Originally Posted by
Canoehead
Combine that with tons of overtime, (in the busier/more demanding sectors) and we end up working 9/1, YES, that's 9 days of work, one day of rest, then it starts again
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Originally Posted by DirtyPierre
Don't have to work the overtime
*Slight drift*
Something that one or two people I have spoken with back in Blighty can't believe is that you can be scheduled overtime in advance of the roster being published. We work a 56 day roster of which the maximum amount of overtime is 96 hours. Here in the 'Peg, several people have been "timed out" with their overtime allocation before even starting the new 56 day. And before anyone pipes up "Why don't you just turn it back", the response for the rostering people is "It's your's if no one else can take it!"...there is no option.
For the first time in quite a long time this weekend I actually have 3 days off in a row. Of course, the old argument starts you're getting paid good money for it, and that's true, but 9/1 sucks, and as Canoehead says, it ain't good for your health.