Shall I get back on the OT Desired List?
Tour One maintenance is always short-handed, even when I spent six months as a 204B back in 1985 we were short of personnel. In '85 though, I supervised a crew twice the size of the one we have now.
When James W. took over as supervisor a couple of years ago, he had a goal to cut the OT on T-I. During a meeting with him, I told him that he shouldn't make any changes, as it is always detrimental to Tour One when a new supervisor makes changes. I told him that I had been on T-I since 1971, and this has been my observation. He cut the OT anyway!
Darrel L. told James W. during that meeting that he was accustomed to working six days. Since that meeting, Darrel L. has not worked any OT that I know of.
After complaints of low coverage on weekends, and James W. getting called on the carpet a couple of times by Joe Reel, the OT was opened again.
During that meeting two years ago, James W. said that the order to cut the overtime came from above..."higher" than Joe Reel after I asked about it. It turns out that the order to cut OT came from James W.! He lied to us! Subsequent investigation revealed James W. got an award from Scott Tucker for cutting the overtime at PMA. He probably figured he could do the same thing at the SF P&DC and get another award. Trouble is, the SF P&DC is a totally different world than PMA.
When I go to work Saturday night, James W. is going to ask me to change my selection on the ODL. Should I do it? I already have heart problems caused by stress, mostly caused by knowing Robert W. may pop in anytime unannounced. Should I stress myself more? I can definitely use the extra cash for some upcoming car repairs and also some mid-term financial goals, but I'm not broke. I want to retire at the end of this year, so maybe the extra money will be good if...James W. would only stop taking back the overtime! Once I start working six days for a while, it becomes normal and easy, but it's a bitch when the OT schedule becomes choppy with rotational OT assignments.
Well, I think I'll sleep on it a litte before coming to a decision.
Larry
vamplarry@yahoo.com
What's dummer than a dumb supervisor?
...ans. A smart manager!
When James W. took over as supervisor a couple of years ago, he had a goal to cut the OT on T-I. During a meeting with him, I told him that he shouldn't make any changes, as it is always detrimental to Tour One when a new supervisor makes changes. I told him that I had been on T-I since 1971, and this has been my observation. He cut the OT anyway!
Darrel L. told James W. during that meeting that he was accustomed to working six days. Since that meeting, Darrel L. has not worked any OT that I know of.
After complaints of low coverage on weekends, and James W. getting called on the carpet a couple of times by Joe Reel, the OT was opened again.
During that meeting two years ago, James W. said that the order to cut the overtime came from above..."higher" than Joe Reel after I asked about it. It turns out that the order to cut OT came from James W.! He lied to us! Subsequent investigation revealed James W. got an award from Scott Tucker for cutting the overtime at PMA. He probably figured he could do the same thing at the SF P&DC and get another award. Trouble is, the SF P&DC is a totally different world than PMA.
When I go to work Saturday night, James W. is going to ask me to change my selection on the ODL. Should I do it? I already have heart problems caused by stress, mostly caused by knowing Robert W. may pop in anytime unannounced. Should I stress myself more? I can definitely use the extra cash for some upcoming car repairs and also some mid-term financial goals, but I'm not broke. I want to retire at the end of this year, so maybe the extra money will be good if...James W. would only stop taking back the overtime! Once I start working six days for a while, it becomes normal and easy, but it's a bitch when the OT schedule becomes choppy with rotational OT assignments.
Well, I think I'll sleep on it a litte before coming to a decision.
Larry
vamplarry@yahoo.com
What's dummer than a dumb supervisor?
...ans. A smart manager!
posted by Larry @ 01:38
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