After being in a temporary position for nearly 1.5 years, I will finally be moving to full time. It's been a strange time here, as 5 months after I started, I was forced out by a labour dispute. I worked at Future Shop for a couple of months while wondering if the temporary employees (like me) would have jobs to return to.
Turned out that we WERE hired back; only I returned to a very different working environment. Anyone who said that things will go back to normal after a short time were very much mistaken. Still to this day, there are whispers and enduendos. Where I work is about half and half those who crossed and those who didn't. They pretty much get along because they HAVE TO. One particular coworker does not agree that temps should have stayed out during the dispute, so I am treated like garbage in her eyes. It makes for a very uncomfortable work environment.
My manager has been 'looking into' making me full time for about 8 months now. I advised him 5 months ago that I would be looking for full time within the company and may bid out from under him. That has now happened and I will be starting soon as a full time employee under a new manager. That's where the fun now starts and the reason for this blog.
My manager doesn't want to lose me. He is also worried that the 3 other temps under him will try to bid out now as well. He refused to release me on the required date to my new manager and I don't actually become full time until he does. I also found out that the new contract we negotiated last year allows for a delay of up to 60 days for a release, so I can't put in a grievance with the union. Instead, I sit here at my desk and wait (while I work). A couple days after I got offered the full time position, my manager FINALLY posted a full time job in my current field so that the other 3 temps can become full time. I guess I just opened the door for them.
I hope I get released soon. I am really looking forward to my new job...and to full time benefits.
4 comments:
Ya for you for getting on full-time!!! I guess now the key word for you to focus on is patience which hopefully will make the new job even sweeter.
Interesting, Rodney. Quite the predicament. Maybe you can share your benefits with the rest of us once you move up!
For those who are interested, I was given a release date. My last day on the rack will be the 29th of September and my first day at Voice test will be October 10th.
Pop the cork buddy! No more negative and unproductive co-workers.
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