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The manufacturing company I work for is $1 million behind and we're working 60 hours a week Monday-Saturday because of it. Now, I just found out that that dumb asses in charge are bringing more work from one of their other facilities. Makes a lot of sense doesn't it? My social life is already destroyed because of this dump and the idiot management I work for. I can't go anywhere or doing anything, I can't date and I can't have any hobbies because I practically live in that place. I put out dozens of applications a week and I never get bite from anybody so that makes it worse. I kinda feel like a slave.

ebake02 wrote:The manufacturing company I work for is $1 million behind and we're working 60 hours a week Monday-Saturday because of it. Now, I just found out that that dumb asses in charge are bringing more work from one of their other facilities. Makes a lot of sense doesn't it? My social life is already destroyed because of this dump and the idiot management I work for. I can't go anywhere or doing anything, I can't date and I can't have any hobbies because I practically live in that place. I put out dozens of applications a week and I never get bite from anybody so that makes it worse. I kinda feel like a slave.

I worked for a company that lost a BILLION dollars a month....roll that around on your tongue a couple of times....

Anyhow, sorry to hear about your situation....I've put in a plethora of apps....the job frontier just plain sucks right now.....

Are you forced to always work the overtime?

ebake02 wrote:The manufacturing company I work for is $1 million behind and we're working 60 hours a week Monday-Saturday because of it. Now, I just found out that that dumb asses in charge are bringing more work from one of their other facilities. Makes a lot of sense doesn't it? My social life is already destroyed because of this dump and the idiot management I work for. I can't go anywhere or doing anything, I can't date and I can't have any hobbies because I practically live in that place. I put out dozens of applications a week and I never get bite from anybody so that makes it worse. I kinda feel like a slave.

Join the club my friend only on the application part.

conversationpc wrote:Are you forced to always work the overtime?

Pretty much, all the overtime is mandatory. The only way to get out it is to use vacation or personal day or call off and take an unexcused absence. That parts bugs me, taking a vacation day for a day we're not supposed to be there anyway.

I understand your frustration but it's kinda bold to be complaining about getting paid for 60 hours every week when there is plenty of people that would kill for maybe 20 or 30 hours...or anything. Bank the extra cash you are making and look at the positive side of it. You never know if your job could go away in an instant and then you'd be glad you were getting all of that extra pay.

Friends of mine are working 50-60 hrs. a week and loving it. But they are getting paid nicely too. They are heavy machine operators (backhoes, etc.) and don't work year round for the most part. I'd hate 60 hrs per week if that was all of the time but not just to catch up. My guy has been off (other than 2 weeks here and there) for 5 months and he's thinking about leaving his current employer for a steady job. (He labors for a living) Over the last few yrs. the work has dwindled down to nothing for him and his co-workers so they started going elsewhere. (Partly the company's fault, long story) Anyway, that's my 2 cents. Lot of people out there need 60 hrs a week though. Hang in there and be thankful you have a job to complain about.

ebake02 wrote:

conversationpc wrote:Are you forced to always work the overtime?

Pretty much, all the overtime is mandatory. The only way to get out it is to use vacation or personal day or call off and take an unexcused absence. That parts bugs me, taking a vacation day for a day we're not supposed to be there anyway.

That sounds illegal to me unless you're salaried.

KenTheDude wrote:I understand your frustration but it's kinda bold to be complaining about getting paid for 60 hours every week when there is plenty of people that would kill for maybe 20 or 30 hours...or anything. Bank the extra cash you are making and look at the positive side of it. You never know if your job could go away in an instant and then you'd be glad you were getting all of that extra pay.

Sorry to hear this. But thank God you have a job even if it is for 60hours right now.Their are so many people out looking for a job and can't find one at all.Take the exta money and save it just is case something was to happen.

Suzanne wrote:Friends of mine are working 50-60 hrs. a week and loving it. But they are getting paid nicely too. They are heavy machine operators (backhoes, etc.) and don't work year round for the most part. I'd hate 60 hrs per week if that was all of the time but not just to catch up. My guy has been off (other than 2 weeks here and there) for 5 months and he's thinking about leaving his current employer for a steady job. (He labors for a living) Over the last few yrs. the work has dwindled down to nothing for him and his co-workers so they started going elsewhere. (Partly the company's fault, long story) Anyway, that's my 2 cents. Lot of people out there need 60 hrs a week though. Hang in there and be thankful you have a job to complain about.

