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Aaaand another meeting almost missed. Update #25 #29 Last update
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By: Nikko-chan Date: April 13, 2020, 9:33 pm
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So, I work from home. And because of Covid-19 a bunch of us (not
me thankfully!) are laid off temporarily. What this means is
meetings to let people know about a bill that was passed in my
state to get funding to our company to people who were laid off.
This is money that is not unemployment but a supplement to that
unemployment.
The meetings about this are usually at 10:30 AM. I start at two
PM. The first meeting, our boss sent a message on discord on
Saturday about the meeting. There's only about 5-10 people
working on a Saturday, most of our contracts are Monday thru
Friday. Apparently the boss sent another message on discord on
Good Friday, but I was off because the site I work was off.
Today I wake up to a text message from a coworker 'Hey, we're
having a meeting now.'
Thankfully my computer was already up so I signed in to my work
discord and into the meeting. I managed to get the gist of it.
Same information basically as last time.
If not for my coworker, I would have missed the meeting. Again.
I apologized to my boss for missing the beginning of the
meeting, and after it concluded signed off, as I'm not even at
work yet. I really feel there is a better way they can handle
these meetings. Sure, have them on discord, but contact us a few
days beforehand so everyone knows.
Is there any way I can bring up to my boss that unfortunately I
am not getting the info in a timely manner about the meetings
because I work afternoon shift? How would I word that?
Or should i log in to work on weekends and holidays to make sure
their aren't any missed messages?
#Post#: 50253--------------------------------------------------
Re: Aaaand another meeting almost missed.
By: TootsNYC Date: April 14, 2020, 11:34 am
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"Hey, boss, I haven't been getting the info about these meetings
because it's being sent while I'm not at work. Us
afternoon-shift people aren't online when these are sent out,
and the messages aren't going out early enough so that we can
hear about it in time to be sure we're there.
"And of course, if the meeting is in the morning, we have to log
in when we're not officially working.*
"I can't be the only afternoon-shift person with this problem.
Is there a way this can be organized so we can all get the
info?"
*in the US, if you were a non-exempt/hourly worker, you'd need
to be paid for attending that meeting; maybe if it wasn't
mandatory, you wouldn't have to, but it could be a problem.
#Post#: 50254--------------------------------------------------
Re: Aaaand another meeting almost missed.
By: QueenFaninCA Date: April 14, 2020, 11:55 am
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I'd send boss an email:
Hi boss (or whatever greeting you usually use),
if my attendance at a meeting is expected for a meeting outside
of my usual work hours, you need to notify me about the meeting
during my work hours, not after them if the meeting is before my
next scheduled work hours.
Thank you
Nikko-chan
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Re: Aaaand another meeting almost missed.
By: TootsNYC Date: April 14, 2020, 11:56 am
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that's a little blunt.
#Post#: 50257--------------------------------------------------
Re: Aaaand another meeting almost missed.
By: Chez Miriam Date: April 14, 2020, 12:01 pm
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[quote author=QueenFaninCA link=topic=1680.msg50254#msg50254
date=1586883321]
I'd send boss an email:
Hi boss (or whatever greeting you usually use),
if my attendance at a meeting is expected for a meeting outside
of my usual work hours, you need to notify me about the meeting
during my work hours, not after them if the meeting is before my
next scheduled work hours.
Thank you
Nikko-chan
[/quote]
You could add: "or please notify me/those of us who work
alternative shifts by <X means>* at other times.
I don't know what Discord is, but it sounds as though it doesn't
save any messages whilst you are not logged on? My husband uses
some different meeting platform, but his conferences are always
arranged a) several days to a week in advance, and b) everyone
receives an email telling them when to join the conference.
* Email, text, [s]carrier pigeon[/s], whatever works
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Re: Aaaand another meeting almost missed.
By: Nikko-chan Date: April 14, 2020, 1:45 pm
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[quote author=Chez Miriam link=topic=1680.msg50257#msg50257
date=1586883697]
[quote author=QueenFaninCA link=topic=1680.msg50254#msg50254
date=1586883321]
I'd send boss an email:
Hi boss (or whatever greeting you usually use),
if my attendance at a meeting is expected for a meeting outside
of my usual work hours, you need to notify me about the meeting
during my work hours, not after them if the meeting is before my
next scheduled work hours.
Thank you
Nikko-chan
[/quote]
You could add: "or please notify me/those of us who work
alternative shifts by <X means>* at other times.
I don't know what Discord is, but it sounds as though it doesn't
save any messages whilst you are not logged on? My husband uses
some different meeting platform, but his conferences are always
arranged a) several days to a week in advance, and b) everyone
receives an email telling them when to join the conference.
* Email, text, [s]carrier pigeon[/s], whatever works
[/quote]
Discord is a chat platform originally for gamers. You create a
chat, add people, talk through text or voice.
And thank you all for your suggestions so far! It's not only
me, either. Apparently we had like 4 people that had to be
contacted for this meeting.
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Re: Aaaand another meeting almost missed.
By: JeanFromBNA Date: April 14, 2020, 2:14 pm
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[quote author=QueenFaninCA link=topic=1680.msg50254#msg50254
date=1586883321]
I'd send boss an email:
Hi boss (or whatever greeting you usually use),
if my attendance at a meeting is expected for a meeting outside
of my usual work hours, you need to notify me about the meeting
during my work hours, not after them if the meeting is before my
next scheduled work hours.
Thank you
Nikko-chan
[/quote]
That email would be a good way to get yourself bumped up on the
list for the next round of permanent layoffs.
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Re: Aaaand another meeting almost missed.
By: JeanFromBNA Date: April 14, 2020, 2:17 pm
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[quote author=Nikko-chan link=topic=1680.msg50209#msg50209
date=1586831638]
Or should i log in to work on weekends and holidays to make sure
their aren't any missed messages?
[/quote]
Yes. Log in Sunday night until they sort this out. Employers
are struggling with communication, too.
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Re: Aaaand another meeting almost missed.
By: TootsNYC Date: April 14, 2020, 2:54 pm
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[quote author=Nikko-chan link=topic=1680.msg50266#msg50266
date=1586889935]
And thank you all for your suggestions so far! It's not only
me, either. Apparently we had like 4 people that had to be
contacted for this meeting.
[/quote]
Phrase it as a helpful piece of information you are giving
him--something he hadn't really thought about, but that you
observed and are alerting him to.
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Re: Aaaand another meeting almost missed.
By: katiekat2009 Date: April 14, 2020, 6:55 pm
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I read a letter in Ask A Manager that was similar. Why are you
working for a company that laid you off? You need a guarantee in
writing that they will hire you back. Otherwise, I wouldn't do
work for them.
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