Very, VERY Frustrated

So I have gotten two texts this morning, each from a different coworker at the pharmacy where i work. My schedule is Sunday to Thursday every week, but they have both pleaded for me to work tomorrow, because one of the other techs has a doctors appointment and can’t come in. The same tech who has been calling off a lot lately. I guess a few medical practices are open on Saturdays, but they are usually urgent care— seems very fishy to me. I don’t think these people understand that this job drains and leeches the **** out of me and that I very badly need my days off to recharge and recover. In the first text, the pharmacist offered to take me off the schedule on Thursday next week, so in my responses to both of them, I said i would be okay with working tomorrow on the condition that they did that. No response. I’m really frustrated with this. I like my coworkers a lot, but i feel used right now. I really don’t want to look for a new job because I promised myself that the next time I did, it would be in a field I really care about… in other words, NOT ANOTHER PHARMACY. I’m not prepared. But **** me, man. This isn’t fair or right and I’m kinda pissed off right now about it.

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I think your feelings are TOTALLY understandable.

Frustrating.

The only way to deal with it is to establish boundaries. You don’t have to agree to them pleading

No, sorry, can’t come in. Taking care of elderly relative on Saturday. Going out of town. Repair crew is coming in. Furnace inspection (mine is always on Saturday). Babysitting my niece. Driving my sick aunt to an appointment. I have my own doctor appt.

My GP works on Saturday. So does my gyn. In fact most of my appts are always on Saturdays as that’s when I don’t work. Don’t even have to have bogus reasons. I have actual reasons not to be free to work. You might have them too

If they mandate you, then it’s different. But if they are just pleading, then say no. You don’t have to be available

I understand and that's a hard place to be in.

I do think though that you can establish boundaries with your coworkers.

Just say "no." I mean it's probably the hardest thing to do (I think as humans we are like wired not to say no to things maybe), but just say no.

You don't have to provide any reasoning either.

This is what I've done (I am still working on it in certain areas of my life), but it actually is quite powerful in helping me to take control of my own life.

Good luck.

I appreciate everyone’s feedback— since another tech who’s also not scheduled to work today is coming in for the first part of the day, I agreed to come in for the second. We are a team, and I felt it was only fair that I meet them halfway.

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