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I am expected to work 24/7…
I recently started my first job which is in government sector. I thought it was a good entry role since don't really have any experience and they're hiring whoever has a degree. The thing is I am currently getting a masters degree and I have classes Monday through Friday from 6 to 10 pm. I was explicit about it during the interview and asked if I would be able to leave early, to which they said yes. The job is from 10 am to 6 pm.
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When you're starting a new job, you have the opportunity to set expectations. That's what this employee was trying to do, but her complaints were falling on deaf ears. When you're in school, that should probably be your priority. You don't want to wind up putting it on the back burner because your day job was asking too much of you. Presumably, you're in school for something that you want to make a career out of. It would be short-sighted to neglect that in favor of the thing that happens to be paying your bills. That's what this employee was trying to do, but it didn't quite work out.
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But after two weeks of working there my boss told me I need to be available whenever she calls, even after 6 pm, and I have to pick up the phone and do whatever she says. I said I was not going to work past 6 pm since I have to study. She gave me a week to think it through.What gets me the most is I have to ask for permission to leave work at 6 pm. And if they have more work for me, I'm expected to stay until it's all done.
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There are three people responsible for finances, including me, the boss and their assistant. They both come to the office one hour late and leave one hour early and work from home 2 days out of 5. And I'm expected to be at the office 10 am sharp and stay after hours. Another issue is the job is in finance. And I'm a humanities student. I thought l'd learn a practical skill but I realized it's not what I want to do with my life, the work is soulless to me and I don't understand anything they're trying to teach me. It's like an accounting job but with state funds.
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via Jonas Leupe
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It sounded like this job wasn't a fit in any way. That's a tough thing to find out when you're just starting, but it's better to know sooner than later. This employee wondered if there was anything to salvage, though, and hoped she could still get something out of it. Changing jobs, or trying to look for a new job, can be majorly stressful. She didn't want to pay the price for someone else's lack of communication. She wanted to make it work, and was looking for any way through it. But life isn't always fair, and neither is the workplace.
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I asked the person who interviewed me to transfer me to another department where I wouldn't have to deal with finance and where the schedule is more understanding of people who don't want to live at work. If they decline my request, I'll have to quit and look for another job. I just wanted to hear your opinions on my situation, whether you've experienced anything similar and whether I've made the right decision.
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Representative only.
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"What gets me the most is I have to ask for permission to leave work at 6 pm. And if they have more work for me, I'm expected to stay until it's all done."
Get it in writing.
Does your contract say you are on call?
"Dear HR, I am really confused ..." - they will be all over this
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Don't quit. Work the schedule you agreed upon (leave early, don't answer calls after 6), look for another job, and just get paid until they let you go or quit when you find another job. And if they fire you before you find another job, then don't put this job on your resume and just put "student" which is what you are.
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Don’t quit just start with HR. If they’re not paying you overtime, you’re not working after 6. Also they may work with you to put in writing your working hours 930-530 so you’re not missing time.
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Is this even legal? You made your availability clear before accepting the job, and they agreed to it. A job being in government or finance doesn’t automatically mean you should be reachable outside your scheduled hours.
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