I’ve been working at a large logistics company for the past year and I have noticed an alarming culture present in regards to overtime and was looking for some advice.
The general shift pattern is 4 on 4 off, added in with a high turnover of staff and holidays or illness cutting the staff down consistently there is a heavy lean onto people to do overtime, the ongoing party line being “well you have 4 days off so even if you just work 1 or 2 you still have the same amount of days as a weekend.
Anyway, the culture problem I’ve encountered is when people are pushed for overtime there is an expectation of an explanation why you cannot work any given day in your off days, for example:
Manager: you in at all extra next week?
Employee: nah mate
Manager: oh right, got much on?
Now this is where the problem occurs, people are giving answers to that question making management believe they can ask that question and have a right to input on employees day off activities, anyone got any advice on how to navigate the exchange without being rude/having to excuse why I don’t want to be in an office on my days off?