"I work in a mid-size metallurgical laboratory, where I'm the go-to guy for night shift work, usually once every six to seven weeks. I have no problem with this and usually enjoy it. However, I have raised a request that management find someone to alternate with, since my personal circumstances have changed. They have promised they have been working on it for a year now, to no avail. Well, now we are in a busy period requiring nine consecutive weeks of night shift,"
"Dear Frustrated, It is unfair, and they are taking advantage of you. And you're right that extensive night-shift work is tough on your physical and mental health. You were right to ask management to spread the burden around. Now that the laboratory needs a night shift for nine weeks in a row, you have more leverage to insist that they find a solution, and quickly."
A laboratory employee who normally covers occasional night shifts requested management find an alternate due to changed personal circumstances. Management promised action for a year but failed. A busy period now requires nine consecutive weeks of night shifts, mostly assigned to the same employee, raising concerns about mental health, relationships, and sleep. The employee should restate limits, offer to help train a replacement, and escalate to higher management if ignored. If unable to avoid the shifts, the employee should negotiate additional vacation or overtime compensation and weigh job necessity against replacement risk.
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