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Swap Board....back? By popular demand? - kcmt

Posted: Apr 06, 2015

Apparently, my team (lucky us) has been selected to participate in a pilot to bring back the Swap Board. If my memory serves me correctly, it was a ginormous disaster the last time they tried to force it upon us. This on top of the back log of work, mandatory overtime and switching accounts? Really? Am I in the Twilight Zone?

ugh...first resume sent last week...more to follow for sure.

Maybe they're going to get rid of the "schedulers" - sm

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since that would fall under what little they do.

Sounds like they are resurrecting old failures - thinking no one remembers

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Perhaps you are thinking of lockdown, which they did try in the North about 6 years ago and was an absolute disaster. They actually locked people out of the system until 15 minutes before your shift and locked it down at the end of your shift so you finish those last reports and not go over.

There were so many problems when we ran into NJA or when they needed OT because the manager had to manually add hour increments on the swap board. Otherwise we were locked out of the system.

Our POD is using the swap board, only if allowed of course, to pick up different shifts when we have to miss for doctor appointment or other things. So if that is what your group is doing you should be okay. However, if they are bringing lockdown back I would run as fast as you can.

Swab board - Mountainwoman

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We have been using the swab board for about 3 months now. They have put shifts in increments of 30 minutes, and we were told we could pick up shifts up to 8 hours OT without approval. I've never seen anyone put up their shift for someone to pick up their times though.

what the - huh?

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i was reading this thread, having no idea what a swab board is, and i just opened my email, and it says BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!! what?? i haven't read it yet, but i can't even get my line count above 130 with all the new everything they keep sending my way and now something else new? i give up.

Our team was "selected" to participate as pilot about - 2-3 weeks ago for swap board.

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Our team has had the swap board back for - sm

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a while now. Not too bad but don't use it very often. Hours available to choose from aren't the greatest but our TSA would work with us on that. She's great. Don't panic. No biggie.

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