Work vent

[dakcp2001]

Ok, I don't mind working most weekends and I don't really mind swapping shifts with people for the most part, within reason. That is of course, until I need a swap myself. So let us say for example, I have worked 11 Friday or Saturday shifts for you in the last 8 months, and then I ask you to swap work a random Tuesday for me in October, your answer better not be " I don't really like working Tuesdays, but I'll do it if you take 3 saturdays for me". No thanks! BUt I will remember that every single time you ask for a Friday, Saturday, or for that fact ANY swap ever again. ANd since this person does this almost weekly, they are SOL. I swap at least one shift every week per other people's requests. I never ask anyone to swap, and the ONE TIME I need one, everyone has some lame excuse. It is a Tuesday for a Wednesday, not a holiday or anything.

Oh and while we are on the topic, just because I have no kids does not mean I don't celebrate holidays. No I will not work Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas for you because " you have kids".

 

[bookgirl]

Vent away, I"m right there with you. I finally got to the point where I quit being the 'go to' person.

 

[DVC~OKW~96]

Never do anything you don't truly want to do. Don't do something expecting something in return, or to "bank" a favor.

Same principle applies to money. Never lend any amount that you can't simply give without expecting it returned.

That way, you remain in control, and won't be upset.

It's really unfortunate that your coworkers don't appreciate your efforts on their behalf. But, now you know so stop.

 

[tarheel618]

Ok, I don't mind working most weekends and I don't really mind swapping shifts with people for the most part, within reason. That is of course, until I need a swap myself. So let us say for example, I have worked 11 Friday or Saturday shifts for you in the last 8 months, and then I ask you to swap work a random Tuesday for me in October, your answer better not be " I don't really like working Tuesdays, but I'll do it if you take 3 saturdays for me". No thanks! BUt I will remember that every single time you ask for a Friday, Saturday, or for that fact ANY swap ever again. ANd since this person does this almost weekly, they are SOL. I swap at least one shift every week per other people's requests. I never ask anyone to swap, and the ONE TIME I need one, everyone has some lame excuse. It is a Tuesday for a Wednesday, not a holiday or anything.

Oh and while we are on the topic, just because I have no kids does not mean I don't celebrate holidays. No I will not work Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas for you because " you have kids".

Don't blame you one bit. Oh and please post their reaction when you say "Um, I don't think so"

 

[Ephany]

Been there, done that. Don't blame you a bit.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Ok, I don't mind working most weekends and I don't really mind swapping shifts with people for the most part, within reason. That is of course, until I need a swap myself. So let us say for example, I have worked 11 Friday or Saturday shifts for you in the last 8 months, and then I ask you to swap work a random Tuesday for me in October, your answer better not be " I don't really like working Tuesdays, but I'll do it if you take 3 saturdays for me". No thanks! BUt I will remember that every single time you ask for a Friday, Saturday, or for that fact ANY swap ever again. ANd since this person does this almost weekly, they are SOL. I swap at least one shift every week per other people's requests. I never ask anyone to swap, and the ONE TIME I need one, everyone has some lame excuse. It is a Tuesday for a Wednesday, not a holiday or anything.

Oh and while we are on the topic, just because I have no kids does not mean I don't celebrate holidays. No I will not work Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas for you because " you have kids".

Really the coworker asked for 3 saturdays for your Tues? Well, I guess you know where you stand with this person. Geesh.

 

[jaminmd]

Welcome to nursing. So glad I don't deal with that stuff anymore.

I remember the one day I needed off to close on my house in another state and my manager wouldn't give me time off. I was an extra so I would have been pulled anyway. I learned my lesson right then & there that sometimes people suck. I did eventually get the day off but she was a real witch about it.

 

[mhsjax]

Same thing with DH, he stopped and the person that did this the most was outraged when he finally stopped switching shift for that person.

 

[okeydokey]

Get your response ready for the next time this person asks. A simple, "No, I cannot help you" should be fine.

