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Mandatory OT on days off expected?? - Tired MT


Posted: Mar 19, 2015

I don't want to open any can of worms, but does the now 2 hours of mandatory OT need to be done on our days off???  I'm off and Fridays and Saturdays, don't want to email to find out, would rather play dumb.

Not in my Pod - at least not that ive been told

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I would think an hour each day and 2 hours each day off is a little excessive when all regions are low. Must be on strike in India or something, hey?

No. Only if you need to "make up" OT - dnr

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Oh great for me (NOT). Everyone scheduled during the weekdays has created NJA for me. My entire shift is the end of the week and weekend.

Just ignore OT if you can't do it or it is a hardship is my philosophy. I figure they will have to give me at least 1 warning if they decide to enforce OT.

I am notmaking up OT - Mt

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I was willing to do my hour..not my fault there was no work.

I agree, make up OT, how ridiculous! - sm

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The idea is absurd! I'm in the POD that now has to do two mandatory hours on Friday and Saturday due to the high volume we are expecting (but have yet to see). I believe it was that email, or possibly the one before, stating that we were expected to fulfill our mandatory OT, and at the bottom of the email she stated if we ran out of work to check back later in the day. How asinine is that?! Oh yeah, ends the email with have lovely day, or wonderful day. Yeah right, I got your "lovely day" right here!


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