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Swapboard coming soon... - JustMe


Posted: Nov 26, 2014

I just got word that they're going to be using the swapboard soon. Undecided Has anyone ever used that and can you tell me anything about it?  I'm just curious if it's going to be a good thing or a bad thing.  Thanks in advance for your help!

Good/Bad - fadingstar

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I've used it in the past. It can be good if you're looking to pick up extra hours. If you need an afternoon off and put your hours up there and no one takes them, you're out of luck and still have to work them.

No, that's not true. We have PTO & if we follow - sm

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those rules and put in to take off for an appointment or whatever, it's not up to us to find a replacement. If that were the case, we'd never be able to take off.

Yes, true - fadingstar

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I was simply saying that if you put your hours up there with the hope that someone takes them, and you don't asking for PTO or ask to flex your schedule, you will be disappointed. I thought that was implied, sorry.
Her is how it works for my HDSM, it is not too bad this way - Turkleton
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If we need to change our hours for an appointment we email the HDSM with the request for the day, hours missed and the reason. If she approves it, then we go to the swapboard to pick the hours we want to use to makeup the time. I like this option, because it does not always mean making up time on the weekend or late evening.


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