Hey all, so my schedule was recently swapped from a 3am-11:30am to a 2am-10:30am and today was the first of the new shift. Problem is, in my genius brain I'm still thinking I clock out at 11:30 (or a few minutes before to avoid overtime) and now I'm really concerned as I worked over 8 hours today, just shy of 9. I know my STL doesn't like overtime at all, and a few weeks ago I had gotten a few minutes of overtime for clocking out of lunch too early (unbeknownst to me). So I'm sure they're already not happy about that. I had also called out on the Sunday of Black Friday weekend after that, with no one able to take on my shift. My TL had spoken to me about that, letting me know that it wasn't a good thing, and to try and avoid that as best I can in the future. Evidently this was a "conversation" or more directly a warning, and I hadn't known. I assumed it was my TL just giving me friendly advice and watching out for me. That TL is also the one who let me know I hit overtime the week prior and to watch out for that too. So was that little sentence also a "conversation"? If so does that mean I've accrued two warnings? And if that's the case, does that mean that this soon to be discussion with my STL will count as a third warning? Is there a three strikes and you're out type of policy? Or is this going to be my true first warning? And what kind of consequences can I expect from this? I'm beyond freaking out, I know I screwed up big, I wasn't paying attention and got so wrapped up in what I was doing that I lost track of time and I don't want to loose this job because of it.
Oh, and I also learned discussing work related things while off the clock in punishable by termination, and I don't personally agree because who else am I gonna talk to about this and these kinds of questions, and how else will I let my STL know that I know I messed up and explain myself before the actual on the clock sit down? Like, I don't want this to fester without being able to talk about it. So now I need to wait till I go back to work a day from now to be able to have the talk, and that sucks. I want to be able to do it now and clear the air, and make sure I know whether or not I'm safe.
Sorry for the large rantiness of this, I'm just on a massive train wreck right now
Oh, and I also learned discussing work related things while off the clock in punishable by termination, and I don't personally agree because who else am I gonna talk to about this and these kinds of questions, and how else will I let my STL know that I know I messed up and explain myself before the actual on the clock sit down? Like, I don't want this to fester without being able to talk about it. So now I need to wait till I go back to work a day from now to be able to have the talk, and that sucks. I want to be able to do it now and clear the air, and make sure I know whether or not I'm safe.
Sorry for the large rantiness of this, I'm just on a massive train wreck right now
