Calling me into work
@ricki_911 (21625)
Toronto, Ontario
October 10, 2015 8:19am CST
I was woke up about 10 minutes ago asking if I could go into work as someone called in sick. I have been thinking about it as I do need the money, but also I think they need to sweat over it.
They don't see what these teenager do, and we always just take the shifts, and cover for them. I worked each day this week, I did have yesterday off but took a shift at the post. I work tomorrow 8 hours, then have Monday off.
They hired a pile of teenagers and then assume they are responsible and will act as adults. This clearly is how, by calling in sick all the time.
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4 responses
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
10 Oct 15
Since you need the money, just go to work.
Be glad that those teens are so irresponsible, else the manager will cut your hours in order to give them more shifts.
I wish my colleagues are as lazy and irresponsible as that.
It is easier to get appreciated when you work among a bunch of lazy workers.
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
10 Oct 15
They will not cut my hours, as I will then seek other jobs. The teenagers can't show up for their 8 hours a week as is, they wont give them more hours. They have been expecting us to pick up after them, I do not make the same amount of money, and work the job of 3 people because they are lazy.
@iamblueberry (57)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
10 Oct 15
I just hope those hired teens are responsible enough to handle the work load.
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
10 Oct 15
No, they are not and that is the issue. They would expect us to pick up after them. Which is why I declined today shift they need to learn to handle things without 2 of us always going in when they need help.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)
• United States
11 Oct 15
This is one reason why I am glad I'm in a different departmetn now. Back when I was on the front end we had to deal with taking over shifts for the teenagers who would always be calling out.
Your employer needs to be setting an example and showing the teenagers that they can't just blow off work because they don't wanna go in.
@yukimori (10149)
• United States
10 Oct 15
Don't they take into account the number of callouts that employees do? Most of the places I've worked would give employees a certain number of incidents like that, and then they'd be called into the office and given warnings.
Of course they don't do any good if the kids don't care, but then the company has documentation and plenty of reason to let them go when their performance doesn't improve.
Let's face it... the only reason a lot of places hire so many teenagers is simply because they know they can get away with paying them minimum wage. Guess the saying about getting what you pay for applies in this situation, too.
