blamethesub
Well-known member
If you've been put on 51 different routes in less than a year, and you haven't quit, your regulars are right. YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB!
It's impossible to have any consistency when you're bounced around like that. No wonder you're so unsure of yourself. Your suspicions are correct. Your bosses are taking advantage of you. You get up to a 30 minute lunch, to be used in whatever increments you choose. There is no such thing as an "extended lunch." Just try taking one on your own, and see what your supervisor has to say about it!
You should be listed as the primary sub on one route, and that's the one you should be doing every time that regular carrier is off. You should also have a second and third route assigned to you. Read up in the knowledge base here about the matrix, and how it is to be used. I'm assuming your office is extremely sub short considering how you're being scheduled. You can be utilized on any route that needs coverage, but your bosses should be following the matrix, and your primary route comes first. Something tells me if you say the word "matrix" to your PM, you'll get a blank stare followed by an "oh sh!t" expression when he/she realizes you are informed. If you can get just this one thing corrected, I think your working life will improve significantly. Then you can move on to dealing with the other crap that's going on. Good luck to you.
It's impossible to have any consistency when you're bounced around like that. No wonder you're so unsure of yourself. Your suspicions are correct. Your bosses are taking advantage of you. You get up to a 30 minute lunch, to be used in whatever increments you choose. There is no such thing as an "extended lunch." Just try taking one on your own, and see what your supervisor has to say about it!
You should be listed as the primary sub on one route, and that's the one you should be doing every time that regular carrier is off. You should also have a second and third route assigned to you. Read up in the knowledge base here about the matrix, and how it is to be used. I'm assuming your office is extremely sub short considering how you're being scheduled. You can be utilized on any route that needs coverage, but your bosses should be following the matrix, and your primary route comes first. Something tells me if you say the word "matrix" to your PM, you'll get a blank stare followed by an "oh sh!t" expression when he/she realizes you are informed. If you can get just this one thing corrected, I think your working life will improve significantly. Then you can move on to dealing with the other crap that's going on. Good luck to you.
I have been told to record it as an extended lunch. This has happened numerous times.
