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How Many Part-Time Supes Load?
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<blockquote data-quote="westsideworma" data-source="post: 348285"><p>It used to be common at my building, we've been getting away from that it seems. I rarely load though today I was carrying 3 pickoffs on my line. It was much heavier than anticipated and no one was able to help. The guys were getting frustrated and wanted my help so I obliged. </p><p></p><p>We are told not to load, but at the same time the conditions where we do not have to load are rarely present. Someone is always late, someone is always ANC, people who shouldn't be shuffled around are, etc. etc. On my shift the focus is always on the primary unload (rightly so) so if they're missing people they take them from the outbounds. However once we're buried that help isn't always reciprocated and we end up with a big mess sometimes. That is how the bulk of our issues are created. PT Supes are often between a rock and a hard place. Some workers think we're lazy because we won't or can't help them (via contract) when the opposite is true. Others think we're only doing it to steal time from them (which is never a motivation for me). The only time I ever work is when A. I've been instructed to, B. I'm training someone or C. there is no one to help, we're beyond screwed and the morale is suffering. I'd love to be able to jump in and help my employees when they need it, but unless its dire circumstances I know we're really not supposed to so I don't. I try to find help but its not that often that I'm successful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westsideworma, post: 348285"] It used to be common at my building, we've been getting away from that it seems. I rarely load though today I was carrying 3 pickoffs on my line. It was much heavier than anticipated and no one was able to help. The guys were getting frustrated and wanted my help so I obliged. We are told not to load, but at the same time the conditions where we do not have to load are rarely present. Someone is always late, someone is always ANC, people who shouldn't be shuffled around are, etc. etc. On my shift the focus is always on the primary unload (rightly so) so if they're missing people they take them from the outbounds. However once we're buried that help isn't always reciprocated and we end up with a big mess sometimes. That is how the bulk of our issues are created. PT Supes are often between a rock and a hard place. Some workers think we're lazy because we won't or can't help them (via contract) when the opposite is true. Others think we're only doing it to steal time from them (which is never a motivation for me). The only time I ever work is when A. I've been instructed to, B. I'm training someone or C. there is no one to help, we're beyond screwed and the morale is suffering. I'd love to be able to jump in and help my employees when they need it, but unless its dire circumstances I know we're really not supposed to so I don't. I try to find help but its not that often that I'm successful. [/QUOTE]
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