Amen sister, i'd get a circumcision if it meant i could get a full time job with 60+hrs.

I work upwards of 70-80 hours nearly every week. I work a full-time job and go to grad school full time. I'd kill to have a 50 hour week. So, I understand it sucks sometimes... I certainly don't have the time to date (if I had a prior meaningful relationshp whre I had a chance to know the person already, then maybe...), I have some time for friends and family on the weekend, but other than that, not much other time.

But, with that being said, I'm paying my dues. Like others have said, be thankful to have the opportunity to work like you do. I think most of us as Americans could use some tough love like this, some tough paying our dues again at work in this manner, to remind us of where we come from. Back in the day, people probably laughed and rejoiced at the notion of a 40 hour work week. I don't know how old you are and you certainly aren't obligated to share, but particularly if you're younger, you really shouldn't be complaining. Part of the reason we've gotten into the mess we have is because things were handed out too easily to the people coming of career age in the 80s. Too much undeserved wealth too soon.

I certainly don't hope unemployment hovers around where it's at. But, if anything good comes out of this crash, I certainly hope people get back to paying their dues and working their asses off without complaining about it.

conversationpc wrote:

ebake02 wrote:

conversationpc wrote:Are you forced to always work the overtime?

Pretty much, all the overtime is mandatory. The only way to get out it is to use vacation or personal day or call off and take an unexcused absence. That parts bugs me, taking a vacation day for a day we're not supposed to be there anyway.

That sounds illegal to me unless you're salaried.

gosh that almost sounds pro union, dave.

sorry your having a rough go ebake. i hope you are able to get some needed r and r.

Thenightbull wrote:

Suzanne wrote:Friends of mine are working 50-60 hrs. a week and loving it. But they are getting paid nicely too. They are heavy machine operators (backhoes, etc.) and don't work year round for the most part. I'd hate 60 hrs per week if that was all of the time but not just to catch up. My guy has been off (other than 2 weeks here and there) for 5 months and he's thinking about leaving his current employer for a steady job. (He labors for a living) Over the last few yrs. the work has dwindled down to nothing for him and his co-workers so they started going elsewhere. (Partly the company's fault, long story) Anyway, that's my 2 cents. Lot of people out there need 60 hrs a week though. Hang in there and be thankful you have a job to complain about.

Amen sister, i'd get a circumcision if it meant i could get a full time job with 60+hrs.

For $9 an hour? 60 hours a week at the pay rate doesn't very far when your student loans are $400 a month. I still can't afford an apartment so I'm stuck at home.

Lula wrote:

conversationpc wrote:

ebake02 wrote:

conversationpc wrote:Are you forced to always work the overtime?

Pretty much, all the overtime is mandatory. The only way to get out it is to use vacation or personal day or call off and take an unexcused absence. That parts bugs me, taking a vacation day for a day we're not supposed to be there anyway.

That sounds illegal to me unless you're salaried.

gosh that almost sounds pro union, dave.

Nothing inherently wrong with unions. In fact, we owe a lot of our prosperity to them. They made it possible for the average joe to go to work and make a living wage for him and his family and curbed intolerable abuses.

Nowadays, like most other initially well-conceived and even well-executed institutions, they are totally corrupt, useless, and a detritus on most of the major sectors of our economy. The constant abuses of the system by the union employees and bosses alike, as well as the companies' caving to their absurd demands time and time again, combined to ruin the manufacturing, auto, and hell, even some pro sports industries. Just look at what a joke MLB has become, for example.

Babyblue wrote:

KenTheDude wrote:I understand your frustration but it's kinda bold to be complaining about getting paid for 60 hours every week when there is plenty of people that would kill for maybe 20 or 30 hours...or anything. Bank the extra cash you are making and look at the positive side of it. You never know if your job could go away in an instant and then you'd be glad you were getting all of that extra pay.

Sorry to hear this. But thank God you have a job even if it is for 60hours right now.Their are so many people out looking for a job and can't find one at all.Take the exta money and save it just is case something was to happen.

absolutely. Ebake needs to look at the glass as half full, not half empty and hang in there until the hours let up hopefully sooner rather than later. I have so many friends or friend's or family's husbands out of work and have not been able to get another job for up to a year or over. The few jobs out there have so many applicants it's crazy. The toll it takes emotionally and financially is rough.

ebake02 wrote:

Thenightbull wrote:

Suzanne wrote:Friends of mine are working 50-60 hrs. a week and loving it. But they are getting paid nicely too. They are heavy machine operators (backhoes, etc.) and don't work year round for the most part. I'd hate 60 hrs per week if that was all of the time but not just to catch up. My guy has been off (other than 2 weeks here and there) for 5 months and he's thinking about leaving his current employer for a steady job. (He labors for a living) Over the last few yrs. the work has dwindled down to nothing for him and his co-workers so they started going elsewhere. (Partly the company's fault, long story) Anyway, that's my 2 cents. Lot of people out there need 60 hrs a week though. Hang in there and be thankful you have a job to complain about.

