Thursday, May 10, 2007
Guilt Trips R Us
So...I made plans to have dinner with the Whites. And about an hour later, my boss calls, in tears, because the closing manager called off tonight, and she has to close, when she's already been working ridiculous amounts of hours, so she wanted me to come in and work.
She was supposed to be on vacation this week, but with managers being pulled out from under her feet and employees quitting, she decided to only take Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. She was only supposed to work 11-5, but she came in early to get some cakes decorated...and now she's stuck there closing. And I feel really bad, because she was obviously really distrought, but...it's my only day off. I have to work all weekend, and I've already worked two 12-hour days this week. I'll have worked between 55 and 60 hours by the end of the week. I have laundry to do. And I deserve to have a life just as much as she does.
She was obviously pissed at me for not calling and canceling my plans to cover for somebody else's sorry ass. I mean, I can understand her being upset, but I don't think she has the right to be mad at me for not wanting to come in on my only day off, even though I told her when I started working there again that I wanted two days off per week. She didn't ask me if it was okay when she wrote the schedule, but I figured it was a one-time deal cause she was going on vacation, and I didn't protest. In fact, I haven't complained about my schedule once, and I hardly ever make requests off. I'm always on time, I come in early or stay late whenever I'm asked, etc., etc. The manager who called off is the one she should be mad at, and I shouldn't need to feel guilty. But I do. Because I always feel guilty.
*sigh*
Sorry to make my first blog in ages a rant, but I really needed to give all my reasons for not feeling guilty so that I'll be able to enjoy my dinner.
She was supposed to be on vacation this week, but with managers being pulled out from under her feet and employees quitting, she decided to only take Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. She was only supposed to work 11-5, but she came in early to get some cakes decorated...and now she's stuck there closing. And I feel really bad, because she was obviously really distrought, but...it's my only day off. I have to work all weekend, and I've already worked two 12-hour days this week. I'll have worked between 55 and 60 hours by the end of the week. I have laundry to do. And I deserve to have a life just as much as she does.
She was obviously pissed at me for not calling and canceling my plans to cover for somebody else's sorry ass. I mean, I can understand her being upset, but I don't think she has the right to be mad at me for not wanting to come in on my only day off, even though I told her when I started working there again that I wanted two days off per week. She didn't ask me if it was okay when she wrote the schedule, but I figured it was a one-time deal cause she was going on vacation, and I didn't protest. In fact, I haven't complained about my schedule once, and I hardly ever make requests off. I'm always on time, I come in early or stay late whenever I'm asked, etc., etc. The manager who called off is the one she should be mad at, and I shouldn't need to feel guilty. But I do. Because I always feel guilty.
*sigh*
Sorry to make my first blog in ages a rant, but I really needed to give all my reasons for not feeling guilty so that I'll be able to enjoy my dinner.
