Obligations to Co-workers and Employers

[river444]

What obligations do we have to co-workers and employers? I am asking this because of a situtation at my part-time job (college campuse dining service)

I was accused of not being a team by a few of my coworkers. According to them I have an obligation to volunteer to work outside of my scheduled hours. We have a set schedule and then when a special event happens, sometimes a special schedule is posted. Thay are mad I am never on there. I should also be willing to cover for them so they can a have social life.

I feel no obligation to do this. I work and willing to work any mandatory days without complaint. I don’t care whether they have a social life. I feel they should schedule there fun time around work. By the way, I am not talking about weddings, court dates, doctors appointments and such. I show up on time, I do my job, I don’t get sick and I never ask for time off.

So what are our obligations? I am open to all opinions.

 

[ohioszo]

What obligations do we have to co-workers and employers? I am asking this because of a situtation at my part-time job (college campuse dining service)

I was accused of not being a team by a few of my coworkers. According to them I have an obligation to volunteer to work outside of my scheduled hours. We have a set schedule and then when a special event happens, sometimes a special schedule is posted. Thay are mad I am never on there. I should also be willing to cover for them so they can a have social life.

I feel no obligation to do this. I work and willing to work any mandatory days without complaint. I don’t care whether they have a social life. I feel they should schedule there fun time around work. By the way, I am not talking about weddings, court dates, doctors appointments and such. I show up on time, I do my job, I don’t get sick and I never ask for time off.

So what are our obligations? I am open to all opinions.

If you haven’t already, you might ask the person that hired you whether it is part of your job obligations to volunteer at special meals, or, if it is necessary for you to substitute. If someone of your coworkers has estabished a friendly relationship with you and asks you politely if you might substitute, with an explanation of the necessity for the time off, then you still can say yes or no … but there are weddings, funerals and othe family get-togethers that college age young adults should attend, for missing them is not good for their well-being. They may lie to you, that is why I said if they have established a relationship with you. Some affairs at campuses, might need a plea from them to you. But just for them to pick at you about it; it is not nice to be singled out as possibly arrogant or stuck-up: No wonder you refuse. The team player idea, if it is in your job description, is valid … but I think they mean peer group team player, and that’s what is bugging you. You, as a Catholic feel above the fray, probably. Do unto others … the Golden rule is the best rule to go by.

 

[Catholic1954]

Obligation to volunteer" is a contradiction of terms. You are not obligated to volunteer outside your regular working hours. That being said, you WOULD be more of a team player if you did. When you graduate, and look for a real job, potential employers will look for that kind of quality in an employee. The one who goes out of his way to stay late, come in early or learn a new responsibility, is usually the one who gets picked to lead the project, gets the best raise or is laid off last.

 

[river444]

Thanks for your opinions. I am a college graduate. I was forced to accept a low paying job outside of my field due the downturn in the ecomony. This part-time job is a supplement. I am currently seeking a better job, but everyone is being picky. I know a social work major who is working at Barnes and Noble.

I have no problem covering if they are going to weddings,funerals etc. I am talking about taking time off for things that need to be done on their own time. I work a full time during the day. I was invited to brunch up at the college to honor one of my favorite proffessors. It was free. I wanted to go, however I had to work and we short one person that day because had a death in their family. I do get personal days.

What bugs the most is these individuals have logs in their own eyes to worry about. These individuals I don’t associate with outside of work and would never use as a reference.

 

[IrishAm]

Thanks for your opinions. I am a college graduate. I was forced to accept a low paying job outside of my field due the downturn in the ecomony. This part-time job is a supplement. I am currently seeking a better job, but everyone is being picky. I know a social work major who is working at Barnes and Noble.

I have no problem covering if they are going to weddings,funerals etc. I am talking about taking time off for things that need to be done on their own time. I work a full time during the day. I was invited to brunch up at the college to honor one of my favorite proffessors. It was free. I wanted to go, however I had to work and we short one person that day because had a death in their family. I do get personal days.

What bugs the most is these individuals have logs in their own eyes to worry about. These individuals I don’t associate with outside of work and would never use as a reference.

I don’t think you have any moral or ethical obligation to be a team player. However, as a practical note, in these tough economic times, when the boss has to decide who the next person is to go, it will not likely be a team player – it will be someone who feels the job is beneath them and they have no obligation to put more into it than is required.