit Uncle a few days ago and come back Christmas evening.

I go into work now though, so i'll have a word.

OK, that makes it more difficult then.

Hope you can sort something out.

[missyburd]

What a crappy situation! Poor Binky :(

No orgers local to you to share their dinner with you? Not that the snow helps matters. I'd definitely kick up a fuss, your name shouldn't have been in that hat if it was guaranteed you were going to work. Fire ze missiles!!!!

[timwilky]

Get off to the pet shop for a few rats, (If there are non already in your bins)


Leave them to run about the restaurant after your last shift. Nobody will be working/eating christmas day.

[shonadoll]

I would ask them to get rid of the last one or two who requested to work then, seems much fairer than canning someone who requested it as early as September.

I think it's rotten.

[Owenski]

+1 first come first serve.

We dont need no water, let the mother ****er burn,
Burn MOTHER ****ER BUUUUURRRRNNNN!

[Ed]

Binky, what happened?

[Binky]

Binky, what happened?

Hello Ed.

Well working Christmas eve with the intentions of kicking off, i told my supervisor and she was amazed and a little appauled. I then was going to tell my boss, but before i had chance she said 'that i can't be on my own on Christmas day, and that i should come in anyway.'

Turns out my supervisor had beaten me to it. I think guilt and realisation that they had been *******s had kicked in...

Easy shift and nice food at the end of it, then home for something else to eat with family and presents.

All ended well. Still not particularly endeared to work now though. :|

Hope your Christmas was good also Ed. :D Sorry about the Ponderosa...

[punyXpress]

Result!
Well done Binkmeister.

[Ed]

Yep, I'd say 'Strike!!!!' (as in bowling):D At least you know that they would sell you down the river as quick as look at you.

Pondy? Oh not to worry. I'm about to hop down through south Shropshire for a few hours:D

[Spiderman]

Good news binky, glad you didnt need those matches after all.

[Binky]

Good news binky, glad you didnt need those matches after all.

Cheers Spidey.

I may still do a poo though and call health and safety. ;)

[Biker Biggles]

I bet your boss had been reading this thread.