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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 722636" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>To be honest, I don't know if she has to switch shifts. Some of this nonsense came about because the office manager's husband was in hospice and died. He was the stepfather of the manager's daughter,. She used the death to get time off to go party. She was open about this to the other receptionists but not to the owner or her mother (the manager). Some of the switched shifts happened because the owner felt sorry for her and would call to see if Jess would cover her shift. The owner would call and say that Jess would HAVE to cover the shift. If she said she could not, she was told she HAD to. She did not feel able to refuse, but later was told that it was her choice to take the shift. How it is your choice when you are told you have to do it?</p><p></p><p>This funeral home hires both directly and through an agency but they seem to have a really hard time finding people. Before my daughter was hired, they had been trying to find a person for the position for three months. They are bending over backward for the manager's daughter. The new girl may not last long. She is a heavy party girl and hates working weekends. Then it will be difficult for weeks/months until they can find someone else. </p><p></p><p>Honestly, I think they would bend over backward for Jess if she was less reliable and said no more often. She has not tried it. She has tried to be cooperative and to work hard and do what was asked of her even if it was ridiculous. I think they would tolerate a lot more because a few weeks back Jess lost her voice. The most important part of her job is answering the phone. When I called and told the owner that she had no voice and could not even speak loud enough to call him and see what he wanted to do, he was really worried about her. He said to get well soon and not worry about work that night, that he would figure something out. So I think they would put up with a lot. </p><p></p><p>It is a family owned business. I have found that you have to figure out how to work the family. That is what I always had to do when I worked for family owned businesses when I worked for them. I often had to work with the spoiled brats of the family but found a way to work around them. The manager and her husband socialized with the owner. He sees the daughter as a sort of granddaughter. I think Jessica needs to figure out how to either work her way through with logic or cookies, or start looking for a new job. The new job will be a challenge because she is limited with her health issues as to what she can do. But hey, she was looking for a job when she found this one. I also think she can document each time they tell her she MUST come in and then she needs to take that to the agency she works for. Especially if she has to miss a doctor's appointment or something else for them. Her employment agency has rules and will make her employer stick to them. They are not very strict rules, but it is something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 722636, member: 1233"] To be honest, I don't know if she has to switch shifts. Some of this nonsense came about because the office manager's husband was in hospice and died. He was the stepfather of the manager's daughter,. She used the death to get time off to go party. She was open about this to the other receptionists but not to the owner or her mother (the manager). Some of the switched shifts happened because the owner felt sorry for her and would call to see if Jess would cover her shift. The owner would call and say that Jess would HAVE to cover the shift. If she said she could not, she was told she HAD to. She did not feel able to refuse, but later was told that it was her choice to take the shift. How it is your choice when you are told you have to do it? This funeral home hires both directly and through an agency but they seem to have a really hard time finding people. Before my daughter was hired, they had been trying to find a person for the position for three months. They are bending over backward for the manager's daughter. The new girl may not last long. She is a heavy party girl and hates working weekends. Then it will be difficult for weeks/months until they can find someone else. Honestly, I think they would bend over backward for Jess if she was less reliable and said no more often. She has not tried it. She has tried to be cooperative and to work hard and do what was asked of her even if it was ridiculous. I think they would tolerate a lot more because a few weeks back Jess lost her voice. The most important part of her job is answering the phone. When I called and told the owner that she had no voice and could not even speak loud enough to call him and see what he wanted to do, he was really worried about her. He said to get well soon and not worry about work that night, that he would figure something out. So I think they would put up with a lot. It is a family owned business. I have found that you have to figure out how to work the family. That is what I always had to do when I worked for family owned businesses when I worked for them. I often had to work with the spoiled brats of the family but found a way to work around them. The manager and her husband socialized with the owner. He sees the daughter as a sort of granddaughter. I think Jessica needs to figure out how to either work her way through with logic or cookies, or start looking for a new job. The new job will be a challenge because she is limited with her health issues as to what she can do. But hey, she was looking for a job when she found this one. I also think she can document each time they tell her she MUST come in and then she needs to take that to the agency she works for. Especially if she has to miss a doctor's appointment or something else for them. Her employment agency has rules and will make her employer stick to them. They are not very strict rules, but it is something. [/QUOTE]
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