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New OOW/No Studies requirements - Make No Sense!


Posted: May 23, 2014

Anyone else think that the new OOW/No Studies requirements make no sense? 

I had seen someone post them on here last week (but I'm sure they were taken down for posting "company information" or whatnot), and got them from my own manager shortly thereafter. 

The new requirements make no sense to me and sounds like a lot of hoops to jump through just to say "Hey! I'm out of work!"

So, after we send the initial e-mail, clock in and out, etc. (stand on one leg while touching our nose and reciting the national anthem), then wait an additional 15 minutes and send the second e-mail, if we aren't asking to flex, does that mean we're released for the day?

I'm so confused! And before you say contact my TSM, been there, done that. No help.

OOW - woo

[ In Reply To ..]
I did contact my TSM...told her I could not make any sense of what the new OOW protocol was...she said to keep doing what I am doing...basically ignore it..so that is exactly what I am doing.


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