:-\We all feel the pressure...but that doesn't mean we ALL don't have the "right" to call foul. If you feel like you are being asked more than what you are able, "speak up". We can find another RP job for you to do. This you can believe. If you know a better way; "speak up". If you have problems with a RPL; we have many...seek another one out. There's always your coordinator or HR.
I primarily worked Palo Verde from 2003 until the end of 2008. My home is in Goodyear and for the last two years I've had NO desire to go back. In fact, in the last 19 months I've only spent 1 month at home because I won't commit to Palo Verde. There are GREAT house techs there, many of whom I consider my friends, however management seriously needs to be revamped.
One outage it was a struggle just to get out of the RCA to use the bathroom much less take a 30 min. lunch break. When the problem was presented to my lead tech, the response was "take lunch whenever you can". That only happened around 3:30 to 4:00 pm on day shift, IF you were lucky.
At Palo Verde when I suggested a possible "better way," that I'd just seen put into action with excellant results at a plant I'd just left, the RP Dept Leader teaching the class said, "Well we've learned a lot today. Watts Bar knows how to do things better than Palo Verde." That one statement told me that "improving" was lip service and he really wasn't interested in hearing about a possible "better way."
One individual, in particular, comes to mind. I believe there have been several HR complaints about this one RP leader, and nothing seems to change. He's still in a leadership position. Since leaving Palo I've run into a minimum of 8 excellant techs who have said they will not return there because of this one person.
I loved working with a lot of the people at Palo Verde, but the last year I was there I couldn't wait to get out. Seems to me the ones who have the "people skills" don't want the leadership positions because of management, or they have been passed over for people who should never have "leader" next to their names.
BTW ~ If it's Trent, he's definitely one of the nicest and laid back.