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MetalRider

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(02/28/09 06:32:20)

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Well, my supervisor told me this week that I will almost certainly be going back to swing shift in the near future. I can't say I will mind. I had always wanted to try third shift, and if I was younger and single, I probably would like it better. That said, I miss being with Babs at night and she doesn't sleep well without me here.
I had a much easier time controlling my diabetes on swing shift and if I am off more than a day or two my sleep schedule start to revert to swing shift hours........I guess those 23 and a half years on swing shift made an impact on me, huh?

I don't know the exact date yet, but I suspect it should be rather soon. The only thing that MIGHT keep the change from occurring is if one guy decides he wants swing shift because of an ongoing problem with them getting overtime that is not being offered to us, but I doubt that he will change.

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...Where the oak and black-jack trees kiss the playful prairie breeze
In those Oklahoma hills where I was born...

from the folk song "Oklahoma Hills" by Woody & Jack Guthrie

Last Edited By: MetalRider 05/20/09 20:47:55. Edited 1 time.

jennlb30

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(02/28/09 12:16:54)

You get paid more though, right?

Mom to be due May 11, it's a BOY!

MetalRider

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(02/28/09 19:29:17)

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Yeah, third shift gets paid more.......swing shift gets a 7.5% bonus while third shift gets 10%, and on Sunday night/Monday morning third shift gets an extra 20% for that eight hours. Since seeing a non-profit credit counseling service free to all, we have gotten our damn credit card payments down to reasonable levels and we can easily let that extra bonus go. The debt management plan was figured with my old pay rate, and with the recent raise, we should break close to even with where we would have been if I had never gone third shift.
I'm just happy all the way around.

Quote:
...Where the oak and black-jack trees kiss the playful prairie breeze
In those Oklahoma hills where I was born...

from the folk song "Oklahoma Hills" by Woody & Jack Guthrie

MetalRider

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(03/20/09 13:48:44)

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Well shit.....I thought I was gonna get to go back to swing shift. Doesn't look like it now. One of my fellow inspectors on third shift got into a pissing contest with our "flight chief" over certification. They wanted him to re-certify on a particular engine, and he didn't want to so they speedily pulled him off of third shift and stuck him on day shift (where he will be forced to work on that engine) as a punishment.
They do know I want back on swing shift, but unless somebody else volunteers to come on third to take my place, I will stay on third. Even if somebody else does volunteer, there will still be certification problems, as I am not certified on enough engines yet to be able to take up the slack produced by anybody who might come off of swing shift. Screwed up mess brewing here over a matter of principles. From what I have seen since hiring on........typical Air Force BS.

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...Where the oak and black-jack trees kiss the playful prairie breeze
In those Oklahoma hills where I was born...

from the folk song "Oklahoma Hills" by Woody & Jack Guthrie

MetalRider

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(04/01/09 18:19:38)

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Still swingin' in the breeze on this. The guy they forced to day shift says he is being told they are going to put him back on third shift and put me on swing now, but I have heard nothing from anybody but him about this. I just wish they would shit or get off the pot and let us know what the hell they are going to do one way or the other.

Quote:
...Where the oak and black-jack trees kiss the playful prairie breeze
In those Oklahoma hills where I was born...

from the folk song "Oklahoma Hills" by Woody & Jack Guthrie

Firedragon1026

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(04/02/09 17:46:19)

~The Black Wizard~

I'm so used to working the swing shift. Anything else screws with my sleep.

jennlb30

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(04/06/09 22:04:31)

Get used to it, Trav. You're about to be a dad!

Mom to be due May 11, it's a BOY!

MetalRider

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(05/20/09 15:43:24)

~StormRider
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Finally!
I am set to go back to swing shift on the 1st of June!!!!!!!
Took some doing though.........my asshole management had been dragging their feet, telling me they were trying to get me on second shift, but thta it would take time........then this week I found out the guy they yanked off of third shift (thus causing the whole problem with me changing shifts) had asked to go to swing shift from day shift and was told he could ON THE SAME DAY he asked which would have been taking the only slot for me. Needless to say, I was very pissed and expressed my anger quite clearly to my supervisor and he finally got through to the numb nuts second level supervision that the other guy would be just as happy coming back to third shift and letting me get off of third.......after basically having to beat that fact into him, he finally stepped out of the picture and let the supervisors involved settle it between themselves.
Anyway, I should be getting back into my normal, long accustomed routine and schedule then and will be here more!!!!!

Quote:
...Where the oak and black-jack trees kiss the playful prairie breeze
In those Oklahoma hills where I was born...

from the folk song "Oklahoma Hills" by Woody & Jack Guthrie

Rockangel1

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(05/21/09 19:39:54)

~Keep Mistress~

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Congrats Steve. Hopefully it was worth the wait. And I know Babs will love having you home again.

I'm surprisingly swamped with actual paid commissions this month. And I have to finish before July as I am definitely headed out to DC for a while. But I've hardly had time to breath with the kids, work, the house, and personal stuff I don't even know what to do. I'm staying tired.

But the money is unbelievably sweet this time of year. LOL

Miss you. Hugs to Babs and Cocoa!!

Run For The Hills
We're Both Sinners And Saints

MetalRider

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(05/22/09 06:49:00)

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Sunnavabitch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The cock sucking, possibly inbred little mother fucker who proposed the 3 person shift swap backed out of the deal overnight and now says he wants to stay on swing shift..........God, I would love to run into him out in the real world right about now......however, the line from the old Phil Collins song "In The Air Tonight" that goes "Well, if you told me you were drowning, I would not lend a hand" is running through my head non-stop right now and I guarantee you if I EVER get a chance to backstab this little SOB I will do so quite joyously and fervently. He has shown the worth of his word in a deal and it ain't worth spit.
Pardon me while I go destroy something........................

Hi back at ya Tara...........sorry I'm in such a foul mood. Treacherous litle snakes have a havit of making me that way.
Other than being furious as all hell, I'm okay......Babs abd Cocoa are fine as well. I'lkl send ya an e-mail later this weekend.

Quote:
...Where the oak and black-jack trees kiss the playful prairie breeze
In those Oklahoma hills where I was born...

from the folk song "Oklahoma Hills" by Woody & Jack Guthrie

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