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Writer's Block: Clock Punching
Aug. 28th, 2009 09:32 am[Error: unknown template qotd]
My first job, which I think I got in the summer after my sophomore year of high school, was as a hostess at an Elmer's pancake house. I greeted and seated customers and brought them fresh coffee. I got the job because the owner of the restaurant was a friend of my dad's.
I didn't mind the job that much. What I minded was that they would schedule me for particular hours, and then consistently keep me past that time by 30 minutes or more. When I spoke up about it, I was accused of being a "clock watcher." My response was that I didn't mind working longer hours, and I was fine staying past my usual shift sometimes, but this happened almost every shift, and it made it hard to plan other activities.
I quit after a couple of weeks and got a job at McDonalds instead. I'm pretty sure I enjoyed McDonalds more, and they kept their schedule much more consistently.
To this day I don't mind staying late if there are occasional circumstances that require extra work -- but I deeply resent any employer who has an attitude that they can require me to stay past my commitment just on a whim and then get upset if I resist.
My first job, which I think I got in the summer after my sophomore year of high school, was as a hostess at an Elmer's pancake house. I greeted and seated customers and brought them fresh coffee. I got the job because the owner of the restaurant was a friend of my dad's.
I didn't mind the job that much. What I minded was that they would schedule me for particular hours, and then consistently keep me past that time by 30 minutes or more. When I spoke up about it, I was accused of being a "clock watcher." My response was that I didn't mind working longer hours, and I was fine staying past my usual shift sometimes, but this happened almost every shift, and it made it hard to plan other activities.
I quit after a couple of weeks and got a job at McDonalds instead. I'm pretty sure I enjoyed McDonalds more, and they kept their schedule much more consistently.
To this day I don't mind staying late if there are occasional circumstances that require extra work -- but I deeply resent any employer who has an attitude that they can require me to stay past my commitment just on a whim and then get upset if I resist.
