Work!
I have some news for you guys. So two nights ago I was scheduled to work 6:00pm to 10:00pm. Well, my family had this dinner with my aunt & other family members. Ever since I started working at PetSmart, I haven’t really done any family activities. They’ll go to the movies & they go out to eat. I’m always at work. So like I was saying, my family was having this nice dinner & what not. I really wanted to go with them. So I decided that I would call in & see if I could get someone to cover my shift for me. Well, the manager said it was fine. He said that he got someone to cover for me so I could go. Cool. Now I can go to dinner with my family. Well, 5 minutes later I’m all dressed & ready to go, the girl who is supposed to take my shift calls me & tells me, sorry I have plans & I can cover today, but if you want, I’ll take your shift on Saturday. I was like, umm… No. I needed today off. So then I call PetSmart again thinking maybe they could find someone else. Another manager answers. I tell her the whole story & she says in the rudest voice you’ve ever heard, “Well, what are you going to do then?” I gave her attitude right back & said, “Well I guess I’m coming in.” And I hung up. I started crying because I was so pissed. I couldn’t believe it. So I went to work & whatever.
But this is what I want to get into. I’m their hardest work/employee. I’m always 15 minutes early. I don’t have a car so I ride my bike to work which shows that I’m responsible because even though I don’t have a car, I’m there & early. And on top of that, they always call me to cover other people’s shifts or stay later. So tell me this, do you think its fair that I never call in. I think I called in one time because I was in urgent care because I was peeing blood. And even then the same rude manager asked if maybe I could come in later. I was like, ummm… I’m peeing every 5 seconds & its always blood. And if I’m going to be on register, having that problem isn’t going to be very good. So she let me stay. Another time I was late by 2 hours. I was looking at the wrong schedule & totally didn’t even see it was wron. She called me & told me I was supposed to be there 2 hours ago, so I hurried up & got there within 15 minutes. So yes, I have messed up once & called in once. But out of a whole year working there & when other people call in all the time & I put in so much more, I’d expect to at least get one day off when I call in. But no, of course not. The one day I want to call in, no one is available. So wtf?! Why? I don’t understand. I work the hardest, I do everything I’m told & I just don’t understand. So I made a decision that from now on, I wasn’t going to be covering anyone’s shifts anymore. And to get them even more angry, I was going to make sure I answer the phone when they call & let them know I can’t. Ugh!!! It pisses me off.
But let me know your opinion. Do you think I’m over reacting? Or do you think that since I am a hard worker & I go the extra mile, I should have been at least give one night off when I called in? I know it was kinda short notice, like 3 hours before my shift, but take into consideration that according to them, I am their hardest worker. So let me know what you think. =) Thanks.
Prince_Basil
U see where u made the mistake was always covering for others and allowing ur meekness to be taken for weakness…u see when u become old faithful….thats how u are treated….once they run over u and have that image in their head thats all youll ever be. You need to learn to not always go the extra mile even if u feel like it…..as you have learned reading ur own entry back….just cause you DO for one….doesnt mean they will EVER care to DO for you.