The old song "I don't like Mondays" is certainly appropriate today. It started off bad at 11:00am when I received a phone call from my boss at the temp agency informing me that the company I've been placed at for the past four and a half months no longer wished to employ me because I didn't show up for an optional overtime shift on Saturday. Firstly, any overtime worked is strictly the discretion of the employee. Secondly, on three separate occasions throughout my Friday afternoon shift I told the shift supervisor twice(I will call him "the elder") and even the boss once that I did not wish to work the shift. In fact nobody wanted to work the shift.
I was even told by the boss that if I didn't work the overtime I would be fired. Hmm, either he was having an aneurysm or my threat to call the labour board dawned on him. Either way within five minutes he came back to me, apologised and confirmed the obvious, that it was my call whether I wished to work.
So, from the end of the shift, in which I was told the shift was covered, don't worry if you want to come in do, to Monday "Your fired!". Now, jump ahead to 3:15pm, I would be late for my 4:00pm if the boss decided to make one of his famous last minute decisions and realize his mistake and re-hire me.
Finally word comes from the temp agency that my Monday afternoon shift was no more, but! don't worry I have been re-hired! and sent to day shift, starting tomorrow morning! Yes!
A nice compromise, hopefully the new afternoons guy enjoys being treated like a servant by a manager with no people skills. Any who, I guess the day isn't as bleak as the weather (a storm is blowing in, should make the morning bus trip fun).
Last night Grammies made me remember another song "Not ready to make nice". An elephant doesn't forget and neither do I. Why do some people have to to lie and deceive to cause trouble?
Later,
Kenaz
