I signed up to be an on call, or as my work likes to call them an "extra" shift today. These are the strangest shifts I have ever experienced, because you're not even guaranteed to work that night, you just need to show up anyways. So, when I go in tonight, I have to wait 15 minutes to see if anybody calls out, doesn't show up at all, or if anybody there wants to go home. That wouldn't be so bad for me, and the odds may be in my favor...except there's 3 extras on today. And if I don't get put on, I just drove 40 miles one way for free. And yet, these shifts are still mandatory to work at least once a week.
I need money, so I volunteered to work this kind of shift today.... well maybe work. I told the other 2 extras I wanted to work, so the restaurant could pick me before them if they didn't mind. I also posted a note asking to pick up anybody's Wednesday shift. No calls yet, but the schedule came out just yesterday I think.
Here's to hoping I don't drive 40 miles for nothing. Especially since I've been laid up in bed since yesterday morning with a migraine. I still have a small one, so I hope I don't get out of bed for nothing.
Crossed fingers!
How did it go? Can they not call if they need you instead of making you drive all that way for maybe nothing?
ReplyDeleteThat's nuts! I've had on-call shifts where I could end up going in up to the last minute, but to be required to go in is just ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteWE- No they can;t, because if somebody doesn't show up last minute I need to be there ready to work.
ReplyDeletePG- Yeah it is ridiculous.
I drove all the way there, saw the parking lot was only half empty at 5pm. And then they didn't need me or the other 2 extras either. Sigh.