Tykimeister
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Looking for a little advice about an issue that has really been bothering me lately. I am a Sr. Corrections Worker in a juvenile detention facility. This is an entry level supervisor position and I have worked for county government for 5 years. Something has happened that I don't feel is right and I am looking for advice.
On my shift (3rd) there are 3 Sr. Correction Workers who perform supervisory tasks. There are also 2 higher up supervisors who perform supervisor tasks. The 3 Sr. Corrections Workers share weekends by working every other weekend, having every other weekend off, etc. Since there are 3 of us, I work my weekends by myself, and the other two work their weekends together. My days off would look like:
Sat. off, Sun. off, Friday off, Tuesday off, Sat. off, Sun off, etc, etc,
The other two Sr. CW's is the same, just opposite of mine. I am entitled to the weekends off, but the Friday and Tuesday can be subject to staffing needs. For example: proper coverage, preferences, trainings, etc. Everyone prefers to have Friday off, so the Fridays I have to work (the Friday before my weekend off) I have to work by myself (as a Sr. CW), because the other two don't want to work on Fridays. I have always thought this was a little greedy on their part, but never complained because I don't mind working alone and I enjoy having my every other Friday off as well.
Recently, someone higher up has noticed this lack of coverage and now we have to change up the schedule where not every Sr. CW is working on Thursday's and only 1 Sr. CW is working Fridays. If I had to use a sick day for some reason on such a day, the shift supervisor would be somewhat screwed. This shouldn't happen if the scheduling was done properly. I spoke with my supervisor about this because I didn't think it would affect me like the other two Sr. CW's who work together. If I was to work on the Fridays I preferred to have off, there would be all 3 of us there. Since the other two work the same weekends together, they are the ones who would have to give up a Friday every two weeks and make it so 2 of us are there on a Thursday and two on Fridays as well. My supervisor agreed that this was the issue and that they were the ones that caused this problem (both taking their Fridays off, regardless of coverage needs).
At first I thought I had won the battle and was in the clear. Buy a new schedule was posted and they reversed the decision to keep my schedule the same. Even after the schedule was posted, one of the other Sr. CW changed the schedule again and used a vacation day on the Friday he was forced to work. There is the same "lack of coverage" on the Friday that was needing to be fixed. Basically, I lost my Friday, that did not affect their supervisor coverage, and the other guy just changed the schedule on a day supervisor coverage was actually needed (the whole point of changing it to begin with).
I have already talked to my supervisor about this twice (took notes). I have been dealing with their greed for having their most optimal schedule for the past 8 months, and my days off were never changed in the past 8 months as well. It wasn't until now that it changed and I feel that it isn't right. The person in charge of making the schedule is a Sr. CW (the one who used the vacation day on the Friday he had to give up). The shift supervisor is a little incompetent at her job. I doubt she even looks over it. She has an attitude like: its just another thing she doesn't have to do/worry about. I ask her about my new schedule and she acts like she knows nothing about the changes, has no idea that I have been getting screwed over by the others greed for so long, or how my Fridays off isn't causing the lack of coverage. It's almost not even worth talking to her about it because she is so clueless about everything going on around work. We have a policy about following the chain-of-command and I have already talked to her twice. Now I am looking for some advice. I'm thinking I should do one of the following:
A) Talk to the Coordinator about these problems. Explain how I don't think it is right. (this is likely to cause a lot of friction for myself)
B) Stop being a cry baby and just do what I'm told. (maybe I am being greedy myself)
C) Go find a new job. (I know I will leave one day, just need more motivation...)
I did apply for a new job and am waiting for their decision to do interviews. In a way I don't want to complain about this whole issue, but if I do actively try finding a new job (starting to now, may pursue more aggressively) I don't want something like this to end up back-firing on me when it comes to reference checks. I am good at what I do (no discipline, good reviews/progress reports), but people do hold grudges when you try "rock the boat".
One last point, the person in charge of doing the scheduling (a Sr. CW) is only doing it because one of the higher supervisors who used to do it quit 8 months ago. We have a new supervisor (there are two, Assistant and Sup), but the task of scheduling hasn't been changed back to anyone else. With the shift supervisor being so incompetent about everything, the Sr. CW does the scheduling basically how ever he wants. She may look at it, but doesn't question inadequacies about it. So in a way, I feel like I'm getting bossed around by someone my own rank. He makes his scheduling all picture perfect, uses comp days, holiday days, or anything he can to get more days off in a row, more weekends, etc. Then makes the decision to screw mine up. Just doesn't seem right.
