I recently read another post from an individual who was experiencing problems with his boss and unrealistic deadlines for software development. I completely understand his position and am in a similar situation myself, however, the issue is due to lack of people on our project. Let me explain….
My company has a contract to provide 24×7 production support to another company, but we only have 12 people on our project. The company we are contracted too wants us to cut 2 people by mid September due to cut backs and budget constraints on their end.
Here is the delimma, we (people on our project) never get any time off to ourselves. I personally, being the senior member on the team, am on-call 24×7 to answer questions from junior team members and have not had a “real” day off in more than 9 months without getting a call.
I have been on this project for nearly two years now and quite frankly am burned out. I have almost 2 months of vacation time built and have been told that I cannot take any of it due to the nature of the project, yet I am not compensated (allowed to cash it in) for it either. I average 50 to 60 hours per week as it is (on salary) and would really like to get away for awhile.
How can I get free time in a situation such as this? I really like my job and the people I work for, but I need some time to myself as well and with my better half. She’s getting really annoyed at the situation too.
Can anyone give me some good advice that will get more time without having to quit or look for another job?
