Who else is still dealing with Force in Saturdays?

[Thebrownblob]

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Lol WTF kind of schedule is that? what kind of Rinky dink taco stand are they running at that local? Just a blanket everyone is forced every week? Eff that

 

[21Savage]

So what's your schedule? You Tues thru Sat?

Mon-fri

 

[BadIdeaGuy]

you should've posted the names listed too, em, they not on our team

Still gotta follow the TOS.

No names please.

 

[PPH_over_9000]

Seriously I tell you what
They told me that crap here I'll be doing four stops an hour on Saturday until you take me not to ever working on Saturday again
Grow up hair and shove it up your ass until you get out of hours

So then pull some 4-stop-an-hour days and deal with the harassment and micromanagement and overmanagement and the forced office interactions that come with it.

, you're a real RPCD. That won't rattle you, won't stress you out. 'll be like spinach for popeye when you see how your paycheck prospers.

 

[Brown Down]

gee didn't a certain member say it would all be resolved after peak? And that by not forcing the company to follow the contract we were saving thousands of jobs? oh yeah hey @Trucker Clock your thoughts on this fiasco?

 

[BadIdeaGuy]

Lol WTF kind of schedule is that? what kind of Rinky dink taco stand are they running at that local? Just a blanket everyone is forced every week? Eff that

The only way you end up with discipline to grieve... Is to not show up to work.

Seems like the sort of problem that would fix itself.

 

[21Savage]

Lol WTF kind of schedule is that? what kind of Rinky dink taco stand are they running at that local? Just a blanket everyone is forced every week? Eff that

We have some trash bulliten board in my center that posts mesaages like that plus the staffing sheet and some random other bs.

 

[KearsargeCoop]

Mon-fri

Then call in. 61 minutes before start time "Hi, 21Savage won't be in"

 

[21Savage]

Then call in. 61 minutes before start time "Hi, 21Savage won't be in"

Oh I will..

 

[Thebrownblob]

So then pull some 4-stop-an-hour days and deal with the harassment and micromanagement and overmanagement and the forced office interactions that come with it.

, you're a real RPCD. That won't rattle you, won't stress you out. 'll be like spinach for popeye when you see how your paycheck prospers.

Been there, done that, I have the shirt! I always found it a challenge. Maybe I was lucky and didn’t have ones that were smart enough to ever make it stick, but I had quite a few.

 

[PPH_over_9000]

Then call in. 61 minutes before start time "Hi, 21Savage won't be in"

Seen a few article 7's already on force-saturday call-outs in my neighboring center.

They grieve it and it goes away after a little while.

It's all a circus show, man.

 

[Thebrownblob]

The only way you end up with discipline to grieve... Is to not show up to work.

Seems like the sort of problem that would fix itself.

When they were forcing everyone in our building for a couple years, I basically told people it was all a paper tiger They really couldn’t afford to fire anyone much they could not staff Saturdays. Nothing ever came from any discipline on a sixth day call in.

 

[KearsargeCoop]

I honestly like the 4 stops an hour. Then when they pull you into the office, bring stew and tell em you're exhausted from already working 5 days, and probably unsafe to be on the road Saturdays.

 

[PPH_over_9000]

When they were forcing everyone in our building for a couple years, I basically told people it was all a paper tiger They really couldn’t afford to fire anyone much they could not staff Saturdays. Nothing ever came from any discipline on a sixth day call in.

Seems the same around 639, the only add-on I can offer is that they do everything in their power to make you feel like you're going to lose your job.

It's really a game of stress management, but the real problem comes into play when you find yourself in a situation where they're not just ing with you and your job is actually on the line.

That's why I've come to work like I have an on-road following me to each and every stop. My biggest struggle is awkward customer interactions but I like to think I'm getting better with them.

 

[Thebrownblob]

Seems the same around 639, the only add-on I can offer is that they do everything in their power to make you feel like you're going to lose your job.

It's really a game of stress management, but the real problem comes into play when you find yourself in a situation where they're not just ing with you and your job is actually on the line.

That's why I've come to work like I have an on-road following me to each and every stop. My biggest struggle is awkward customer interactions but I like to think I'm getting better with them.

Yep classic management 101 99% of the time they’re full of until you’ve done something they can really hang you for and then they want to bring all that stuff back up.

 

[KearsargeCoop]

Yep classic management 101 99% of the time they’re full of until you’ve done something they can really hang you for and then they want to bring all that stuff back up.

But if you follow the methods you'll be good.
@PPH_over_9000 , you don't need to be Mr. Attentive to the customer. Be polite, and move on.

 

[Thebrownblob]

But if you follow the methods you'll be good.
@PPH_over_9000 , you don't need to be Mr. Attentive to the customer. Be polite, and move on.

Unfortunately, a lot of our brothers and sisters step outside of the methods. Lol

 

[10:30 resi]

@21Savage when they called you into the office to tell you you needed to come in Saturday, was a steward there? What did they say if anything?

 

[PPH_over_9000]

But if you follow the methods you'll be good.
@PPH_over_9000 , you don't need to be Mr. Attentive to the customer. Be polite, and move on.

I'm learning that.

It seems the more words I use the worse the situation gets, so I try to keep it as simple as it can be.

Most problematic situations start with "Hey there! So I'm here to pick up a package for [John], do you guys have it ready for me?" And, well, short answer is no, they don't have it ready for me but they'd like me to wait a moment (which turns into 10) while they call John. Normally they ask what it is, though. What it looks like. What it's supposed to be.

And all I can say is "Ma'am, I have no idea what's going to be in the package but it should look like the typical boxes and bags you tend to receive."

People.... well... they really don't like that kind of answer.

 

[21Savage]

Ehh if you know you're right you can talk to customers however you want and get away with it. Just gotta play it smart and realize when to speak up and when to fall back.