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  • #1

    You MUST go to the Christmas party!

    My supervisor wanted to have a Christmas party for the team, but due to center rules he wasn't able to schedule it during our normal work time. He found a solution though: He simply added one hour to our schedule this coming Thursday so we'll be leaving at 8 PM instead of 7 PM.

    Now I'm normally not one to complain about extra OT (especially when I don't have to be on the phones) but we have a problem: He only gave the team about four days notice of this Christmas party and I and a couple of other reps already had plans that night.

    Unfortunately because our supervisor added this time to our schedule, it's going to be tricky to get out of without penalty (ask anyone who works at a call center, the scheduling policies are ridiculous) and he's made it pretty clear he expects all of us to go to the party.

    So either I go over his head and try to see if his boss can override the schedule change he put in for us (I honestly don't know if she would or not) or I can reschedule my other plans and suck it up and go to this party.

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    Are they allowed to normally only give you four days notice for a schedule change? If so, then all I can suggest is that those of you who have other plans go to him together and tell him (respectfully of course) that you all have plans and cannot be there, and as it's not really "work", strictly speaking, it shouldn't be a problem for him. It might help if you told him that if you'd had a week of two advance notice you'd have been glad to be there.

    If they are violating company policy by only giving you four days notice, you can tell him nicely that you won't be coming as you already have plans, and "As we were not given the company-required [x] days notice, I'm sure you'll understand."

    Good luck either way!
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    • #3
      So they changed the schedule after it was posted and with only 4 days notice? If it was already posted, I believe that's a contract of some sort, at least in some states. I don't think it can be changed without your consent.
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      • #4
        I agree, this isn't enough lead time. Tell him you've already made other plans and have laid out money. If he's willing to reimburse you then you'll go, otherwise you won't.

        Why is it I see your manager whining and moaning about the lack of attendance later on, and all sorts of petty harassment coming your way soon afterwards?

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        • #5
          is he calling it a christmas party because I could see kicking up a fuss about being forced to go to a christmas party
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          • #6
            Seems wrong to be forced to attend a party. And four days notice at this time of year? Crazy.
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