Today at work I just got pushed a bit too far. See, when I applied, I agreed to work a set number of days for a set number of hours during the daytime hours through the week, part time. 2 weeks ago, I was scheduled to work for the closing shift, and I agreed with the assistant manager that was working that I would do it this once because I knew they needed me, but that I wouldn't again and so I did.


I went on a trip last week, came back, and they had me schedualed for the closing shift again this week, after I had said that I would not work that shift. Also, they had me down for an extra shift. Now, this wouldn't be so bad if it had happened just this once, but things of this sort have been ongoing at this place. I tell them, and they don't seem to get it. Well, I was looking over the schedual, and they had not changed the closing shift as I asked,and this guy was in the office while I was (he started working there several weeks back), also another manager was in the office too, and some lady I had never seen before. The guy who started several weeks back saw me looking at it, and asked if anything was wrong, and I tried to explain to him that they had me down for too many hours, and he looked at me like I was nuts for having a problem with that. I had the most hours schedualed of any of the other cashiers. So the 3 of them are looking at me like "what's the problem?" and I feel real stupid about this, but I don't know what came over me, I just sort of lost it I guess. I mean it would be one thing if this didnt happen hardly at all, but its almost a weekly thing with some schedual issue or asking me to work more or overtime. So, I just walked out. I just was so angry and upset. I mean okay yes I have control issues (as most with emet do) and this seems to spill over some into the workplace as well. I like to know that what I've agreed to work is what I will be working, and not have all this pulled on me.


I had to go back and get my purse, so I did and I talked to the newer guy, and he said that if I had any schedual problems to come to him, and okay I didn't even know who this guy was, turns out he is a manager! He said that Deb (the district manager, mean as a mountain lion lol) was the one doing the schedualing, and that neither she nor he knew what the employees had agreed upon with working terms (ie who worked when for how longand couldnt work when etc.) when they were hired (our store manager had surgery and has been out and will be for some time), and that usually Deb didn't check or look at the list of people who had requested time off when making the schedual. I mean okay if they are making the schedual, they need to know these things. Well, so I talked all this out with my husband, and he understands, and I am going to try going back, and clearly stating yet again what I can and can't work, and for how many total hours, and hope that what I did made them realize that I am tired of this. I was ready to just outright leave, but William brought up that now they know that I will do something about it if it continues, they are more liable to listen now, and moving onto another job would mean doing it all over again possibly. I'm sorry if this sounds whingy at all, its just been a bad day. The thing is I didn't even think about walking out, I didn't plan it, its like my legs just carried me out the door. I felt real stupid after, and I know it is just a part time job. Its just the principle that I get tired of being pushed around and after repeatedly saying when I can't work, and how long, they still don't listen. I'm sorry for being long winded here, I just feel at a loss sometimes. Edited by: Galadriel