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11 May 2004, 05:16

what this gentleman is not telling you is: as a "bargained" for employee, you constantly deal with the forced overtime issue, had to cancel plans? here in missouri, i had to cancel my plans 19 weeks in a row last year (june - oct) because they cut so many jobs that the i/r staff had such a great shortfall to service our customer needs. i cancelled my plans a total of 37 weekends last year. he had to sacrifice his plans? i had 1627 hours o/t last year. did i want this? no. yes, i make a good living, but my family life is non existent. as far as concession, we receive 1/3rd, and managers retire with full benifets (including full concession) at retirement. the carryover of vacation ( through march 31st ) is only because of the o/t we work from early april through october. also, might i add, this "manager " selected this job at his will, he had a choice to be bargained for, he neglected it. why be so jealous of someone who has the right to negotiate his working agreement. i enjoy sbc, but dont let the picture get painted on one side of the canvass. there are many reasons your phone is always working, behind the scenes when you dont see us, and it sure isnt because of sbc management, thank you