Any ideas of what to do?
On my shift (3rd) there are 3 Sr. Correction Workers who perform supervisory tasks. There are also 2 higher up supervisors who perform supervisor tasks. The 3 Sr. Corrections Workers share weekends by working every other weekend, having every other weekend off, etc. Since there are 3 of us, I work my weekends by myself, and the other two work their weekends together. My days off would look like:
Sat. off, Sun. off, Friday off, Tuesday off, Sat. off, Sun off, etc, etc,
The other two Sr. CW's is the same, just opposite of mine. I am entitled to the weekends off, but the Friday and Tuesday can be subject to staffing needs. For example: proper coverage, preferences, trainings, etc. Everyone prefers to have Friday off, so the Fridays I have to work (the Friday before my weekend off) I have to work by myself (as a Sr. CW), because the other two don't want to work on Fridays. I have always thought this was a little greedy on their part, but never complained because I don't mind working alone and I enjoy having my every other Friday off as well.
Recently, someone higher up has noticed this lack of coverage and now we have to change up the schedule where not every Sr. CW is working on Thursday's and only 1 Sr. CW is working Fridays. If I had to use a sick day for some reason on such a day, the shift supervisor would be somewhat screwed. This shouldn't happen if the scheduling was done properly. I spoke with my supervisor about this because I didn't think it would affect me like the other two Sr. CW's who work together. If I was to work on the Fridays I preferred to have off, there would be all 3 of us there. Since the other two work the same weekends together, they are the ones who would have to give up a Friday every two weeks and make it so 2 of us are there on a Thursday and two on Fridays as well. My supervisor agreed that this was the issue and that they were the ones that caused this problem (both taking their Fridays off, regardless of coverage needs).
At first I thought I had won the battle and was in the clear. Buy a new schedule was posted and they reversed the decision to keep my schedule the same. Even after the schedule was posted, one of the other Sr. CW changed the schedule again and used a vacation day on the Friday he was forced to work. There is the same "lack of coverage" on the Friday that was needing to be fixed. Basically, I lost my Friday, that did not affect their supervisor coverage, and the other guy just changed the schedule on a day supervisor coverage was actually needed (the whole point of changing it to begin with).
I have already talked to my supervisor about this twice (took notes). I have been dealing with their greed for having their most optimal schedule for the past 8 months, and my days off were never changed in the past 8 months as well. It wasn't until now that it changed and I feel that it isn't right. The person in charge of making the schedule is a Sr. CW (the one who used the vacation day on the Friday he had to give up). The shift supervisor is a little incompetent at her job. I doubt she even looks over it. She has an attitude like: its just another thing she doesn't have to do/worry about. I ask her about my new schedule and she acts like she knows nothing about the changes, has no idea that I have been getting screwed over by the others greed for so long, or how my Fridays off isn't causing the lack of coverage. It's almost not even worth talking to her about it because she is so clueless about everything going on around work. We have a policy about following the chain-of-command and I have already talked to her twice. Now I am looking for some advice. I'm thinking I should do one of the following:
A) Talk to the Coordinator about these problems. Explain how I don't think it is right. (this is likely to cause a lot of friction for myself)
B) Stop being a cry baby and just do what I'm told. (maybe I am being greedy myself)
C) Go find a new job. (I know I will leave one day, just need more motivation...)
I did apply for a new job and am waiting for their decision to do interviews. In a way I don't want to complain about this whole issue, but if I do actively try finding a new job (starting to now, may pursue more aggressively) I don't want something like this to end up back-firing on me when it comes to reference checks. I am good at what I do (no discipline, good reviews/progress reports), but people do hold grudges when you try "rock the boat".
One last point, the person in charge of doing the scheduling (a Sr. CW) is only doing it because one of the higher supervisors who used to do it quit 8 months ago. We have a new supervisor (there are two, Assistant and Sup), but the task of scheduling hasn't been changed back to anyone else. With the shift supervisor being so incompetent about everything, the Sr. CW does the scheduling basically how ever he wants. She may look at it, but doesn't question inadequacies about it. So in a way, I feel like I'm getting bossed around by someone my own rank. He makes his scheduling all picture perfect, uses comp days, holiday days, or anything he can to get more days off in a row, more weekends, etc. Then makes the decision to screw mine up. Just doesn't seem right.
Any ideas of what to do?