I've done with painting until Monday. I'm not getting paid for that either.

I'd say, if anyone is being a jobsworth, it's the cook.

It's more than her job's worth to leave the weekly deep clean until the following Tuesday, etc. etc.

You know you only get paid for the hoovering, Joe!

Me too, fortunately I have admin to do the 'first job' and then I just spend forever 'finishing them off.' ....Seems to me that one of the issues getting into the mix here is that those of us who are 'perfectionists,' and probably on a half decent salary are often willing to spend extra time, outside of contracted hours to make sure things are well, 'perfect.' and  that we.get personal satisfaction from that. That's of course, a v v different issue to someone who is on the minimum wage presumably, being told that they have to work additional time to clean the loos etc.!

What, not even a pat on the back, a smile, a thankyou very much for doing a great job? I'd down tools and get the union in!

It`s not illogical Supes. Of course it makes the difference. Someone on a "professional salary" has a guaranteed wage no matter if they work less or more hours. i.e teachers marking books at home don`t get paid extra. It`s all part of their salary. Someone like duchess or any low/minimum paid "non salaried" worker are paid hourly...even having deductions from their wages for doctor`s appointments, as she`s just said. That`s the difference in defending not being paid for your 1/2 hour extra work. It`s all very well for others who are well paid to talk about "work ethic" principles. It`s a totally different ball game when you`re at the lower end, skint and being asked to work for nothing.   

I'd say she could do with going on some kind of staff management training, in her own time and unpaid of course, preferably in the school hols when she's off to Benidorm for a fortnight and she's told, 'tough you'll have to cancel your hol' to do this course'
Actually I've soooo got a picture of her in my head, a right misery guts, who the pupils loathe and who bangs pans around, probably with a wart on her chin and a broom up her bum!

Absolutely Scotty.

I probably shouldn't say this but... tbh that is how I got promoted up from the minimum wage positions to the higher paid & eventually supervisory level ones...  cos even at min wage I was still a perfectionist.

I think its more than this half hour with duchess.. I think the problem is with the cook, her management style....  power gone to her head type thing.

It's an idea! I have remained a member. Although they weren't much help when Mrs Joe cancelled the office Christmas Party.

Exactomondo  missus

I've already organised management training for her in the summer hol's Ditty ^^^^^^ Bloody shame she'll have to cancel her 2 weeks in Benidorm  By means of compensation I have reserved her a place in the car park:

Ah Super, I can picture her now.

I'm with Joe/Blizzie/Scotty/Super on this one. If the Cook wants Duchess to work an extra 30 minutes on Thursday, she should pay her for it.

I am so nicking that!

I have already thought of three places I want to stick it!

I think we should go down/up/across there and do some leafleting/placarding/secondary picketing and stuff.

you got it!!

Anyway off to start celebrating my anniversary (which isn't til tomorrow)  have a good weekend everyone and thanks for the support!  I don't feel as mad knowing someone somewhere is on my side

ps as an afterthought the other girl i work with is always in 5 - 10 mins early, she still has to do it so its not a case of us going early and making it up on thurs!! i'll just leave you with that xx

Good idea Joe. We'll need to sort out a chant, too.

You obviously haven't been around much on here when the 'class warriors' are about Duchess

Enjoy duchess: 

 BTW, that's not proper champagne, I'm a socialist

thanks super!

The workers!

In a non-specific place, working for an unknown representative of the Boss Class.
United!
Will never be defeated!
Hmmm...... Probably needs a bit of development.

Yay! (Is it anywhere nice?).........Bliz, where are you, one of your uber witty one-liners is required

I wasn't saying yours was carp GJ when I asked Bliz                                           Think we posted at the same time

They appeared at the same time!

Not all GJ

Admittedly Mrs Joe doesn't have an HR dept, but I was generalising.

How about -

 "THE COOK'S A THIEF,
A MOP'S HER LOVER"



Sorry, it's the best I can do at short notice.

Have a lovely celebration, duchess!

 Vair good!
Yes! Congrats Duchess!

 

Duchess you deserve to be paid for working extra time."To the barricades,comrades!"

Have a lovely night duchess!

Which one of you is going to be "Liberty leading the people!"

**polishes spectacles**

This thread is

Solidarity Katty We'll have to change theFrance ref: but sing alonga Supes
(Actually I bloody love this song)

Still a bit "nippy" for that Joe.

....and trust him^^^^^

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww super i just adore that song. However - I had a re jig on my PC recently and uninstalled loads of stuff which I probably shouldn't have.

Anything on you tube now just sticks after about three seconds (I think it's something to do with Arbode whatsit whatever it is).

Has anyone any advice and can tell me what I need to re- install .......it'd make my night to hear that song.

A bit late here but for what its worth I think half of it is the way you are asked...if a manager says something along the lines of 'would you mind doing an extra half hour...sorry but theres stuff needs doing etc' then no problem....however tell me I HAVE to and I tell them to stick it!