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Knowing when (and when not) to fold
May. 1st, 2015 05:55 pmWhatever the lawyers did, it was enough to convince Upper Management to put the planned schedule change on hold and sit down at a meeting with us on Tuesday to hear our concerns. At the end of the meeting, however, they essentially turned our supervisor into a scapegoat and said all the problems are his fault. They kicked him out as our supervisor (which I'm sure came as a relief to him, actually) and then gave us three days to talk with our new supervisor and come up with a proposal to address their demands.
Yeah. Three days.
Upper Management is determined that we need the graveyard shift, whereas we contend that it's not only unnecessary, it's dangerous for us and will result in worse performance from the canines. They just don't believe us. I came up with a plan for a proposal to implement the graveyard shift on a strictly temporary basis so that we can get factual data about canine performance that can be used to make further decisions regarding our schedule. I thought that was a reasonable compromise--Upper Management gets to see their ideas in action, while we aren't permanently stuck in a schedule that we believe will be terrible.
I'm told the proposal was submitted on Thursday, but that was the beginning of my weekend, so I don't know how it went. I'm sure I'll find out more next week. If they reject the proposal, we go back to litigation.
I spent most of Thursday running errands, including buying the folding bicycle that I discussed previously. I rode it back home from the bike shop, and it works quite well. Even if everything goes perfectly and we are able to convince Upper Management to drop the idea of a permanent graveyard shift, it should still come in handy for plenty of other occasions. (And if all doesn't go perfectly...then I'll be very glad to have it ready to go.)
The beans that I planted last week are all starting to sprout, which is quite thrilling. After inspecting all the bean plots, I worked on transplanting some squash and cucumber seedlings into the garden. I should be able to work on the watermelon in another week or two.
Yeah. Three days.
Upper Management is determined that we need the graveyard shift, whereas we contend that it's not only unnecessary, it's dangerous for us and will result in worse performance from the canines. They just don't believe us. I came up with a plan for a proposal to implement the graveyard shift on a strictly temporary basis so that we can get factual data about canine performance that can be used to make further decisions regarding our schedule. I thought that was a reasonable compromise--Upper Management gets to see their ideas in action, while we aren't permanently stuck in a schedule that we believe will be terrible.
I'm told the proposal was submitted on Thursday, but that was the beginning of my weekend, so I don't know how it went. I'm sure I'll find out more next week. If they reject the proposal, we go back to litigation.
I spent most of Thursday running errands, including buying the folding bicycle that I discussed previously. I rode it back home from the bike shop, and it works quite well. Even if everything goes perfectly and we are able to convince Upper Management to drop the idea of a permanent graveyard shift, it should still come in handy for plenty of other occasions. (And if all doesn't go perfectly...then I'll be very glad to have it ready to go.)
The beans that I planted last week are all starting to sprout, which is quite thrilling. After inspecting all the bean plots, I worked on transplanting some squash and cucumber seedlings into the garden. I should be able to work on the watermelon in another week or two.
