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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 5075964" data-attributes="member: 63">At the start of this year, my schedule at the university library where I work was kicked up to 30 hours a week, from a previous baseline of 20 hours. Now, last year I actually ended up working an average of 35 hours a week (covering other shifts, doing special projects, traveling to other libraries in the university), but still, getting an official bump to 30 hours was nice. I thought.It used to be that if a coworker was sick or on vacation, I would gladly cover his shift because of the extra pay I'd get. Now, though, they want me (and my coworker who also got bumped up to 30) to cover those shifts, but reduce our hours during the rest of the week so that we stick as close to 30 hours as possible. This will cause us to go from double-coverage during busy hours to single-coverage.This sorta annoys me. I used to be eager to help out, because sure, maybe I was giving up my Saturday evening, but I'd be getting paid for 7 hours of work. But now I am obligated to cover other folks' shifts because otherwise the library might not have anyone at the main desk, and I'm basically not getting any benefit for covering these extra shifts. Sure, I guess I get a free afternoon in the middle of the week, but it's not like that's something I can plan around. And it's not even actually a step up for me, because I'll end up working fewer hours on average than I did last year.I know things could be worse, but I feel like this set-up kinda sucks. Heck, back when I worked at a grocery store, if someone got sick and they asked you to cover at the last minute, you still had the chance to work your normal hours too and get the extra pay. They didn't punish you for your flexibility.What should I do? I mean, I know that everyone is cash strapped, and indeed, the library laid some people off back in August. Should I mention my displeasure to my supervisor, or to her boss; or should I just grin and be thankful I've got work, even if I think the policy is a bad idea?</blockquote>

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