Job or college

LegacyUser

Basically my boss dropped a bombshell in an e-mail that he wants me to do the late shift in my job every third week and wants me to start doing on call with the rest of the team. There has been some brief discussion about me doing on call and I have done it once luckily wasn't called out. I'm not actually trained up on everything that would need to be known to deal properly with all the problems that can arise when on call, nor will I be. Apart from this there has never been any mention of me doing the late shift until this e-mail.

Here's the major problem though I am about to go in to my final year of a degree course which i've been studying in the evenings. It's not related to my job, so they don't know about it. Obviously this shift is going to mean i'll be missing college, which I can't afford to do. My boss said in the mail that we would have a chat about it etc, but then sends another mail saying any feedback within an hour of me seeing it and then corners me about it as soon as he gets the chance and I basically end up saying yeah sounds okay, i'll have a think about it.

I mentioned that i'm studying to an employee who I know from being a contractor of ours a few years ago but is now part of our company, though in a different office. This was on a night out and i'm now also wondering if he said something.

Don't know what advice people can offer, but needed to vent, my head is all over the place right now.

edellc

Why is it an issue if the other employee said something and I highly doubt they did and then your employer decided to pick on you to do these night shift, that just doesnt sound realistic

So Op you have a big choice to make, you can either leave your job, sign on taking up to 9wks for social to come through and therefore finish your final year in evening college while looking for a different day job

or

Do the night time shifts miss out on college that you have worked very hard for over the years and this is your final year :eek:

I know which one I would do - COLLEGE its a way better option and qualifies you for the long term, the only way I wouldnt do this is if my employment at the moment is something I enjoy, has long term prospects and a chance to get trained up on all the stuff you need to know if not then it would be see ya laterz

my two pence anyway

best of luck with the decision OP

peace and love x

LegacyUser

Sounds good in theory. But I have bills, rent, food, college fees etc to pay for. My savings won't stretch too far if i've to leave and go on the dole.

edellc

Well then u have made ur choice, and that's was just a rant ... Pity as u probably put a lot of effort into college and money and its all been for nothing

LegacyUser

Could you just explain to the boss that you're doing a college degree in the evenings?

If not, just throwing out some other ideas:
Is there any possibility of getting another part time job for the year? Or a loan? To cover your costs... possible to get a cheaper place to rent?

Mousewar

Are you afraid that your boss would have a go at you or fire you if he found out you're at college? Studying is definitely not something to be ashamed about.
If it were me, I'd tell him about college, that I'm in my final year and I'd appreciate a little slack this month as it's hugely important to me and I've already put in the hard slog the last few years. I don't think you have to apologise to him for being in college and if you did get the sense that he resents it I'd pitch the line I used to use.
I was working in a place a few years back and at the same time doing a college course unrelated to the job. I went for a promotion in my company and they asked me about my college work (which I didn't hide) and whether I was looking to change careers. I just told them that, given the current economic climate, I was trying to make myself as employable as possible should anything happen and that it didn't necessarily mean I was looking to get out of this place. Got the promotion.

LegacyUser

edellc wrote: »

Well then u have made ur choice, and that's was just a rant ... Pity as u probably put a lot of effort into college and money and its all been for nothing

Sorry your jumping to conclusions there. Maybe my title is a bit misleading, I have no intentions of leaving college, if I wanted to leave there wouldn't really be a problem would there?

Sleepy

Could you discuss it with your lecturers? You'd only be missing every third week so maybe they could facilitate you with their slides and email support for any questions you have related to those lectures you're missing? Obviously, it'll take discipline to study those yourself before heading into your night shifts but is it really going to be any harder than what you're currently doing?

I don't know what area you're studying but most students I know that studied full time barely made 50% of their lectures, never mind 66%.

edellc

Rockandahardplace wrote: »

Sorry your jumping to conclusions there. Maybe my title is a bit misleading, I have no intentions of leaving college, if I wanted to leave there wouldn't really be a problem would there?

No not jumping to any conclusion but if your not willing to talk to your boss and say no you cant do it, and if he isnt willing to accommodate you and you want to do this course then the only other option is leaving and finding a day time job or finding a job and then leaving... or else giving up college and as you said you are not giving up your job and your boss is putting you on nights well then your decision is made for you

LegacyUser

I didn't say once I wouldn't give up my job, I said it's not as simple and rosy as you make out.

edellc

no and life isnt simple and rosey but if you really want something then you make hard decisions and if your boss wont change your hours back then you are either going to miss a lot of college or have to give up your job and find another one or sign on and yes being broke it hard going but in this situation you seem to want your cake and to eat it and thats not what is happening so you have a big choice to make, speak to your boss see if he will change your hours back if not then you need to start sending our cv's

LegacyUser

I don't want my cake and eat it. I have started sending my CVs in the last two months which is why said its not that simple. I don't need you to tell me life is not simple. You are now saying that life not all rosey, yet that was what I was saying to you initially by your post you seem to think it's as simple as just go on the dole and sure another job will pop up, your kind of contradicting yourself.