More tidbits about my job.
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akujunkanI was recently chastised by the boss for coming in to work "late." (Where "late" = "five minutes before the start of my shift.) Apparently employees are now required to come in ten minutes before the shift officially starts...although this begs the question of why they don't just have the shift start from the time they want you there. Telling me my shift starts at 1:00 when I have to be there at 12:50 is not going to fool me.
In other Violation of Labor Law news, we were recently told that employees who work the closing shift will not receive overtime when we stay past the end of the shift (in principle, this works out to anywhere from 40 minutes to one hour after we're officially "off the clock"). The reason? Because, our break periods are not deducted from hour working hours in return. This begs the question about how breaks are handled for the people who clock out before close but still receive the same break periods, or people like me, whose shifts are set up in such a way that we don't receive any breaks. Until I receive a satisfactory answer (hah!) I have resolved to count my transportation allowance toward my overtime, and ride my bike to work the appropriate amount of days to make up the difference.
In more amusing news, the Boss Boss came up to me with a couple of pairs of long johns in his hands. (Incidentally, we sell these second-hand long johns for about $15 a pair.) "AJK-san," he said with a half-embarrassed, half-exasperated expression. "What do Americans use these for?"
"Oh," I said, somewhat taken aback. "Pajamas, or, uh, for when it's cold outside."
So there you have it, folks. Used long johns, retailing at $15 a pair because the boss didn't know what they were for.
On another amusing note, women's nighties are tagged as "fairy one piece"s and sold with the dresses.
Oh, Japan.
That will be all.
In other Violation of Labor Law news, we were recently told that employees who work the closing shift will not receive overtime when we stay past the end of the shift (in principle, this works out to anywhere from 40 minutes to one hour after we're officially "off the clock"). The reason? Because, our break periods are not deducted from hour working hours in return. This begs the question about how breaks are handled for the people who clock out before close but still receive the same break periods, or people like me, whose shifts are set up in such a way that we don't receive any breaks. Until I receive a satisfactory answer (hah!) I have resolved to count my transportation allowance toward my overtime, and ride my bike to work the appropriate amount of days to make up the difference.
In more amusing news, the Boss Boss came up to me with a couple of pairs of long johns in his hands. (Incidentally, we sell these second-hand long johns for about $15 a pair.) "AJK-san," he said with a half-embarrassed, half-exasperated expression. "What do Americans use these for?"
"Oh," I said, somewhat taken aback. "Pajamas, or, uh, for when it's cold outside."
So there you have it, folks. Used long johns, retailing at $15 a pair because the boss didn't know what they were for.
On another amusing note, women's nighties are tagged as "fairy one piece"s and sold with the dresses.
Oh, Japan.
That will be all.
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on 2009-08-03 01:58 pm (UTC)el-oh-el
I'm having weird visions of people striding down the street clad in nothing but long-johns now. Um.
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on 2009-08-03 03:21 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2009-08-06 09:12 pm (UTC)Oh, and Applebee's and Walmart have tried to feed me that bullshit about wanting you there ten minutes early. But I bet you can't clock in that early can you? The thought of being in my workplace in a uniform and not being paid for it makes me very mad. Hell, I hate uniforms too, though in my job it's nice not having to ruin any of my own clothes.
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on 2009-08-09 02:25 pm (UTC)Guess which option I choose. And believe me, if they had me in a uniform, I'd ruin it as often as I could...
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on 2009-08-11 12:15 am (UTC)no subject
on 2009-08-07 01:26 am (UTC)no subject
on 2009-08-09 02:23 pm (UTC)Hate to break it to you, but Japanese girls have been rocking the sports bra for years.
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on 2009-08-10 08:28 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2009-08-11 03:46 am (UTC)no subject
on 2009-08-08 04:08 am (UTC)no subject
on 2009-08-09 02:16 pm (UTC)Maybe your job is what you do with your life, period, but it sure ain't what I do with mine.