They think we say NO just for the friend of it. It drives me crazy when they do that crap to me.diad msg: We need you to cover some more pu's to cover 8 hr requests. Can you cover them?
me (already scrambling to finish my comm stops after doing the comm stops off the cut route): NO
diad: we're sending you the pu's. center manager says its not optional.
I accept pu's as directed. Then...
me: Will need help finishing my comm stops before 5 and making pu's before closing times.
my how quickly those extra pu's disappeared from my board.
The secret is to put the know, in no.They think we say NO just for the friend of it. It drives me crazy when they do that crap to me.
It's nice in theory but usually doesn't work in practice.The secret is to put the know, in no.
It is a survival tactic that has held me in good stead.It's nice in theory but usually doesn't work in practice.
Our OMS that does the messaging doesn't understand that no isn't an auto reply that all union workers have been programmed to regurgitate on command. She really believes we do it just to annoy her. But, as Sat says, she's so easy to twist into a bunch. She gets going about how I can't do 16 hours worth of work in a 11 hour day, I just bring up that I say her boyfriend on my route with another girl who is much blonder and (here's the topper)--- was much younger. Her eyes turn red and she forgets instantly about what she was whining about.It's nice in theory but usually doesn't work in practice.
Our OMS that does the messaging doesn't understand that no isn't an auto reply that all union workers have been programmed to regurgitate on command. She really believes we do it just to annoy her. But, as Sat says, she's so easy to twist into a bunch. She gets going about how I can't do 16 hours worth of work in a 11 hour day, I just bring up that I say her boyfriend on my route with another girl who is much blonder and (here's the topper)--- was much younger. Her eyes turn red and she forgets instantly about what she was whining about.