Today, my job announced we will be working mandatory 7 days a week for the next 6 weeks, maybe longer. There goes my summer. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my boss asked me to pick up more waitressing shifts because we are short-staffed. I already work seven days a week. FML
Today, after informing my boss that I needed stress leave from my 70-hour-a-week shifts, I got my new work assignment. Sixty hours a week, starting at 2 a.m. FML
Today, after working 12 shifts in the past 8 days at 2 jobs and thinking today was a day off, I got the call that I misread my schedule and I was in fact scheduled. Got off at 2:30 am, work again at 9 am with 9 shifts to go this week. FML
Today, I was told I would also be covering some of my boss's shifts next week. She gets to go on a vacation to Europe with the bonus we earned her last year. That's why she was tightening our deadlines to the point where some of the employees had to hire babysitters for their children so we could stay at work. FML
Today, while on holiday. I got a call to let me know my job will be gone away when I return. FML
Today my boss informed us that there were no more single shifts we were all working doubles until further notice. Also there’s a way for us to “earn” a half day but we have to out sell everyone else in the office to get it. So being new I haven’t had time off in two weeks... FML
Today, I finished my project two weeks early. Now I am being laid off because there is no work to do. FML
Today, I got hired and now I have to work. FML
Today, I was looking forward to languishing on the beach for a few days of a “much needed vacation” when I literally got called back into work on my way to the beach. FML
Today, after working for over a decade at the same place, I was formally written up with two days of leave without pay for refusing to work extra overtime. I've been working over 80 hours a week for four months now and even cancelled some very important plans so I could work every day. FML
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whatshername?! 39
Time to quit. I'm pretty sure this is not legal.
Nazmazh 18
I mean, it might suck if you don't have anything lined up right now - But quitting seems like absolutely the thing to do here, because that sounds absolutely hellish. I suppose that kind of schedule might be offset if they're actually paying you proper overtime, but I'm guessing from the tone here that they absolutely would not be. But yeah, quit and let them realize that proper staffing includes planning for regular downtime as required by labor laws.
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whatshername?! 39
Time to quit. I'm pretty sure this is not legal.
Nazmazh 18
I mean, it might suck if you don't have anything lined up right now - But quitting seems like absolutely the thing to do here, because that sounds absolutely hellish. I suppose that kind of schedule might be offset if they're actually paying you proper overtime, but I'm guessing from the tone here that they absolutely would not be. But yeah, quit and let them realize that proper staffing includes planning for regular downtime as required by labor laws.
Anderling 33
Make sure to check in with someone who knows labor law to make sure what your rights are. Either they’re not allowed to do this at all, or they’re required to pay you an arm and a leg so you can take a nice long vacation sometime else in the year.
ODBeefalo 10
depending on local labor laws, you can probably just say no. if it goes above overtime limits its illegal and you can say no/ report the company.
Hangryko 32
That's definitely illegal. Report them.