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Post by Redsky on Oct 24, 2012 9:20:51 GMT
Gets a text from my boss just now, can I go in on Friday for staff meeting at 2pm Well seeing as I work nights, Thursday will be my 4th night on duty and Friday my 5th I will have to say Not a cat in hells chance! Bearing in mind by the time I handover to day staff and get home its 9am, then have to walk dog and fill waters for the farm, then go and muck out 5 ponies and do nets etc, its usually 11.30 by the time I get in and dinner time by the time I'm in bed, then up again at 3.30-4pm for evening stables, I really can't see a meeting happening!! Even if I did go I'm pretty sure it would be the usual codswallop about paperwork not being up to date, it would help if they didn't tidy up all the paperwork copies into the administrators office which is locked after 4.30pm  I've got a better idea! Why doesn't everyone come in at 2am to accommodate the night staff  |
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Post by ruftytuftyrider on Oct 24, 2012 12:07:12 GMT
Now that sounds like a suggestion :-) doubt anyone would come in during their "sleep" time but expect you to :-(.
Don't blame you at all - it is unrealistic of your boss to expect you too.
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Post by cayo on Oct 25, 2012 16:02:15 GMT
My daughter has same problem works nights as a carer and tehyare always asking her to go in to office for things and also rotaing her on day and night in two shifts idiots
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Post by 09rebel99 on Oct 25, 2012 16:24:45 GMT
Lol!!! Ditto!! I do nights then they expect me to go in for something silly in the day time.
I'm in care work and love my job but I do have a life outside my work but they just dont seem to realise!!
I was suppose to finish at 8 this morning (been on since 7 wed night) the person taking over had called in sick on wed so they asked if I could stay, said no due to horses/dogs ect. Get a tx at 7.50 this morning can I stay? I responded saying they had asked me yesterday and I said no, aparantly the person they had got to cover had also rung in sick!!!
They couldn't find anyone to cover!!!!! 11 o clock I got away and am now back in!! :-(
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Post by Redsky on Oct 25, 2012 17:25:18 GMT
09rebel99, that is surely illegal to do that amount of hours? I know my mum does 24 hour shifts on ocassion but that is a sleep in shift. I'm glad its not just me that has this problem. I'm getting a bit sick of it tbh I'm ringing round uni's tomorrow to enquire about accelerated midwifery courses, I went into nursing initially with the intention of doing midwifery but somehow ended up in elderly care  |
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Post by 09rebel99 on Oct 25, 2012 17:29:30 GMT
Yes it probably is!! Unfortunatly I have to put up with it to pay the morgage :-(
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Post by welsha on Oct 26, 2012 5:09:30 GMT
In my job they have to give us 11 hours rest between shifts. Apparently it came in with the European Working Time Directive or something like that, and they can't force us to come in with less time off. The meeting should be classed as work. Are you getting paid for going. If not tell em to stuff it!
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Post by gillwales on Oct 26, 2012 5:25:53 GMT
Where I work they have separate meetings for day and night staff, the ones for night staff at 6 pm an hour before their shift begins and everyone gets paid. The sign that goes up says mandatory however the union says that if you have done you contracted hours then they cannot force you to go. Personally I do always try to go to meetings, that way I get to know what is going on.
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Post by Redsky on Oct 26, 2012 6:45:53 GMT
Yeah I read that you should have 11 hours between shifts as well We are getting paid for the meeting but I wouldn't feel safe working tonight after having no sleep today, its not like its even in the place is in the same town as where I live, its a half hour drive away so in total will be an hour to get changed and get there, an hour for the meeting then 30 mins to go home, there are a few other staff who can't make it as well due to working nights. I would like to attend but will just have to read the minutes |
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Post by dazycutter on Oct 28, 2012 7:20:53 GMT
I remember the 11 hour thing but when you go from a late to an early it's less than 11 hours. Finish 9.30 and start at 7.30
Just say no. Got to love the caring profession huh!
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Post by 09rebel99 on Oct 28, 2012 7:42:13 GMT
We dont even get paid for our meetings so I refuse to go in for them as its classed as work and they cant force me when Im not getting paid for it!!!
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Post by pencaedu on Oct 28, 2012 7:48:22 GMT
Unfortunately, the so called "caring" profession seems to care little for their staff.
The culture of calling in sick seems to be endemic, with little though for the knock-on effect to other staff.
My daughter, as a co-ordinator has worked 4 weeks of 6.30am to 9.30pm, with the "on call" phone by her side the majority of that time.
She didn't have the option to say "no", because there was no- one else to cover.
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Post by Redsky on Oct 28, 2012 9:40:58 GMT
Well I'm glad I didn't go in just the usual about accurate medication recording, updating care plans etc etc |
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