not only that, they change my schedule maybe twice a week? and understaff it constantly and call me in constantly.
but like think how ridiculous 30 days in advance is for a minimum wage job, that's a little over 4 fucking weeks. If I'm not able to submit a request 4 weeks and change in advance it gets auto denied. Recently I submitted a request 27 days in advance, and not only did it get denied, I got scheduled for an 11 hour shift, like wtf it's almost like it's intentional. Now I have to go through a bunch of fucking hoops trying to find someone to swap shifts with, which no one is gonna want to do bc it's an 11 hour shift, and then if I can't find someone I'm not gonna be able to call in sick because I don't get sick time bc I'm seasonal, at least not enough sick time to get that shift off, and they will fire me for that.
It's wild that a job requires that much notice but can change your schedule at the drop of a hat. The same goes for two weeks notice when quitting too when they can fire you at-will.
If they don't have to give me two weeks notice to fire me, I don't have to give them two weeks to quit. Just using it as an example, lol.
it only actually takes a week if you just bitch at your boss and tell them you won't be there.
unfortunately I would be fired for that! and bc it's seasonal and I won't be here long enough to find another job I can't get fired! Bc if I get fired I don't have enough money after loans to continue college!
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it depends on the turnover rate of the job, if you're sure you're easily replaceable, that's a predicament, in which case i recommend selling cool shit on the side and trying to elevate that, all the while looking for a different job with a slower turnover rate that will appreciate you more. i understand that this is easier said than done, but it's still good advice.
After all that, 16 months of pandemic, at the end of all that suffering and business closures the bourgeoisie really sat around and said "no, sick pay costs us more outof our profits than having to train new people as others get sick and possibly die."
no of course I get sick time, it just accumulates so slowly that I'll have less than one shifts worth by the time Im gone bc Im only seasonal :agony-shivering:
Mine's kinda like that even though we can technically ask for days off two weeks in advance. They make the schedules two weeks at a time but for the week and a half that they're "making" the new schedule (which is bullshit they have a computer program that does it) we aren't allowed to ask for those days off, so if you don't ask for a day off on the first four or five days of the two week cycle you're in- too bad, you're locked in for a month. Also they keep "losing" the book we use to request time off.
I've found they're a lot more lenient with the labor shortages they're facing right now though. Maybe apply at a different retailer and give your boss your two weeks unless you can take that day off and get a raise.
You don't have to give 2 weeks, it's just a courtesy. People can call them as a reference but all they're "allowed" to say is, yes, you worked there. No idea if they actually break that regulation or not cause I've never been in charge of hiring. So quit in the middle of the shift and try to take as many people as possible, maximize the employers pain, see if you can get others to walk off even if they're staying
Remember how the 'emergency mode' overworking started before covid lockdowns and now are basically just normal
lol I live in Eastern Washington, where covid is made up by China
