Looks Like You’re Shift Out Of Luck

I work at the front desk. My shift ends at 6:00 PM. Another employee is scheduled to come in at 5:45 PM so we can do a handover. The problem is that whenever she arrives, she immediately disappears into the back to chat with the other staff. 

For weeks, I waited around for her. I soon figured out that she would only come up to the desk after I went to find her.

One afternoon, I decide I’m done.

6:00 PM arrives, and I clock out and leave. The phone is ringing as I am walking out, but screw it.

The next day, she corners me.

Coworker: “What was that yesterday?”

Me: “What was what?”

Coworker: “You left before giving me a handover.”

Me: “My shift ended at 6:00.”

Coworker: “Well, how was I supposed to know you were leaving?”

Me: “Because it was 6:00.”

Coworker: “You should have come and found me.”

Me: “Why?”

Coworker: “Because I was in the back!”

Me: “That’s not really my business.”

Coworker: “What?”

Me: “Your shift starts at 5:45. You know my shift ends at 6:00. It’s not my responsibility to keep track of where you are in the building.”

She complains to our boss, who, in turn, asks me what happened.

Me: “I left when my shift ended. If she wants a handover, she should probably be at the desk when her shift starts.”

The next day, at 5:45 PM, she’s already sitting at the front desk waiting for me, grumpy as h***.