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Request off days
Hi, I work at Tim Hortons and I am a supervisor. My boyfriend works at the same one & he is also a supervisor. There are enough supervisors there to cover the shifts we requested off (tues-thurs) but they are in fact allowed to borrow people from other Tim Hortons. Now. My boyfriend and I requested these days off about a month in advance, giving them plenty of time to find extra people to work. I was told today that my boyfriend and I would probably not be getting those days off. I have non refundable concert tickets and a non refundable hotel room. So my question is -if we don't get those three days off, what can I do? I most certainly am not going to work unless they reimburse me for those things I bought.
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I wouldn't lie to get time off as the problem with a lie is you better write it down for sure as heck you will forget it. When you do you will get caught in the lie sometime down the road. Tell them the truth and see what happens.
The fact is you are what is called an at will employee. Meaning you work at the will of your employer. Now if you are a full time employee there are certain labor laws such as vacatime and others that must be followed. If you are a part time employee there is not as many protections for you under the law.
You can be fired at anytime for any reason. Literally for parting your hair on the wrong side of your head. That is the meaning of at will employee. You work at the will of the employer. Lying to them would be a reason for them to terminate your employment and they owe you nothing in return for your labor other than the minimum wage for your job. So demanding reimbursement for you tickets and hotel is futal and could get you terminated. I would not suggest it.
There is a good lesson here. IF you have finished high school and have not gone on to an institute of higher learning. This is what you can look foward too. In positions such as the one you have there is always someone waiting to fill your position so the employer is not conserned about you or your welfare off the job. Go back to school and get a degree or learn a more valuable trade.
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The unfortunate part about minimum wage jobs at fast-food places is that you can request time off weeks in advance and not be given it. Usually you have to work those shifts despite your rank even if others are available or face your bosses wrath.
What I would do is a bit of theater by bundling a lie with truth. Tell them you have family from England or wherever that are visiting and haven't been here since 1987 and aren't likely to return any time soon for a visit and you wanted those three days off to visit them out of town.
That works much better than saying it's a concert which most certainly won't earn you time off. Tell your boss that non-refundable hotel rooms have been booked and train tickets to whatever town it is you're headed to. See if that works.
The way the law and your contract works with them is that they owe you NOTHING usually in terms of reimbursement or even days off you need. It's to their discretion.
I've known one person in the past who said they wanted time off that they weren't going to get tell them he was celebrating his engagement that weekend. The thing is though it's not right people sometimes have to tell a whopper with bosses like this to get days off.
Honesty is always good but don't say it's for a concert as it's not their business and saying it's a concert will get you nowhere. What you should do is call in 24 hrs before Tuesday with a family emergency and that you cannot work those days. They shouldn't give you bullshit about it then. Even if they fired you both don't back down and do go to the concert and out of town as planned.
You can always get a better job in a flash if need be. I'm sure if you present a reasonable scenario to them or declare a family emergency which is always recommended you'll be fine. Whatever happens go to the concert and worry about them later on.
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