You wrote it down (what I want to tell her…). Copy-paste into an email. Or first in Copilot “make this sound as constructive as possible”. See below. By mail, you avoid emotional or other reactions. Also finish with a question to get a written answer. If she replies verbally, you can make an email of that, to make sure you understand well what was said.
I wanted to bring something to your attention regarding task timing at the end of my shift. My shift ends at 17:00, and I need about 15 minutes to bring the forklift back to the garage. When new assignments come in at 16:45, it becomes impossible to complete them without working overtime.
I understand and respect that you prefer not to authorize extra hours — that’s perfectly fine for me — but in that case, it would help if my last assignment can be finished no later than 16:45. Otherwise, I will inevitably need to log overtime to finish the tasks safely and properly.
I’m mentioning this so we can align expectations and avoid misunderstandings in the future. Can we agree on how we handle those end-of-day tasks so everything stays within expectations? Thank you for your understanding.
edit : the formatting doesn’t seem to work. removed it.
You wrote it down (what I want to tell her…). Copy-paste into an email. Or first in Copilot “make this sound as constructive as possible”. See below. By mail, you avoid emotional or other reactions. Also finish with a question to get a written answer. If she replies verbally, you can make an email of that, to make sure you understand well what was said.
I wanted to bring something to your attention regarding task timing at the end of my shift. My shift ends at 17:00, and I need about 15 minutes to bring the forklift back to the garage. When new assignments come in at 16:45, it becomes impossible to complete them without working overtime.
I understand and respect that you prefer not to authorize extra hours — that’s perfectly fine for me — but in that case, it would help if my last assignment can be finished no later than 16:45. Otherwise, I will inevitably need to log overtime to finish the tasks safely and properly.
I’m mentioning this so we can align expectations and avoid misunderstandings in the future. Can we agree on how we handle those end-of-day tasks so everything stays within expectations? Thank you for your understanding.
edit : the formatting doesn’t seem to work. removed it.