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Extra workload and no extra pay

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    #32
    Squatman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,613 ✭✭✭Squatman


    mada82 wrote: »
    Anyway. The bottom line is an employer can throw as much extra responsibilities at you as they want and you can’t really say no? You just have to try negotiate as best you can but ultimately you just have to suck it up or leave?

    Correct. try and negotiate, but that may not work either. what i typically do is agree to everything, but be upfront about how long it will take, and if the deadline is fixed look towards other work that can be postponed.

    In terms of overtime, if all your getting is "thanks" - just check if you can spend "thanks" in Tesco!


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    #33
    mada82
    Registered Users Posts: 577 ✭✭✭mada82


    Squatman wrote: »
    Correct. try and negotiate, but that may not work either. what i typically do is agree to everything, but be upfront about how long it will take, and if the deadline is fixed look towards other work that can be postponed.

    In terms of overtime, if all your getting is "thanks" - just check if you can spend "thanks" in Tesco!


    Don’t even get thanks


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    #34
    Gerry T
    Registered Users Posts: 1,444 ✭✭✭Gerry T


    Why not leave your house at 8 to get there by 11 and leave at 3 to be home by 6. Let them bring up the issue of you not being there for 9.

    Just read the 9am meeting. Just say it's not possible to be there for 9 so you'll happily join by conference call while driving. Also tell the organiser meetings in the future should be moved to 11am.
    For future reference any perceived change in your working day should be looked at very closely. You could find yourself in a position where your perceived as difficult by looking to change meeting times etc, easier to negotiate before you start and you can get a job change with extra money. If you don't like it tell them to ask someone else


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    #35
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users Posts: 14,339 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    mada82 wrote:
    Approx 3 hours each way. Yea straight from the house

    Tell them that your car has broken down. You can only travel to work at your normal workplace, as per your contract, because you get a lift to work.


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    #36
    Squatman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,613 ✭✭✭Squatman


    mada82 wrote: »
    Don’t even get thanks

    also, a good measure for yourself is to mention to your boss that you need to cut out early on friday, and see if hes willing to let you off without taking holidays - just to check for a bit of give and take. (which IMO is only reasonable)


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    #37
    mada82
    Registered Users Posts: 577 ✭✭✭mada82


    Squatman wrote: »
    also, a good measure for yourself is to mention to your boss that you need to cut out early on friday, and see if hes willing to let you off without taking holidays - just to check for a bit of give and take. (which IMO is only reasonable)

    To be fair doctors appointments or anything like that are never an issue for them.


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    #38
    Wanderer2010
    Registered Users Posts: 6,740 ✭✭✭Wanderer2010


    mada82 wrote: »
    I have done. It’s very political. The view of senior management is that if you have a problem then you are the problem.

    They only want to hear positivity. It’s an honour to work for them.

    Even if it means slave labour? Unpaid overtime? Being taken for a fool?

    Where is your self respect? Move to another job where you get paid for the time you put in. Enough of this crap where you are "expected" to do overtime. Don't do it, simple as. And if that's not good enough, they don't deserve you.


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