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Friday 23 February - All change at t'mill

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Posted by: knightrider45 Friday 23rd February 2007, 7:15pm

Well, the highlight of today has to be the meeting at work. There are some fairly major changes taking place from the 1st June (or thereabouts) and I'd been on tenterhooks for ages waiting for the meeting.

My biggest issue with any changes in working practices is that everyone involved wants me to work days. I don't. I have no problem working days personally, but I do have a problem in that my life comes to a complete stop when I work 12 hour days - which mean I'm out of the house 14 hours.

If I only worked at this job, then went home, there'd be no problem. But what work doesn't know, or realise, (not that there's any reason for them to) is that I run a fairly intensive new business which demands as much time as I can give it.

My financial state dictates my business is my way forward - this is the only way I can earn enough to pay all my bills. And that's not forgetting that I'd readily walk out of my job tomorrow without a single regret. Ever.

Anyway, the meeting started at 2pm, I and one of my workmates went in, followed by my other 2 workmates after we'd had the first session.

All Change! Our working hours are now spread over three weeks instead of two, which means I have to work an extra 4 - 7 shifts monthly (I've lost my weeks off in other words). Our weekly hours have gone up to 48 instead of 45, our basic wage has just gone over £20k with the additional hours.

We're now going to be working a basic 5 0n/2 off, followed by 7 on/4 off. Working days was a fairly big issue in the meeting but my company have said that, providing I work a couple of days a month "to keep my hand in" they're happy for me to work the rest of the month on night shifts.

Working nights is the important issue with me, so I can do the odd 2 or 3 hours for the business in the day. As well as that, I don't have to get up at 4.30am every morning either!

So, time will tell. The managers we saw today are all brand new, all of them under 2 months old with my company. I'm Ok with today's decision, but it has to be seen as to whether they stand by what they have said today. If it does, I'm fine. If not, I'll be leaving. Simple as that.

Problem is though, things like this have been said before, then forgotten about. Time will tell.

I just wish I had the guts to remortgage the house to release enough money to pay all the bills for 12 months, then I'd leave the job tomorrow and work full time on the business. No more rules.Be free to make money instead of just earning a living.

Until tomorrow

Paul

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