So far i've been working about 4 days a week for 9 hours a piece. So whats the big deal with working 3 or 4 hours more? Nothing really... in all honestly 12 hours is do-able...well.. during a slow day like today. But circumstances make all the difference. And i hated working these 12 hours today. "why? you got so many hours! $$$" NOPE. I HATED IT. Why? Well cause this is how it went down:
My manager and supervisor wanted to attend a funeral this morning.
Both of them were scheduled to work the morning shift and I the evening.
My manager asks me to take the morning shift at 9am b/c they wont be there.
So i do them a favor and say yes so they can go to the funeral.
They tell me they will be back in the evening to take over the shift for a few hours. Then she wanted me to do my evening shift still.
Alright. Sounds good.
Wait... wait.. wait wait wait. Both morning and evening shifts!?
"No amina it will be fine, we will come back"
SO i come to work 9 am in the morning. Everyone is surprised to see me. I told them i switched shifts. But then the receptionist tells me that they don't plan to come back because they looked up restaurants and sights to see before they left. What?....
"Oh they better come back! i cant do 12 hours! by myself too! i didn't sign up for that!"
5:30pm rolls around...its the end of the morning shift. Still no one showed up. No phone call either... HMMM. All of my co workers tell me to leave. Why?
-im part time.. i cant exceed my hours even if i wanted to (aka i would get in BIG trouble with Big Boss who already mentioned that i have too many hours)
-they took advantage of my kindness in doing them a favor and left me dry
-they didn't call to say they weren't coming
-they weren't bzy... just out having fun
So i call my manager
ME:"Hey i was wondering about the evening shift b/c ive already done the morning"
Manager: "Oh no its fine, just take a break then go back"
ME: "wait what? you want me to do the evening shift too? thats 12 hours, im not allowed too"
Manager: "no its fine do it, anyway we are heading back now"
Me: "alright, i will talk to you then"
And so i expect them to come back
Feeling emotionally forced, i take my break and conclude that i will be there for another 6 hours... Luckily another manager sympathized with me and told me i could leave but that if i chose to stay he would authorize my overtime.
While on break i find out My manager dropped off my supervisor and left. My supervisor walks in says "Oh its too hot to work" then clocks out and leaves. WAIT... CLOCKS OUT AND LEAVES!?... clocks out...?... i check her time card and indeed... she was clocked in from 9am till 5:30pm. But how? she didn't work..... EXACTLY. SHE DIDNT. So im pissed. How can a person have so much nerve to do that while leaving me stranded here actually working hard by myself. At least have the decency to not clock in WTF! She didn't ask about me or if i needed help. She didn't relieve me from my extra shift b/c "it was too hot to work" and she didn't feel like it...Oh did i mention BOTH of them were scheduled to work that day already??
The hours didn't matter as long as i don't get in trouble. And i wont. Money was never an issue. Its not that important. What made me so upset with working both shifts was the lack of consideration to me as a person. Not me as Amina but me as a PERSON. You don't take advantage of a persons kindness (aka taking your shift for you so u can go to someones funeral who you don't even know and then to hang out) and completely abuse that. They didn't even call to tell me they weren't coming in. Or ask how i was holding up. NOTHING.
So i just grit my teeth and did my shift. By time 7 rolled around i answered no calls.. didn't put away any materials... didn't look out for customers... left a mess. They got it. They can clean tht shit up tomorrow for all i care.
I stayed because im the type of person who will stay if someone needs me to stay. No i don't mean my manager and supervisor. I mean the staff at my workplace who needed me to cover 3 departments. I stayed for them.
But its fine, now i know for next time.
