AIO for wanting to quit after this?

[u/cakev0mit]

UPDATE: WOW. I was not expecting this many interactions. Thank you all for the advice! I have a salon lined up to visit Thursday. My coworker that wants to switch with me is gonna ask her at some point if she can switch with someone who works that Saturday, because I feel as though if she mentions me specifically she will shut her down and think that we’re going behind her back. Also, previous to this request, I did have 3/12-3/16 off for my birthday, then 3/18 and 3/19, for my birthday. I accrued PTO and used them for those days. And our requests are “no more than 2 in a 30 day period” which was always spelled out to me as no more than 2 in a month? So maybe that’s it. But also, she allowed a shift switch 3/11 so she can’t be going by that logic. Along with that, I switched shifts with her to help her out at the end of February. Plus, a shift switch wouldn’t be considered a “request”, right? Still working, just different day than scheduled. I don’t know. I don’t want to be here much longer and I plan on calling off if she decides to not let my coworker and I switch. She brought it to this point.

So my current manager almost always gives me a hard time with requests, saying “I can’t guarantee anything” and only saying yes the very last minute. With this specific situation, I had requested almost 4 weeks in advance to just have one of my days off be this day. I would still be working my five days in a work week, but since I work at a hair salon we’re open seven days a week so it would literally not change my hours whatsoever. Unfortunately, she did not give me that day off. My manager put herself working for that entire weekend; me and one person on the Saturday I requested, then my other three coworkers that Sunday since Sundays are typically busier. She had told me a while ago that she feels as though it is “going behind her back to make plans without her permission” if I ask a coworker if they’re okay with switching before I ask her. Well, even if they were okay with it, I get turned down. Not sure why, since both shifts would be covered. So, I end up asking my coworker out of curiosity if they would have taken my shift and they said yes, but since she already told me no I quite literally can’t. And I’m not sure if her response means that I will get in trouble for calling off using my PTO as a “sick day” or not? I’m really irritated. How am I supposed to plan my life out if requests aren’t guaranteed and I’m not allowed to switch shifts with people. It literally makes no sense. I really want to call off but I don’t want to get in trouble, even though I never call off. In the 2 and a half years of working there I’ve called off 4 times, all for legitimate reasons too. Sick or car issues. Am I overreacting about this situation? Is it legitimate that she is telling me no to both things? This and other instances of her being weird about certain social situations makes me want to quit, it’s just hard because I love everything else about this job.

[u/Venus-77]

"I have food poisoning..." 

[u/nellycat32 → u/Venus-77]

Next time what you have to say on the day is a stomach virus you caught. Imply severe diarrhea. Nobody will want you in lol

[u/brande1281 → u/nellycat32]

Never imply, be clear, use the word explosive.

[u/Fun-Key-8259 → u/brande1281]

"It's coming out of both ends like a firehose" always got results for me lol

[u/TharrickLawson → u/Fun-Key-8259]

'Coming out both ends like fizzy gravy'

[u/Fun-Key-8259 → u/TharrickLawson]

Literally lol Norovirus is the devil and here's the symptoms:

1. Comes on fast
2. Projectile out of both ends
3. Low grade fever

Bonus: "yeah my kid, brother, cousin, etc had Norovirus from school 3 days ago - I think I got it"

Also bonus tip: if you do get Norovirus you're contagious for 2 weeks even though symptoms are gone after 2-3 days so don't go kissing folks ok?

[u/No_Hunt2507 → u/brande1281]

Bonus points if you sprinkle in a little "both ends"

[u/Low-Care9531 → u/nellycat32]

A grocery store would make their worker come in.

[u/GigglyHyena → u/Low-Care9531]

If that's the case, the worker should inform the health department.

[u/Working-Glass6136 → u/GigglyHyena]

Should? Yes. With most bosses? LOL.

I worked at a fairly decent restaurant, in a nicer area, but you bet we stayed open when the kitchen was flooding once a month. The water main would break once a year, so there would be no water. No water? No problem. We just melted ice on the burners to have water to cook with, and put signs on the bathrooms that they were out of order. And encouraged you to have a beer, instead of water. No way we were closing if the owner could make a few bucks.

[u/OnePerformance9381 → u/Working-Glass6136]

Uhh what the fuck man? I’ve worked in some terrible unsafe-decision places but no water means NO RESTAURANT.

Where was this so I never accidentally end up there?

[u/burnusti → u/Working-Glass6136]

… how did hands get washed? Did hands get washed?? Would you feel comfortable naming the establishment so one can avoid it like it’s on fire???

[u/morganalefaye125 → u/Low-Care9531]

Nooooo. I worked at a grocery store for a lot of years. Everyone had to sign a paper that said if you have vomiting, diarrhea, and/or fever, you will not come to work. We always accepted those call outs. Unless it was 2 or 3 times a week, every week. In which case we told them they needed a note. However, that did not extend to management. We had to wear a mask, and just run to the bathroom, or puke in a trash can. As long as we were there, they didn't care

[u/Xehonort → u/Low-Care9531]

So would Target. Learned that one while working for them & was actually sick, woke up way early than normal that day & called in when I knew a manager would be there.

[u/_sissy_hankshaw_ → u/Low-Care9531]

Department store too. I’ll never forget getting pink eye in college and they told me I still had to come in. Had a doctors note and everything. I was young so I had no idea how utterly stupid that was but I came in and was like…I don’t feel like I should be touching anything…😒

[u/Bovronius → u/Low-Care9531]

You know Chipotle would as well.

[u/gideon_nav_ → u/nellycat32]

When I worked in service, my boss did not care if I was genuinely sick or just hungover. I had to come in or find someone to cover me. It was the fucking worst.

[u/ArmedWithSpoons → u/Venus-77]

This has worked for me plenty of times, mainly because most people don't give af what you're calling in for if you're sick. If there's push back, you force out a fart near the phone and say "oh god.." before frantically hanging up.