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Originally Posted by justafriend306
Have you considered how this appears from your employer's perspective? I wish my answer was more positive. Honestly, I have let people go for this. I had an expectation at the point of interview and hiring that the employee be honest about their scheduling needs. It seems you want to take without giving. What I mean is that, as I suggested above, you need to come to the table so to speak. If you expect them to make concessions according to your will and requirements, you need to be prepared to make concessions of your own. That may require honesty and disclosure on your part. Others have said you might ultimately have to find another employer. It is quite possible that if you were to disclose your needs to your boss that they will react with compassion and understanding. I have done this as a manager too. I scheduled the individual for shifts that were during less busy times when their not showing was to have the least impact on the business and their coworkers. Remember, they are the ones ultimately being affected. Have you considered this too?
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Of course I have. I personally think, if an employment situation is "dire", then an employer should be thankful people work for him. That's how my main employer is (he left for vacation so I was left with the retail's manager as my supervisor). He doesn't push me to do more shifts, but gave me freedom of choice and told me he'd appreciate it if I could do more.
When once he told me he might need me to commit another shift because of a great load of upcoming work, I gladly helped.
I think it's better to take responsibility for the employment rules rather than push and expect high expectations.
Moreover, I think it's better for an employer to have your kind of conversation with me, because I shouldn't be mind-reading a boss. I think a good boss is a direct boss.
EDIT: I'm still thinking about this, and I do need to be more understanding when it comes to directly telling my needs.
I didn't want to disclose depression because I don't believe in labels. I don't want disclosure to have a negative impact on promotion boundaries (not necessarily on my current job as it is temporary). I also think labeling "depression" is generalizing when the specific problem regarding work is sleep hours.
Although, I wonder if it can be otherwise, if it cannot have an impact. I don't even believe I have depression and especially that a label has to be permanent.