[dear diary] I think my work is gonna try to sucker me into working 2nd shift

[Split Eight]

alright, so, I am a contract worker in engineering at Chrysler now. working in powertrain testing. just started last month

I guess the second shift engineer who monitors all the dyno tests somehow got promoted to first shift supervision. No one except that guy is happy about this. My boss asks me and the other contract guy, "Hey, so we are going to hire someone in but might have to cover that position for a little while. Can either of you work split shifts?*"

*split= 12-8pm instead of like 2-11pm

other contract guy: "uhhhhh yeah I am never available ever after work, unfortunately every single day I have a commitment". So I'm like, okay, easy chance to look a little better than the next guy. Say I can do it for a month, max


Find out later that pretty much every other engineer in my role (a pool orb about 6 people) said they had absolutely no availability to cover.


Other contact guy talks to me about it later, and is all like "Yeah man, unforutnately I have other commitments and also volunteer a lot, that's super great that you have the luxury to work whenever you want"

Like shut the fuck up lol

All I know is that if my boss asks me to work 2nd shift full time i'm gonna say hell no. Not trying to give up my social life without even being full-time/ salaried

[Split Eight]

I have also learned that my contract coworker buddy is incredibly religious. Like, anti-abortion, anti-gay people, anti-taking the lord's name in vain even though its the most gratifying way to curse

the midwest is wild

[Sharp]

Originally Posted by Split Eight

split shifts

[Split Eight]

stfu bro ur fronting
when I **SPLIT EIGHT** IN TWO with this rhyme he'll wanna go double or nothing

**= if u cut 8 in half it's two zeros sick bar confirmed

[Geno]

Cool. You came back to tell us this? Edit( youve been gone for what seems to me like a really long time just to return and give us this info like you were here all along and never left) awesome...but I say go with ur gut and dont do it. Cause like u said. No salary no full time no fucking way you should destroy your personal time for those greedy bastards. No

Ok

[Sharp]

Geno seems to be really critical of every thread topic lately... You turn over a new leaf or something bud?

[Geno]

Never mentioned the thread topic? But nah im good. A little tired. Atm. Ut.im off in an hr. Fuck it.

Later guys

[Split Eight]

I mean, yeah I guess I've been gone a couple years, just popping in now and again. my life is too inconsistent to guarantee i'll post regularly

I didn't mean this thread to be my grand return. Just wanted to type at somebody and it was a little too 6am to send it to IRL friends on messenger

and you're right that I shouldn't get walked all over, just kicking myself for saying I could do a month and my boss taking that as me volunteering

[Split Eight]

I do work 40 hours a week/ get competitive pay, but I just have less job security and worse benefits than non-contract folks

[Inno]

Hey guh

[Objective]

Seems like your co-workers are better at conning your boss into not working more than necessary than you are.