Work
I got into work yesterday and pretty much the first thing I did was check the computer for my work schedule.
I am set to work nights in the convalescence unit in Bretenoux, and the rota for August is reasonable. I could complain about it but actually it is better than what I have been working so I will let it go. The cadre from there had told me that I was replacing for August while they try to find someone to fill the post, and so I was expecting it to end in September. But, and it’s a big but, I could see that I had been scheduled to work there until the end of the year and to work both days and nights. The worst bit of programming has me working nights for the 22, 23, 24 December then a day shift for the 25th, meaning that I would finish my night on Christmas morning at 6.30 and be back to work from 8 till 17 in the day!
Clearly this cannot be serious, and before I explode I will call the cadre and ask for an explanation. However it has caused me to reflect and I am also going to get in touch with my boss and ask to stop working nights. It really doesn’t suit me, and I had said so when I was interviewed for the post. I had said that I would do the odd night to help out in an emergency but it will have been eight months and they can surely find someone else now.
I still can’t make plans for September which is annoying but I don’t think that I am being unreasonable to make a stand about this.
I am set to work nights in the convalescence unit in Bretenoux, and the rota for August is reasonable. I could complain about it but actually it is better than what I have been working so I will let it go. The cadre from there had told me that I was replacing for August while they try to find someone to fill the post, and so I was expecting it to end in September. But, and it’s a big but, I could see that I had been scheduled to work there until the end of the year and to work both days and nights. The worst bit of programming has me working nights for the 22, 23, 24 December then a day shift for the 25th, meaning that I would finish my night on Christmas morning at 6.30 and be back to work from 8 till 17 in the day!
Clearly this cannot be serious, and before I explode I will call the cadre and ask for an explanation. However it has caused me to reflect and I am also going to get in touch with my boss and ask to stop working nights. It really doesn’t suit me, and I had said so when I was interviewed for the post. I had said that I would do the odd night to help out in an emergency but it will have been eight months and they can surely find someone else now.
I still can’t make plans for September which is annoying but I don’t think that I am being unreasonable to make a stand about this.