 

[chloelovesdisney]

Ok, I don't mind working most weekends and I don't really mind swapping shifts with people for the most part, within reason. That is of course, until I need a swap myself. So let us say for example, I have worked 11 Friday or Saturday shifts for you in the last 8 months, and then I ask you to swap work a random Tuesday for me in October, your answer better not be " I don't really like working Tuesdays, but I'll do it if you take 3 saturdays for me". No thanks! BUt I will remember that every single time you ask for a Friday, Saturday, or for that fact ANY swap ever again. ANd since this person does this almost weekly, they are SOL. I swap at least one shift every week per other people's requests. I never ask anyone to swap, and the ONE TIME I need one, everyone has some lame excuse. It is a Tuesday for a Wednesday, not a holiday or anything.

Oh and while we are on the topic, just because I have no kids does not mean I don't celebrate holidays. No I will not work Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas for you because " you have kids".

Oh, when I first started working as a nurse I switched for people all the time. If I didn't have anything important on that day I didn't mind changing my shift and willingly swapped on a regular basis.

Same thing happened to me, the ONE time I needed a swap for something that I really wanted to attend, no one wanted to swap with me. A few coworkers that I had swapped with many, many times for their benefit didn't want to do it and it wasn't like they had something important that day.

After that, I no longer swapped unless they offered me something that made it worth my while. Too bad, so sad, they blew a good thing.

 

[avgeek81]

Sorry you having trouble getting people to switch with you. I dont work in nursing but we do a lot of shift swapping at my job.

I try to swap with people whenever they ask me. And I'm usually able to get people to swap with me too. I was supposed to be off tomorrow but i took a shift for a girl who starts classes this week and didnt give HR her scheduale in time. Then i was able to find a guy to work my Saturday so I could go to Disney for the weekend since I have Sunday off.

Last June my friend asked me if I want to go to to SC with her for a week in August. I put in for vacation but was told that week was blacked out. So when the scheduale came out I was actually able to get people to take all my shifts for that week. I was amazed that I was able to pull that off.

 

[usd2bmd]

Ok, I don't mind working most weekends and I don't really mind swapping shifts with people for the most part, within reason. That is of course, until I need a swap myself. So let us say for example, I have worked 11 Friday or Saturday shifts for you in the last 8 months, and then I ask you to swap work a random Tuesday for me in October, your answer better not be " I don't really like working Tuesdays, but I'll do it if you take 3 saturdays for me". No thanks! BUt I will remember that every single time you ask for a Friday, Saturday, or for that fact ANY swap ever again. ANd since this person does this almost weekly, they are SOL. I swap at least one shift every week per other people's requests. I never ask anyone to swap, and the ONE TIME I need one, everyone has some lame excuse. It is a Tuesday for a Wednesday, not a holiday or anything.

Oh and while we are on the topic, just because I have no kids does not mean I don't celebrate holidays. No I will not work Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas for you because " you have kids".

I can sympathize....I am also one who will switch as often as I can, and when I needed a switch and nobody would, my boss recognized the fact that nobody would switch with me and gave me the time I needed anyway.

 

[tvguy]

I just use vacation or holiday time if I need time off. I have never done shift swaps, because anytime someone proposes something it is never equal. I worked graveyard shift (11 pm to 7 am) for 25 years, and folks would want me to cover for them by working a double shift, and when I point out, since we work the sames days, THEY will have to work a double shift in return, they never understand why that is necessary.

 

[MickeySP]

I work in LE & you do this your rep follows you I would def stop
working for this person & spread the word. See how that goes

 

[jen0610]

At his old factory job, DH use to switch with people all the time. When they started to not scratch his back in kind, he stopped switching. Sure did tick off a bunch of people.

The group that he works with now, there is only one that doesn't play nice with the rest of them. Heck the one guy asked DH to trade his Sunday off for Saturday off. When DH got there on Sunday, the guy had brought us a watermelon, 2 musk melons, 12 ears of sweet corn, a couple of onions and tomatoes. His family has a veggie/fruit stand and he wanted to say thanks for the last minute switch.

 

[Albort]

yeah, certain people are like that...

at my job, we assign different jobs to different people. At time, we allow them switch. The one time we couldnt allow them to switch, they threw a fit and tried to get us in trouble for it.

After that, we told them they are never allow to switch anymore. I think they learned their lesson...