They Struck Again

Just when we think there isn't anything else that management could dream up to cast more dark shadows, they find one. Yesterday was the day that they enforced the break times. We get a mid morning break - 15 minutes - and an afternoon break - also 15 minutes - with a half-hour dinner break in the middle. It seems that people have been abusing the break schedules by taking a few minutes extra. Not really. Management is saying that you need to be at your station right at the start of the break, and also at the very end of the break. That's OK except that some folks - like us for example - are so far away from the break area that we wouldn't have any break at all if we didn't start walking to the break area a few minutes before the start. We feel that we all should be given the full break amount, regardless of where you are in the building when break time arrives. The same is true for the dinner break. We get 1/2 hour dinner break, but the break area is on the other side of the warehouse, plus, we have to be at a short meeting right at the end of the dinner break each day which, effectively, gives us all about 20 minutes for dinner. When it is 110 degrees on the warehouse floor, why are they making such a huge issue out of a couple minutes. Management sits at desks all day, either in air conditioning or under fans, and don't break into a sweat all day long. The employees have every reason to be disgruntled. Again, there is no positive action to offset all this negativism. It's a shame.

Today is day 4 of our week and would be the last day except for our voluntary overtime day tomorrow. We are tired, but can handle the schedule. The weather continues to be predictable - hot, humid and hazy - and it looks like we may get more rain today.

I have an appointment with an Audiologist today to have one of my hearing aids checked that seems to have a blockage somewhere. Maybe all the sweating at work is taking a toll on the hearing aids. I wouldn't be surprised. It is impossible to keep them dry. That's about it for now...