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The countdown begins
20/09/2005 11:18 pmEvil Izzie has done the deed. After days of dithering choosing between the path of spineless jellyfish or evil bitch, we have chosen to follow our true nature.
Last Tuesday, the infamous luminous green memo from Dolores appeared.
In large bold font and capitals, it announced
( The Serpent strikes back )
So - today - after finally getting confirmation of the legal position - based mainly on 'contract by conduct' since the Iz does not actually have a written contract of employment but has had the same two days off for the last ten years and has never done night shifts during any of that time - the Iz decides that it is time to write our own little memo - also on luminiscent green paper - this time a post-it note
20-09-05
DUE TO PRIOR COMMITMENTS, I AM UNAVAILABLE FOR WORK ON FRIDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER AND FRIDAY 7TH OCTOBER. I AM ALSO NOT ABLE TO DO NIGHT SHIFTS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION
(*followed by Izzie's muggle name*)
Izzie stuck this little calligraphic creation in the roster next to her name which is just below Makende's which has all his shifts blocked out and 'resigned' written in the blank box on the right for notes. Izzie aligned it with the blank boxes so that all the shifts are still visible without removing it. The big advantage of putting it in the roster is that lots and lots of folks will see it - even the dopy doormat Josie - and so by the time that Dolores gets rid of it - it will be almost as infamous as a certain interview in the Quibbler.
And she won't be able to say that it is bad mannered and rude as it is written in such a similar manner to her own precious epistles. She cannot also claim that we should have approached her personally concerning the night shifts as she and her minions did no such thing for us.
So - tomorrow will be D-day. Assuming she is still there by the time Izzie starts the 4pm shift - wonders if we will be getting one of those infamous phone calls.
But Izzie does know one thing - will say as little as possible as quietly as possible - refuse to negotiate and casually mention the dreaded U word and 'contract by conduct' See - dearest Dolores just might find herself wondering what other tales this treacherous rat has been telling about her to those uppity union elves.
So all we need now is the guts to stand up to the bitch and not to be intimidated by her demented aura and evil eye or the phone of doom.
And at last, we might get some moneys's worth for those $$14 fortnightly union fees that we could not really afford. Strange - if Dolores only knew - the Iz had seriously considered leaving the union in April as we no longer needed to be in it since we had such a decent manager who mainly used consent and co-operation to run things with conscription and use of Boss authority as the very last resort.
Last Tuesday, the infamous luminous green memo from Dolores appeared.
In large bold font and capitals, it announced
DUE TO STAFF SHORTAGE, ALL CARERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO DO SOME NIGHT DUTY SHIFTS OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS UNTIL WE RECRUIT NIGHT SHIFT STAFF
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION,
( The Serpent strikes back )
So - today - after finally getting confirmation of the legal position - based mainly on 'contract by conduct' since the Iz does not actually have a written contract of employment but has had the same two days off for the last ten years and has never done night shifts during any of that time - the Iz decides that it is time to write our own little memo - also on luminiscent green paper - this time a post-it note
20-09-05
DUE TO PRIOR COMMITMENTS, I AM UNAVAILABLE FOR WORK ON FRIDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER AND FRIDAY 7TH OCTOBER. I AM ALSO NOT ABLE TO DO NIGHT SHIFTS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION
(*followed by Izzie's muggle name*)
Izzie stuck this little calligraphic creation in the roster next to her name which is just below Makende's which has all his shifts blocked out and 'resigned' written in the blank box on the right for notes. Izzie aligned it with the blank boxes so that all the shifts are still visible without removing it. The big advantage of putting it in the roster is that lots and lots of folks will see it - even the dopy doormat Josie - and so by the time that Dolores gets rid of it - it will be almost as infamous as a certain interview in the Quibbler.
And she won't be able to say that it is bad mannered and rude as it is written in such a similar manner to her own precious epistles. She cannot also claim that we should have approached her personally concerning the night shifts as she and her minions did no such thing for us.
So - tomorrow will be D-day. Assuming she is still there by the time Izzie starts the 4pm shift - wonders if we will be getting one of those infamous phone calls.
But Izzie does know one thing - will say as little as possible as quietly as possible - refuse to negotiate and casually mention the dreaded U word and 'contract by conduct' See - dearest Dolores just might find herself wondering what other tales this treacherous rat has been telling about her to those uppity union elves.
So all we need now is the guts to stand up to the bitch and not to be intimidated by her demented aura and evil eye or the phone of doom.
And at last, we might get some moneys's worth for those $$14 fortnightly union fees that we could not really afford. Strange - if Dolores only knew - the Iz had seriously considered leaving the union in April as we no longer needed to be in it since we had such a decent manager who mainly used consent and co-operation to run things with conscription and use of Boss authority as the very last resort.
