Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[Red Herring]

I'm staying well out of this one.....

[kaivalagi]

Lol, retired now Rh right?

[maviczap]

Its nearly 03:00 not the longest shift ive ever done, i dont feel too bad. I will feel crap tomorrow for sure.

Originally Posted by maviczap

Been at work since 0730 today, and was just getting ready to go home, when the phone goes. I'm still at work and not likely to finish until the early hours of tomorrow morning. It's not on overtime, no one else is available to do this so my team has to.

I was supposed to have a day off tomorrow too.

The only thanks I'll get will be a email thank you.

I think most people now have jobs where you are paid to do a job rather than a set number of hours. I work for a US company, so I have quiet time early before the chaos starting at about lunchtime, finishing when their day ends.

[maviczap]

That maybe true, but what I didn't say was we'd just been to Portsmouth, then London and returned to our officein Felixstowe, before deriving to Dover last night, so there was a lot of traveling between jobs and my gripe is the lack of appreciation by those who work higher up the chain of what we do to get the job done.

It's not about the job or pay and conditions.

[carelesschucca]

So basically everyone is moaning that they are being shafted by their employers.

Anyone fancy joining me on a five day strike thats been proposed? That should make our bosses take notice that we've had enough... Also leave me skint but.... Needs must, it better than rolling over and being treated like poop.

Understood. A lot of people only require a nod of thanks from someone that they respect which hardly seems to much to ask for.
Many years ago I was in the office at about 9pm and someone walked by and said goodnight - I turned around to find it was the CEO. I was amazed he knew my name but it turns out he'd noticed I'd been working late and then made efforts to find out who I was and what I was doing. He sent me an email saying that if I was working late and wanted to order pizza, do so with his approval. That was all it took for my batteries to be refreshed. I was a lot younger then - Italy had only just been discovered.

[NTECUK]

Loving the job you do, can make a difference.
Sorry but we don't all feel that way.
Yes boss man do shaft the worker's. But if you don't like it. Try to find something better.
Someone is probly happy to take your job .

[maviczap]

That's good management. I'm fed up with meaningless email thank you notes.

There is a reward and recognition scheme but HQ staff tend to get it for designing a nice poster

[Sir Trev]

Originally Posted by maviczap

That maybe true, but what I didn't say was we'd just been to Portsmouth, then London and returned to our officein Felixstowe, before deriving to Dover last night, so there was a lot of traveling between jobs and my gripe is the lack of appreciation by those who work higher up the chain of what we do to get the job done.

It's not about the job or pay and conditions.

Just imagine how bad your bosses would look if you'd had a prang late on in this monstrous shift - the health and safety implications of long hours and long journeys have made a lot of companies take note. My current clients have rules about drivers and hours (engineers in vans, not tacho bods) as they're terrified of being sued, corporate manslaughter, etc.

Personally I've always had to just eat the overtime. In my last (salaried) job I was usually first in and nearly last out and it nearly killed me. I'm now a contractor and although I will pitch in when busy I walk out on time almost every day now.