I work at a factory, everyone is in a Union. 1st shift is for people that have been working there for 20 years+, entitled, prestigious, 8hrs a day, and have a good work life balance.
When people said 2nd shift was the best of both worlds, they’re lying. It’s the worst of both worlds.
If 1st shift f**ks up their production, we 2nd shift people have to deal with their mess. 3d shift is a bunch of temporary workers or newbies that are trying to make it and a majority of them call out on the weekends or every other night.
This Saturday I worked at a position I didn’t sign up for, but my whole team got scheduled to do this 2nd shift, and I was like screw it I’ll just put in 8hrs and leave. Come to find out 3 people from 3d shift called out and management was running around on their phones trying to get a hold of people.
I got the hell out of there as soon as I found out 3 people called out. I am not working 2 shifts straight, I’m already at 70hrs this week and you expect me to work 80hrs straight into a Sunday morning? My only day off? I can’t even get a full 1 day proper rest? Hell fucking no, I changed my clothes, clocked out and drove home.
I’m fuming. Maybe I need to talk to one of the union officers or something. Because everytime management schedules me for a position I didn’t sign up for, did not bid for, it’s always pure bs.
Rant over.