Billy Young's Blog - Posts Tagged "hardship"
18th January 2014
It has been a long week. The work has been enforcing mandatory overtime all week. Every day has been eleven hours of grinding work. Because of this I have not been getting home till around nine at night which has left me very tired as you may imagine. On Thursday we were told that Monday is to be the same but that it would be the last. Then yesterday that changed to the rest of the week as well.
I wasn't happy and decided that I wouldn't be doing it. Graham the supervisor told me to put it in writing. I did and handed it in to the office. Yes I acted hastily but I felt over the past few months I had done more than enough overtime and this new demand was too far. After that I was called into a meeting with Graham who said that if I didn't take back the letter that the management would take that as my resignation. I stuck to my guns whilst pointing out that I wasn't resigning merely refusing to do the overtime though I was willing to negotiate. At which I was told that their was no discussion open.
After the meeting I returned to my post still unwilling to step down from my position. Later I was again approached by the supervisor who tried to talk me out of my position. Again I stuck to the track I has set myself on.
As I was leaving after completing another eleven hour shift I was again asked into the side office. This time Graham informed me that if I wasn't willing to do the overtime next week I would be fired. I again refused. So I will go to work on Monday but expect to be sent home.
I don't want to lose my job but I have over the past year done a lot of overtime without being paid for it. As you may know I was supposed to take my time back but could never get it back. This week and next they are supposedly paying us for it but I just feel I have given too much over the festive season already. This doesn't seem to matter to the management though. I even offered to start later and so work later to cover the retort. As I said though my attempt at negotiate was flatly rejected. Their way or no way.
All of this has left me feeling very flat. Yet there is little to be done until Monday. I hoe that management will change their minds but I don't think they will. Hard times ahead then.
I wasn't happy and decided that I wouldn't be doing it. Graham the supervisor told me to put it in writing. I did and handed it in to the office. Yes I acted hastily but I felt over the past few months I had done more than enough overtime and this new demand was too far. After that I was called into a meeting with Graham who said that if I didn't take back the letter that the management would take that as my resignation. I stuck to my guns whilst pointing out that I wasn't resigning merely refusing to do the overtime though I was willing to negotiate. At which I was told that their was no discussion open.
After the meeting I returned to my post still unwilling to step down from my position. Later I was again approached by the supervisor who tried to talk me out of my position. Again I stuck to the track I has set myself on.
As I was leaving after completing another eleven hour shift I was again asked into the side office. This time Graham informed me that if I wasn't willing to do the overtime next week I would be fired. I again refused. So I will go to work on Monday but expect to be sent home.
I don't want to lose my job but I have over the past year done a lot of overtime without being paid for it. As you may know I was supposed to take my time back but could never get it back. This week and next they are supposedly paying us for it but I just feel I have given too much over the festive season already. This doesn't seem to matter to the management though. I even offered to start later and so work later to cover the retort. As I said though my attempt at negotiate was flatly rejected. Their way or no way.
All of this has left me feeling very flat. Yet there is little to be done until Monday. I hoe that management will change their minds but I don't think they will. Hard times ahead then.
