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Forced to work double shifts thanks to short staffing

I work part-time at a shelter. My coworkers and I deal with tons of crisis and bullshit, making a few dollars more than minimum wage. Due to this and general workplace violence/stress, turnover is high. Over the past three weeks, four of the shelter's five full-time staff have put in their two weeks' notice. As you can imagine this is putting a huge strain on our staffing supply. In our shitty collective agreement it states that if shift coverage is not found, the lowest seniority employee presently working must stay to cover the shift. So, imagine you come in to an 8 hour shift and find out you're actually working 16 hours. As I write this I am 9 hours into my double shift. I hate it here.


I work part-time at a shelter. My coworkers and I deal with tons of crisis and bullshit, making a few dollars more than minimum wage. Due to this and general workplace violence/stress, turnover is high. Over the past three weeks, four of the shelter's five full-time staff have put in their two weeks' notice. As you can imagine this is putting a huge strain on our staffing supply.

In our shitty collective agreement it states that if shift coverage is not found, the lowest seniority employee presently working must stay to cover the shift. So, imagine you come in to an 8 hour shift and find out you're actually working 16 hours. As I write this I am 9 hours into my double shift. I hate it here.

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