Aristo! Aristo! A la lanterne!: So, this morning...

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

So, this morning...

I was on the bat-phone this morning while I was driving in to work. We have new hours, and I was asking a question about scheduling my employees.

I was told to have my people show up at 7:15, and if customers were there they could clock in and take care of the customers. If there are no customers, they are to hang around and then clock in at 7:30.

Um.... what? Are you serious?

My first thought was: "That is illegal, and just plain wrong".
My second thought was: "I am the general manager for that site. If I do this, my fat ass is on the hook".

I gave my notice 30 seconds later.

Eventually they will find someone to replace me. I might be done tomorrow, or it might be two months from now. In either case, I think I will take some time off to relax and remember how to smile. Then..... on to the next adventure!

9 comments:

Ruth said...: Welcome to the ranks of the happily un-employed! Enjoy your vacation!; January 2, 2013 at 3:24 PM
Carteach said...: Not yet unemployed, but will be eventually. 'Vacation' is pretty much exactly what I am thinking, although it will mostly be 'Stay-cation' to conserve funds.; January 2, 2013 at 3:27 PM
The Old Man said...: Good on ya! Having the testicular capacity to stick to your guns like that is rare; even though leaving it open-ended like that is too good for them. Give them two weeks and see if they are stupider than they sound...; January 2, 2013 at 5:25 PM
og said...: Berst of luck. I hope that the next opportunity involves fewer assholes. Or that your "Pretirement" is enjoyable and worry free.; January 2, 2013 at 7:54 PM
Old NFO said...: Gah, yeah, that is patently illegal... Good move on your part!; January 2, 2013 at 8:57 PM
Bryn said...: I think I'd have requested that that order be put in writing, then raised an objection.
You never know, at that time of morning you may just have been sent a juicy piece of evidence to take to an industrial tribunal (or whatever your equivalent is?) at a later date.; January 3, 2013 at 2:31 PM
Carteach said...: I sent a 'Memorandum of Understanding' on it. Anyone who's been involved with administration and/or bureaucracy knows what that is.

"As I understand our conversation this morning, you instructed me to.....

If I am incorrect in my understanding please let me know"; January 3, 2013 at 2:35 PM
Willorith said...: An unethical organization will screw you as fast as they will screw the other guy. Also, you are right about who will have the fingers pointing at him.
When I explained to my higher ups in a company I used to work for that an agreement between two people does not negate federal law as regards overtime wages, they determined that I was a troublemaker(true enough)and politely, but firmly showed me the door.
I am certain that your cat like reflexed will land you on your feet.; January 4, 2013 at 2:09 PM
Mark/GreyLocke said...: Yup time to look for other employment. When a security company I used to work for tried to schedule me to work 24 hours straight, I told them "Bye" and walked out.; January 5, 2013 at 10:40 PM

Robert Heinlein

"Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.

But there is no reward at all for doing what other people expect of you, and to do so is not merely difficult, but impossible. It is easier to deal with a footpad than it is with the leech who wants "just a few minutes of your time, please — this won't take long." Time is your total capital, and the minutes of your life are painfully few. If you allow yourself to fall into the vice of agreeing to such requests, they quickly snowball to the point where these parasites will use up 100 percent of your time — and squawk for more!
So learn to say No — and to be rude about it when necessary.
Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty, or to do your own work, and certainly no time for love and happiness. The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you.

(This rule does not mean that you must not do a favor for a friend, or even a stranger. But let the choice be yours. Don't do it because it is "expected" of you.)"

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.