Those who work on shifts, how does it interfere with life?
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it's the gabrament
and... we got no increment
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Actually, it seems that not everybody had no increment, isn't it?
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not everyone.. see?
Originally posted by Rhonda:Actually, it seems that not everybody had no increment, isn't it? -
Is it only certain agencies that didn't receive an increment? Did they raise the performance bar? What?? -
politics..
pure and simple..
but mostly, it was announced to deflect hatred away from the politicians -
Don't get it... how would announcing that no other sectors will get any increment this year deflect attention away from the politicians who are obviously having fat increments?
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you didn't get it?
they announced 'pay revision for civil service'
and everyone thinks everyone got one..
only substantial increase was the ministers who got about a million more eachOriginally posted by Rhonda:Don't get it... how would announcing that no other sectors will get any increment this year deflect attention away from the politicians who are obviously having fat increments? -
Oh!!Originally posted by the Bear:you didn't get it?
they announced 'pay revision for civil service'
and everyone thinks everyone got one..
only substantial increase was the ministers who got about a million more each
They did that?! Darnit!!
Well, how would I get it if I don't even know the context? I haven't been here for one entire year, haven't been kept up-to-date about the news here either. -
the criminal thing is that the politicians lumped themselves in with the civil service..
they are NOT civil service -
Blatant outrage of public perception! -
like the x-files..
deceive inveigle obfuscate -
wow. wat an insight.Originally posted by Rhonda:Nope! Quite a few of the Nurse Managers who do the rostering can be pretty ... how to put it... wicked!
You can't even request too many shifts because if you do, they'll deliberately make sure that you get the opposite of what you ask for.
Even if you're married with kids, you can't, say, ask for too many Sundays off or work the same shift every Sunday, stuff like that.
You can't even switch shifts with your colleagues, even if they are willing to, because the Nurse Mgr may just staunchly refuse to let you do so, no reasons offered!
And the icing on the cake is... your annual leave for the entire year 2008, has to be submitted for approval by, say end of Oct 2007!! And whether you get what you request or not depends on how many people asked for the same slots! 
The minute I left for Melbourne, I left all these dictatorship conditions behind! -
Hard to believe, right?Originally posted by ^tamago^:wow. wat an insight. And yes, nurses here STILL work under such stringent and ridiculous rules. -
you know what i miss about shifts?
the fact that you do not have a backlog of stuff waiting for you when you go for anything.. be it medical leave, vacation leave or just going home...
do what you can and everything is solved there and then..
if not, you just hang around a while more until it's solved.. there are no piles of lingering 3 or 4 month long projects haunting you -
I find shift work disrupting to my life.
It upset my routine.
Somehow, I achieve more personal goals working regular office hours, than working shifts.
The only upside of shift work is I could go do things without the need to take leave or time-off. -
That's true! Once the shift is over, unless you have to tidy up loose ends, you're good to go! No such thing as 'Pending' because you hand over to the next shift.Originally posted by the Bear:you know what i miss about shifts?
the fact that you do not have a backlog of stuff waiting for you when you go for anything.. be it medical leave, vacation leave or just going home...
do what you can and everything is solved there and then..
if not, you just hang around a while more until it's solved.. there are no piles of lingering 3 or 4 month long projects haunting you
SOmetimes, I miss the perks of corporate life, stuff like having your own cubicle, your own PC, your own phone, etc... but it doesn't take me long to think about the unpaid overtime, the politics, the tremendous stress, etc, and I start to be thankful for my shift work again!
Screwed-up sleep patterns notwithstanding, shift work allows you to have your days off when everyone else is at work so when you shop, there are no queues for the dressing room and cashier!
When you browse at the bookstore, no one looks over your shoulder or tries to push you away. It used to be that when you took the public transport, you'd always get your choice of seats but these days, no matter what time, there's always too many people using the public transport.
And now that I work in a more equitable, less hostile environment, I love shift work because of the penalty rates (allowances) that we get! (Just don't make me do too many Day shifts cause I'm a Miss Grouch from start of shift till about 1000hrs or so! ) -
I think if they allow you to plan your own roster, like we're allowed to in Melbourne, shift work will be good because you choose the shift you like best.Originally posted by mancha:I find shift work disrupting to my life.
It upset my routine.
Somehow, I achieve more personal goals working regular office hours, than working shifts.
The only upside of shift work is I could go do things without the need to take leave or time-off.
But if they enforce the roster on you without letting you make any choices nor have any say, then it can be terribly frustrating!