Dispatch Dispatcher
Confusion; Workload
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Company Policy
I came in for my shift on dispatch desk X and found out they had closed desk Z again. I am left here by myself no one to answer phones; watch my desk when I relieve myself or heat up dinner; as the last time this happened; my phones were ringing off the hook. This is not good leaving a dispatcher without any back up!Management refuses to cover overtime; flights are redistributed. I had 20 releases; 17 flights in the air the first hour with two maintenance issues.Keep the desks open!
Dispatcher reported excessive workload and lack of relief is causing safety of flight issues and work rule violations due to COVID related staffing cuts.