Oh god, yes. I don't know how they do it--I'm exhausted just reading this shit. I mostly lurk every now and again, which I'm sure is my only saving grace.
How do they do it? They obviously have nothing else to do, that's how. I envy people with such free time that they can afford to wage wank wars with each other over the internet.
I try my best not to get involved, but I do enjoy pointing and gawking like everyone else. As long as it isn't an everyday occurence.
I have open availability, so my shifts are NEVER consistent.
Been there, done that. Sucks even f'ing more. Whenever I questioned my schedule, I was always told that the open availability people got the very last shifts left on the schedule, after those with only restricted hours were filled in. Seems backwards to me - we should get premium shifts every now and again as a 'reward' (or at least first crack at off days, dammit!).
At least you don't have to drive 45 mins both ways to work, which just makes it even worse, going from 2-11 to 11-8 (or, God forbid, 9-6 or 10-7). I was always bitchy when I had a bunch of days to work in a row, but my managers never made it a point to give me shitty schedules when I brought this up with them.
I'm trying to let this be the one thing that's NOT stressing me out right now.
Totally with you on that one...hobbies are supposed to be fun.
Seriously. I didn't have that much free time when I was in high school. Or college, for that matter. Now that I'm working? Forget it. Now, pointing, gawking and laughing my ass off? Totally the whole reason I ever go to those forums.
The best shifts are the five-damn-thirty-a.m. shifts that come after I work till nine the day before. That means I'm not getting home till 9:30 or 10, but I have to get up again at 3:30. Not. Helpful. That's not this week though, so one infuriating schedule at a time.
*grin* Surprises are fun. That's helping with the not-stress.
Now, pointing, gawking and laughing my ass off? Totally the whole reason I ever go to those forums.
YES. That's why I have stupid_free and sf_drama, among others, linked to my travel LJ. I need a little infusion of wank to take the edge off, LOL.
The best shifts are the five-damn-thirty-a.m. shifts that come after I work till nine the day before. That means I'm not getting home till 9:30 or 10, but I have to get up again at 3:30. Not. Helpful.
That is total suck >:( Luckily P's doesn't open until 7, so our earliest shift was 6:30 (though it was 6 am for the couple of weeks we did 10-hour shifts...), but if we were closing we sometimes wouldn't get out til 12 or 1 am. I loathed closing.
I thought there was some law about having 10 hours between shifts? Or maybe that's just AL?
I used to frequent customersuck, but it was a little too close to...well, work.
Yeeeeaaah, my Wal-Mart opens at 6 and closes at midnight. This means that the opening shift gets in at 5:30 and the closers leave at 12:30. There's a LOT of room for suck in there.
I thought it was eight. At least that's what I always heard...and I dunno if that applies to Florida at all.
I could never read customers_suck, because I dealt with that sort of stupid shit on a daily basis. I want to read about people being epically stupid on the internetz, not about how they mistreat the poor saps stuck in the service industry.
P's is 7a to 10p, but closers worked 2-11 or 2:30-11:30 or 3-12 shifts. Which was good for me since I'm not a morning person, but who the hell wants to be out that late for work? Bleh. Plus it just saps your energy totally for the next day.
So: sorry you have such a sucky work schedule, dude. Been there :-/
How do they do it? They obviously have nothing else to do, that's how. I envy people with such free time that they can afford to wage wank wars with each other over the internet.
I try my best not to get involved, but I do enjoy pointing and gawking like everyone else. As long as it isn't an everyday occurence.
I have open availability, so my shifts are NEVER consistent.
Been there, done that. Sucks even f'ing more. Whenever I questioned my schedule, I was always told that the open availability people got the very last shifts left on the schedule, after those with only restricted hours were filled in. Seems backwards to me - we should get premium shifts every now and again as a 'reward' (or at least first crack at off days, dammit!).
At least you don't have to drive 45 mins both ways to work, which just makes it even worse, going from 2-11 to 11-8 (or, God forbid, 9-6 or 10-7). I was always bitchy when I had a bunch of days to work in a row, but my managers never made it a point to give me shitty schedules when I brought this up with them.
I'm trying to let this be the one thing that's NOT stressing me out right now.
Totally with you on that one...hobbies are supposed to be fun.
Good luck with your surprises! :)
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The best shifts are the five-damn-thirty-a.m. shifts that come after I work till nine the day before. That means I'm not getting home till 9:30 or 10, but I have to get up again at 3:30. Not. Helpful. That's not this week though, so one infuriating schedule at a time.
*grin* Surprises are fun. That's helping with the not-stress.
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YES. That's why I have stupid_free and sf_drama, among others, linked to my travel LJ. I need a little infusion of wank to take the edge off, LOL.
The best shifts are the five-damn-thirty-a.m. shifts that come after I work till nine the day before. That means I'm not getting home till 9:30 or 10, but I have to get up again at 3:30. Not. Helpful.
That is total suck >:( Luckily P's doesn't open until 7, so our earliest shift was 6:30 (though it was 6 am for the couple of weeks we did 10-hour shifts...), but if we were closing we sometimes wouldn't get out til 12 or 1 am. I loathed closing.
I thought there was some law about having 10 hours between shifts? Or maybe that's just AL?
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Yeeeeaaah, my Wal-Mart opens at 6 and closes at midnight. This means that the opening shift gets in at 5:30 and the closers leave at 12:30. There's a LOT of room for suck in there.
I thought it was eight. At least that's what I always heard...and I dunno if that applies to Florida at all.
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P's is 7a to 10p, but closers worked 2-11 or 2:30-11:30 or 3-12 shifts. Which was good for me since I'm not a morning person, but who the hell wants to be out that late for work? Bleh. Plus it just saps your energy totally for the next day.
So: sorry you have such a sucky work schedule, dude. Been there :-/
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