Amen sister, i'd get a circumcision if it meant i could get a full time job with 60+hrs.

For $9 an hour? 60 hours a week at the pay rate doesn't very far when your student loans are $400 a month. I still can't afford an apartment so I'm stuck at home.

Hey i'll take anything i can get at this point if it meant my mom could work less and not die wolly world

Join the Peace Corp. You can get your student loans deferred and come out of it a more worldly person. You also get to spruce up your resume, leave the shit hole town you're in and score some foreign trim.

Ehwmatt wrote:

Lula wrote:

conversationpc wrote:

ebake02 wrote:

conversationpc wrote:Are you forced to always work the overtime?

Pretty much, all the overtime is mandatory. The only way to get out it is to use vacation or personal day or call off and take an unexcused absence. That parts bugs me, taking a vacation day for a day we're not supposed to be there anyway.

That sounds illegal to me unless you're salaried.

gosh that almost sounds pro union, dave.

Nothing inherently wrong with unions. In fact, we owe a lot of our prosperity to them. They made it possible for the average joe to go to work and make a living wage for him and his family and curbed intolerable abuses.

Nowadays, like most other initially well-conceived and even well-executed institutions, they are totally corrupt, useless, and a detritus on most of the major sectors of our economy. The constant abuses of the system by the union employees and bosses alike, as well as the companies' caving to their absurd demands time and time again, combined to ruin the manufacturing, auto, and hell, even some pro sports industries. Just look at what a joke MLB has become, for example.

Have you checked lately to see who's running the Teamsters?
James Hoffa Jr., that's who. Nothing like continuing the legacy.
I wonder if he'll disappear too and we can have 'Hoffa' part 2?

Wow, i haven't had to work a 40 hr week in over 10 yrs, sorry to see so many struggling out there.My motto has always been make the most amount of money spending the least amount of time at your job.
hey just for everyones info ,if your looking for jobs i hear UPS is hiring(i have heard its hard to get in but the benefits are supposed to be very good)

ebake02 wrote:

Thenightbull wrote:

Suzanne wrote:Friends of mine are working 50-60 hrs. a week and loving it. But they are getting paid nicely too. They are heavy machine operators (backhoes, etc.) and don't work year round for the most part. I'd hate 60 hrs per week if that was all of the time but not just to catch up. My guy has been off (other than 2 weeks here and there) for 5 months and he's thinking about leaving his current employer for a steady job. (He labors for a living) Over the last few yrs. the work has dwindled down to nothing for him and his co-workers so they started going elsewhere. (Partly the company's fault, long story) Anyway, that's my 2 cents. Lot of people out there need 60 hrs a week though. Hang in there and be thankful you have a job to complain about.

Amen sister, i'd get a circumcision if it meant i could get a full time job with 60+hrs.

For $9 an hour? 60 hours a week at the pay rate doesn't very far when your student loans are $400 a month. I still can't afford an apartment so I'm stuck at home.

I'm Canadian, so I don't know your labour laws, but don't they have to pay you overtime (in BC it's time and a half) for every hour worked above 40 hours in a 7 day work period?

I understand how it sucks to be working 60 hours a week in a job you don't like, but you could be in the unemployment lines, praying for a job just to keep your head above water. Living with your mom is a mixed blessing, but it allows you to save on rent (and probably food) and put the extra money into savings or pay off your loan sooner. I would bank the money from the extra 20 hours per week and not touch it for anything. As long as you are working, you can build up a nest egg and have options. Just the feeling of knowing you have the resources to quit if it becomes unbearable will give you a surprising sense of freedom and likely make it more bearable. If you lose your job, you won't be in a desperate position while you look for another and it sounds like you are in a tough job market too. It may be over before you know it, so hang in there!

ebake02 wrote:

conversationpc wrote:Are you forced to always work the overtime?

