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"I spent the worst months of my life working at Opus"

  • My name is Carmen Marín Ortega, living in Pamplona, and I had in the Opus de Navarra the worst experience I had years ago as a worker. I worked as a launcher in a district department, and I'll never forget what I've seen and lived there.
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At that time, I worked as a household employee and I didn't need a job in the field. However, I started cleaning up Opus because I was assured that my children would learn for free by working there. In theory, the new situation had many positive characteristics: another salary, a unique occasion for my children… However, as soon as I arrived, I began to regret the decision made. On the first day, I was told not to greet the workers without giving them any reason. They didn't want the laundries to tell us about our presence. For others, we didn't exist, we were absolutely invisible.

In addition, our colleagues couldn't help us. This was not promised directly to me, but over time it became apparent to me. For example, once, when I had finished my duties, I started filling up a roommate's sink, and I was resigned because I couldn't do it.

In addition, the cleaning officer had a blow in each group. The same manager confessed it to me. The cleaning workers completely controlled us. The bosses knew everything we did. In other places I don't know if that's the case with the barrels, but at least I found the system of the forecasters dreadful. Every day I was going to work nervous, because we were constantly under pressure.

In this situation it was very difficult to maintain a good relationship with the other cleaners; there was great competition between us. It was particularly perceived between cleaners with indefinite contracts and those with temporary contracts. I was in the second group, and the others were throwing themselves at us, because they saw us as a threat.

I believe that behind this precarious working environment lies the mentality of Opus and its way of working. This situation of pressure and stress also existed in other departments. For example, one of my acquaintances was working on maintenance, and he ended up with a disgust grit.

The months I spent there were a nightmare for me. In the end I had to quit the job. I have not experienced any other such suffering. As a household employee, I have experienced very good experiences, despite the very delicate situation in the sector.

Once I stopped working as a cleaner, I made a complaint at CCOO. I told them what had happened to me, hoping to find a solution. However, I was only told that Opus was a great wall. The only opportunity I was offered was to leave behind what happened and move forward.


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