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am I the only one happy about the swap board? - MT2020

Posted: Apr 17, 2010

Why am I the only one happy about the swap board? I think its a great idea. Being able to swap and pick up hours. I am having a hard time understanding the who "You cannot claim this shift thing". One of the criteria is of it being over your hours. But overall, I think its gonna be good for swapping when your in a pinch.

Swap board - Liz

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I do not necessarily dispprove of the swap board but my CCM has just not explained adequately the purpose of it. As a part timer, I do see it as a great opportunity to pick up extra hours. On the other hand, are they expecting if we need ANY time off, other than PTO, we have to give up our shift in order to do it? Such as for doctor appts. (I thought we could take time without pay for doctors appts if we chose to), making up hours when their is no work, etc. I just wish someone would give us MTs an outline of how this swap board is to be used. Full timers can only pick up hours when OT is allowed. I just want questions answered about how it is to be used. If anyone out there has heard this from MQ or their CCM, Please share! ALSO, I am only seeing my hours posted for April, making it impossible for me to post a shift in May or June (and I may need some extra hours in June if not enough PTO).

Exactly - swamp board

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My schedule is only entered 1 week at a time, which does not give a lot of time to post a swap and wait for someone to pick it up.

If the CCMs would enter the schedules at least a month out, if not 2, it would be a lot easier to trade shifts.

I do agree that for part-timers it is easier to pick up extra hours, but in my service area, you are not supposed to pick up hours anyway (even if posted) unless there is a backlog. I do think that people are doing it anyway which is contributing to the issue of NJA.

The only way this will work correctly is if the CCMs get on the ball and inform everyone how to use it and enter schedules further out. Just my opinion.

I like it but SO FAR there have only been shifts - JUST ME

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that are impossible for me to take. Either in the middle of the night (12-1AM, and I have kids to get to school in the morning, so I can only do it on weekends), and one person has several 10-hour shifts on there! He/she really should have broken it up. I wish I knew who it was, I'd offer to take maybe 2 or 3 hours of their shift, but can't do 10.

I even emailed my CCM about it (find out who it is and ask them to split their shift) but no response. :(

No problems with swap board other than... - sm

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we can only use it for the current work week. That just doesn't cut it for me. They either need to give us the ability to post hours without our schedule showing OR start putting in the schedule in 1-3 months at a time.

So, if I know I'll need time off later in the month, I'll just end up using my PTO rather than post the time the week of and hope someone claims it.

I'd rather be able to save my PTO but that won't happen the way the swap board is setup right now.

Scheduling only 1 week ahead - is not realistic for most people/families--ccms ju

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so it isn't like it's a huge task for them. Once the template is made, they just click "insert" and even the PTO if approved in TW is transferred automatically. There must be some reason they are only doing 1 week out, hmmmmmm, certainly not for our benefit.

Swap Board - MT2020

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Well thankfully my CCM posts schedules out at least to the next pay period. It is impossible to use this is your CCM is only posting schedules for one week. That's ridiculous. I agree with everyone that they need to be more clear on this process. I am still concerned about it telling me I can't have the shift if I have already worked my hours. I should be able to use this board to work extra hours as well. I guess that's not really swapping then, is it? Oh well.

Swapping - MT96

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I can see shifts available for claiming 2 weeks out... or it could be per pay period, but right now I can see the next 2 full weeks. My problems are ... we have 4 areas in our BOB and we are only able to swap with our specific area within our BOB. Very rarely are their shift requests for my area. Also I have put shifts on their twice and no one has claimed. One of the times I really need the time off and just ended up emailing my sup and flexing my hours. I like the idea, but I don't think enough people are using it now to be an effective tool. Esepcially since I can't pick up any hours that I want to swap until my hours are claimed b/c I am full time.

Swap board questions... - typesuzietype

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Great for picking up hours for extra work. Simple. However, for listing hours/shifts, there are a lot of unanswered questions. What if you have a really important event or appointment or say you are out of town? What if no one picks up the whole or part of your shift if you break it up? What if you cannot be physically available to work your shift? Are ylu really expected to drop your plans to work? What about reservations for vacations, weddings, funerals, children's sporting events. You know, those special times that you just want to/have to be there and no one picks up your hours? What if you go and do what you are planning thinking you are covered and then someone changes their mind and "unclaims" that time shift? Are you stuck? What if you don't even know about it? What if we can't find make up hours on the board that fit in with our lifestyles and needs? I certainly don't want to take on a 10-hour shift if all I need is 4 hours to make up work. AND do we have to make up work if we get someone to cover our shift or are we "covered?" These are just a few answers floating around my head. It leaves me insecure about the "flexibility" of the swap board. CCM hasn't bothered to answer e-mails on this.

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