I work at the computer all day. Looking at plates and typing numbers. It’s a m-f 40 hour week job. It’s okay but some things really annoy me. Like how we get a holiday off but still have to make up the time by working 10 hour shifts the rest of the week. Like what was the point of the day off if we STILL HAVE TO COME IN EARLY AND LEAVE LATE THE WHOLE WEEK. another thing is, sometimes they run out of work if not many cars are Going through tolls and they end up sending us home early sometimes. but then they’ll still pay us for the whole day. Like they send us home a lot but it’s very random. Some people work from home and I’ve been asking to get on the “waitlist” for it but I doubt there’s a waitlist and they just pick and choose who they want. Whenever I ask there’s always a excuse about the wait or that I can just change shifts. I came to this sub bc I don’t know how to go about starting a union. They kind of make sure employees don’t communicate with each other but I’m about fed up. Also according to my research we should get an extra break when working 10 hour shifts. They constantly bring a stupid paper around that has our data numbers on it and only care about the money we make the company and what we type per hour. The chairs are cheap as hell so every time you lean back jussst a little bit you go ALL the way back. They don’t understand that people working at computers need a certain lighting and the pc just hurts my eyes at the end of the night.
Whenever they need us on weekends they will wait until the middle of the week at the very end of our shift to call a meeting and say they need us at work at 4am or some bs and I’m over it. Why not let everyone work from home and there’s this older guy there who CONSTANTLY coughs all over the office I’m about fed up with his ass. No way should I hear you on the other side of this building slinging phlegm from your lungs. Should I start a group chat to see if my other coworkers have complaints and would like to start a union or is that not a plausible idea. ? Thanks for any helpful feedback.