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dreamlogic · 2 months ago

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lmfao i think i've had someone text or call me on all but one (1) of my days off so far asking me to come in & work, and i have never once said yes.

"are you available to come in today?" no, my days off are already so intermittent & unpredictable that when i'm not scheduled to work in advance, that time fills up quickly & you can't have it.

"where are you? we need you!" at home sleeping in cuz i turned in a leave slip & this time off was approved last week, check your records.

"we had some call outs & your position gets first dibs on overtime! you want it?" you phrase that as if it's some kind of privilege. i already rack up enough overtime working the 6 full days a week you schedule me for every week, no thanks.

#ctxt #charlie vs mail #i genuinely enjoy the work i do so much but the hours are unrelenting #i am learning very quickly that the postal service is extremely & chronically understaffed #and that if you give management an inch they'll take a mile #fortunately there's a lot of solidarity & closing of ranks among my coworkers. we all know nobody's got our backs but each other #and i've done my time (plenty of it) both in management myself & wrangling HR into compliance #so i know what rights i'm entitled to & do everything by the book w/ written documentation to make myself v hard to fuck over #during the time i am scheduled to work i will be there working to the best of my ability. i'm dependable & genuinely wanna be doing this #however i will NOT set precedent that i'm available at their beck & call to cover their poor staffing during my scheduled/approved time off #politely & firmly parrying their every attempt to pry their fingers into my one wild & precious life 🤺🙂‍↔️

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