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Overtime - Over time - More Overtime!!!

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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	I have had just that discussion before - and the conclusion is generally that you should work to what you think is fair. Accept that there will always be extra work and overtime in a range of industries, and there will always be unexpected delays or obstacles that lengthen the day, but guage what you feel is fair to you and take steps to seek a satisfying accomodation. If you end up working such that you feel you are being taken advantage of, then consider making demands for compromise; if pay can't be adequately adjusted, or hours/times can't be manipulated, then consider requesting days off for any extra days worked, etc. The other end of the stick can be quite weighty too, though. With three of us doing the major portion of any work, having one colleague demand shorter hours and imposing conditions upon hotel stays, overseas, or on-site support jobs can make things pretty hard for the other two. This very scenario is indeed the case where I work now, and the same colleague has started to fall suddenly and mysteriously ill for days at a time - but always at the start of a busy week. Perhaps he feels that he is being put-upon to work the same hours as his colleagues, or that he is unable to maintain such shifts as are expected. Whatever the reason, I can't help thinking that he is no longer suited to his role - he is no good for anything but answering the phones and making the tea. Why does he bother sticking with his current employment when he is blatantly unhappy with it? The fact that he seems incapable of simply finding a more suitable job is making life a lot harder for those who have to pick up the extra work in his stead. I'm all for getting someone else to replace him - someone who can work the hours we do, and who is reliable. Don't get me wrong about it - he is a decent enough lad, but being pleasant does not make up for frequently and randomly sh**ing on your work-mates, and the root of his problem is in the fact that he obviously doesn't want to work here. The hours don't suit him, the environments don't suit him, the travel doesn't suit him, and his reliability no longer suits [i]us[/i]. My advice to him would be to find a better job - one where he can stick to his nine-to-five-behind-a-desk-playing-solitaire regime and be happy enough doing it to avoid letting his colleagues down. [small][i][b][url=http://www.vectorpark.com/]ZZZ[/url][small][url=http://www.i-am-bored.com]ZZZ[/url][small][url=http://nlp.fi.muni.cz/~xsvobod4/amanita/samorost/intro.html]ZZZ[/url][small][url=http://uploads.ungrounded.net/59000/59593_alien_booya.swf]ZZZ[/url][small][url=http://members.aol.com/gulfhigh2/words.html]ZZZ[/url][small][url=http://www.kiteretsu.jp/on/grow3/]ZZZ[/url][url=http://www.math.ruu.nl/people/beukers/dawkins/dawkins.html]zzz[/url][url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/23036].....[/url][/small][/small][/small][/small][/small][/b][/i][/small] Loading...
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