May 2014 Moms

I'm so pissed I could cry!!

My manager is giving me a hard time- I work part time at a Hallmark store and this time of year is really busy for us, especially Christmas Eve- when I was pregnant last year my manager told me that I could have Christmas Eve off- it will be my first since working there 7 years ago- I was all excited!
The year goes by and we've lost some workers and now there's a lot of new girls and some can't handle the busyness- so I asked my manager if I'll still be able to have Christmas Eve off and she said yea that's fine. Again I get really excited- every year on Christmas eve all my old neighbors go to breakfast and I can never join bc I work and this year I get too- we were all close growing up and have remained this way for 25 years now- I moved to the neighborhood when I was 3/4 yrs old!
My Aunt that I'm close too asked us over the Tuesday before Christmas for dinner- they want to see Brooke for her first Christmas and have gifts for her. I text my manager- not asking for it off, not even asking off for the night- all I said was my Aunt would like to have us over for dinner the Tuesday before Christmas- would it be possible for me to work morning shift instead off normal evening shift. She texts me back say: You're asking for a lot, first Christmas Eve (which she told me I could have) and now you want a Tuesday morning- I don't know girly girl. I was so dumbfounded bc I don't think I'm asking a lot since another girl took off most of thanksgiving week AND most of Christmas week off! Than she texts me saying I'm not going to use you Tuesday if you want to work Monday (which I don't have a sitter for so its my usual day off) you can work 3-close. I text her back saying I don't have a sitter. She responds back with how can you have a sitter for Tuesday morning but not Monday night! I explain to her why and she never responds back!
I don't know why I'm getting so much attitude and negative responses- I've been there for 7 years- the longest one there- she's been there 5 years and manager for a year and half now!! How is it ok for someone else to ask all week off but I can't just have an evening off! I was so pissed telling my husband about it that I almost cried!! Anytime I ask off I offer to work a day I'm not scheduled just as long as I have a sitter! I've been sick all week with bronchitis and a sinus infection and only missed 3 hrs of work when I left early one night- anyone else there would of called off all week!! I bust my ass off and never complain about it and now I'm getting treated like shit!! If we didn't need me to work I wouldn't return to work next week!

Sorry it's so long!

I just wanted to add that after she said I could have off Christmas Eve- she texted me a few days later asking what I was able to do the day before Christmas- I said Christmas Eve? You said I could have it off but if you really need me to work I guess I can skip breakfast!!

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Re: I'm so pissed I could cry!!

  • Thanks ladies!

    I wouldn't mind working Christmas Eve- it's all the going back and forth she's doing about yeah you can have off and than pissed that she gave it me - I didn't ask- she offered it to me. If when I asked her if she was still letting me have off and she said I'm sorry but there's too many new people I need you to work- I would of been disappointed but I would of done it without complaining.

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  • I don't think anyone is complaining. She would just straight out tell me that was the reason. There's another girl who asked for just about the whole week off. She offered Christmas Eve off to me and I checked with her a few months back if she still was allowing me off or if she needed me- she said I can still have off. I'm not even asking for Tuesday off- I'm just asking to work a morning shift. I even told her I could work the day after Christmas when we open at 7am and that I would work a full day too. I took off the Sunday before Christmas since it's my dads side Christmas- my parents are divorced so we have to work with my mom, my dad, and my DHs family. My dads side decided to make things a lot easier and do on a weekend before Christmas, my in laws are always Christmas Eve, and my moms is always Christmas Day. So since I took off Sunday I said I would work Saturday- which is my day off. When Brooke came a long her and I worked out a set schedule for me so it would be easier for a sitter instead of having a jump around different days every week schedule.

    I just didn't like or appreciate her comment about me asking for too much when there's a girl who took off pretty much the whole week- which my manager bitched to me about her doing that!

    I ask off the least about of days throughout the year- I call off/switch my days the least amount throughout the year. The one girl had someone else take her schedule bc it was back to back night shifts and she can't do back to back night shifts bc of having to make her husband dinner!

    I even told her if she needs me to come in an hr or two early to let me know a day or two ahead of time that I'm sure my cousin wouldn't mind coming over earlier if she has enough notice.

    My manager has 3 kids- she should understand the not having a babysitter.

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  • I feel for you. I'm sorry that she'd griefing you about your requests. She really shouldn't be asking why your babysitting situation is not going to work out.

    On the other hand, I can also see from your manager's perspective that this is busiest time of the year and that good, reliable help can make it go so much easier. Take it as a compliment, though that might be hard to do.
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  • I feel ya! I'm a RN and they messed with my schedule the week of Christmas which really irritates me. I'm supposed to work Fri, Sat, Sun the weekend before since it's my scheduled weekend. It's also my holiday to work so I have to work Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Well, they took me off my Sunday and put me on Tues the 23rd. I work nights so that completely ruins my Christmas Eve day since I will now need to sleep!
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  • Sorry to hear this! I don't think the Tues morning request is too much. Hopefully this gets cleared up face to face soon. ::holiday hugs::

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