Question Posted Saturday December 17 2005, 9:12 am
i work at a candy store (16/f). i just started at the beggining of december, so it hasn't been long. today my cousins are coming to my house around 12, but i am supposed to work form 12-5. the candy stores opens at 10 (closes at 5), so my mom suggested calling and being like "i woke up early then i exppected today, so i wanted to call and check if you could use help any earlier. it's no big deal, but i figured i'd call and see if you needed me 10-3 rather then 12-5, because i'm up and have nothing to do!" i really want to do this, but i feel like i have been calling quite a lot lately (i even cancled work yesterday because of my dad's bday) so do you think they will be annoyed if i call?
Razhie answered Saturday December 17 2005, 2:10 pm: Everyone needs to change around their shifts sometimes; the thing to do is do it responsibly. Give them as much advance notice as possible, know the people who can take your shifts and have their numbers handy and don't call in at the last minute.
They might start to get annoyed with you. It can be hard when you are young and have family commitments but you need to book off time in advance. You need to know that and your family needs to know that. Right now you have a commitment and I think you need to honor it and work your shift. [ Razhie's advice column | Ask Razhie A Question ]
shake answered Saturday December 17 2005, 2:06 pm: No, they wont. But you should have called further in advance to just get the entire day off. [ shake's advice column | Ask shake A Question ]
Igotamonopoly answered Saturday December 17 2005, 12:12 pm: Yes, don't call. Go to work, you made a commitment. As an employer, if my employees were always calling in and such, I would fire them becuase that means that they don't take their job seriously. Also, that puts someone on the spot for working two extra hours. [ Igotamonopoly's advice column | Ask Igotamonopoly A Question ]
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