Pretty much, all the overtime is mandatory. The only way to get out it is to use vacation or personal day or call off and take an unexcused absence. That parts bugs me, taking a vacation day for a day we're not supposed to be there anyway.

Yeah, I don't understand that "mandatory overtime" stuff. I always thought that there were laws about getting paid for working more than 40 hours per week. One summer when I was in school, I worked 8:30 to 5 as an administrative assistant in hospital administration, then at the Post Office 6 pm to 2:30 am 6 days per week, and they had occasional mandatory overtime for 1-2 hours, so some nights I would get 2 hours of sleep, then have to do the whole thing over. Turned out, it wasn't worth it. I probably made $3000 for the whole summer and still had to borrow $ for tuition. And had a really crappy summer to boot.

I agree with Matt that most of us have to "pay our dues" early in our careers. In this day and age, you may not get rewarded financially, and/or be happy, with 40 hours per week at an hourly wage. It all depends on what you want from life. I thought I read somewhere that over 50 hours per week was "average" for full time workers.

ebake02 wrote:The manufacturing company I work for is $1 million behind and we're working 60 hours a week Monday-Saturday because of it. Now, I just found out that that dumb asses in charge are bringing more work from one of their other facilities. Makes a lot of sense doesn't it? My social life is already destroyed because of this dump and the idiot management I work for. I can't go anywhere or doing anything, I can't date and I can't have any hobbies because I practically live in that place. I put out dozens of applications a week and I never get bite from anybody so that makes it worse. I kinda feel like a slave.

Sounds like the place is on the verge of going under. Get your resume out there. Or you can always get your Easy Bake Oven out and start baking cookies for a bake sale.

P.S. - Are you in Mexico? I didn't realize there were any manufacturing plants left in the USA.

ebake02 wrote:The manufacturing company I work for is $1 million behind and we're working 60 hours a week Monday-Saturday because of it. Now, I just found out that that dumb asses in charge are bringing more work from one of their other facilities. Makes a lot of sense doesn't it? My social life is already destroyed because of this dump and the idiot management I work for. I can't go anywhere or doing anything, I can't date and I can't have any hobbies because I practically live in that place. I put out dozens of applications a week and I never get bite from anybody so that makes it worse. I kinda feel like a slave.

"Slave"... Join the club, kid! Kidding, okay, seriously, lots of us in this country are slaves working hard for barely enough money to survive while bankers get fat raises! Don't get me started! Anywhoo....

ebake02, you have the right to vent, no doubt. But, if you'll accept my big-boobied, nappy-haired opinion...

If you are living at home save your money for either your loans or for a place of your own. Being an adult child at home can be stressful, but it is better to have the comfort of familial love and attention than to deal with the stress of living with those who slack off on rent and cause drama, blah. And if you feel your current job is stressing you out and not allowing you social time, continue to look for another, but think as positively as you can.

I am an old naysayer, but the older I get the more I realize negative thinking only brings on negative things. Think positive even when negativity sets in, try to imagine you WILL find a better job or at least one that will offer you some free time, imagine your apartment, etc. Think hard about the things you want to bring them closer to you, kind of like psyching yourself into things. It does work. However...BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR! I have always hated working a 9 to 5 when I could be doing artistic things. I complained and whined that I did not have enough time to write and now, I CURRENTLY HAVE ALL THE DAMNED TIME IN THE WORLD! Get my point?

Hang in there, but keep your glass half full and see how that works. MBPL

Voyager wrote:

ebake02 wrote:The manufacturing company I work for is $1 million behind and we're working 60 hours a week Monday-Saturday because of it. Now, I just found out that that dumb asses in charge are bringing more work from one of their other facilities. Makes a lot of sense doesn't it? My social life is already destroyed because of this dump and the idiot management I work for. I can't go anywhere or doing anything, I can't date and I can't have any hobbies because I practically live in that place. I put out dozens of applications a week and I never get bite from anybody so that makes it worse. I kinda feel like a slave.

Sounds like the place is on the verge of going under. Get your resume out there. Or you can always get your Easy Bake Oven out and start baking cookies for a bake sale.

P.S. - Are you in Mexico? I didn't realize there were any manufacturing plants left in the USA.

Their problem is piss poor management. They freaked when the economy went down the toilet and kept their inventory as low as possible to save money, now their losing ground to their competitors because they kept their inventory. Now their customers are going to the competition because they have large stockpiles of the products they need and my employer is losing money because of it.