@free9man
This was discussed in a face to face meeting with the director, myself and the supervisor in question after personal discussions with the supervisor went no where. The supervisor was told that I was more than capable of running the shift in their absence and the director even asked if the supervisor was keeping track of, and turning in the time that was spent making these calls. I can only assume this was done out of FLSA concerns because we are worked the maximum number of hours in each scheduling period already. I respect and embrace the chain of command, and I make every effort to run the shift according to policy, but for the supervisor in question to call in on their off day, and attempt to give me a directive that I was "unable" to follow due to the ever changing dynamics of the situation in question, which would have resulted in policy being broken and would have put myself and other employees at severe legal risk. That is asking a bit much and it's why I feel this write-up is unjustified. Remote, arm-chair supervision might be acceptable in a manufacturing, financial and other industries, but it is not acceptable in my line of work, and stands the chance of getting people hurt, killed and/or on the receiving end of a lawsuit.

