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8:51 am - Sat 5.10.2008
After two weeks of no changes, the schedule is now affecting my ability to do...basically everything I do outside of work. I had to cancel this past week's therapy session to be able to do something with Cary on Wednesday (Because it was the only day I had off; my therapy sessions are Wednesdays @ 7:00 p.m.). And this coming week, I'm working on Wednesday. And my therapist's schedule is so tight that all he can do is see if someone else would be willing to switch appointment times with me (If not, I'm S.O.L.). I don't have much of a life outside of work, so it really bothers me that what little life I do have is now being sacrificed on the altar of my shitty job. And the idea that I'd even think about forgoing workshops (Which I enjoy doing, which keep me "sharp", and which are still important for my career), really bothers me. Adding a level of complexity to my work/life dilemma is that we're in the summer "blackout period" at work; we can request a given shift off (But good luck with that, when you're competing with a couple hundred fellow co-workers to get first crack at the schedule book), but you can't request any full days off. The other options are to try to get other people to work for you (More difficult for me than for some people, because I do a couple things - Usher Greeting and Guest Services in particular - that most people aren't trained to do), and lose a day's money, or just call out...and lose a day's money, and begin the process of becoming a "problem" and, sooner or later, getting fired (Or "de-selected", in ArcLight-speak). But speaking of ArcLight... It's time for me to go.
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