Not sure if this belongs here or in the work colleagues thread however... Not long since had a call from a colleague who is in a different department (housekeeping) asking if I can cover as kitchen assistat tomorrow. I have experience working as a kitchen assistant and have covered in the past.
To explain the situation, the care home I work in currently has one KA as the other quit affective immedietly 2 weeks ago. When she is off, housekeeping, occasionally care staff, mostly me covers, mainly after lunch and dinner to help with dishes, but can be there for the full shift they work. I covered two full shifts last week when I was off as a favour to the head chef who I get on with. Meaning I had one day off last week. Cue tonights call that went along the lines of this -
"I know you're off tomorrow, but (the second chef) will not work without a KA and we need you to come in, youve just had the weekend off.
In a way that's fair enough, however this colleague has also worked as a KA and clearly just doesnt want to cover as she said she has already been asked and is clearly at it. I apogised, but stated I'm entitled to my days off and reminded her that we are short on the care floor at the moment.
Cue a hissy fit and me just hanging up the call after this. The housekeeping assistant is just back after 2 weeks holiday.
I guess the most annoying thing is, that the call didn't come from management, a CSM (a floor manager for the carers or a department head).