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I feel like im such a bind  

 

A couple of mates of mine want to go for a night out in London in a few weeks.We first started talking about it weeks ago.  Its a saturday night we agreed on. Now I work at weekends , saturday morning and all day sunday. Now I said I will try to book it off work . I asked a manager and she said as its December and the busiest time of year for the shop I would be better off getting someone to cover as they aren't keen to give holiday. I thought this was reasonable as I have 23rd December booked off as I'm actually away for the christmas week. 

So I find someone to cover my sunday ( my saturday morning is like overtime so I don't need cover) and asked a manager to put it in the diary. All seems ok. 

 

But then we get a new manager in. The person who said they would cover me says that he has put a ban on shift swapping. Also they are bringing in this new shift system where you have to tell them your availability for the upcoming 3 weeks. So know I dont know if she can cover me and dont know if they will allow her to cover me. 

 

The problem is one of my mates has gone and booked the hotel for us to stay in. I'm a bit annoyed as I told one of them my situation and they have gone and done it anyway. I dont know how to tell them that I dont know whether ill be able to go or not as I know they will get annoyed and give me a hard time. 

 

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I would go and explain the situation to the new manager - take the hotel booking as proof. Explain that it was arranged before the new system.

 

If you're worried about getting tongue tied or brow beaten  have it in writing (not a lengthy note) just bullet points. Firmly say that you are sorry but cannot do it as it has all been arranged before the new management rules.

 

Surely they can be flexible - especially if you're pleasant about it?

 

Good Luck 

Soozy Woo

I think it unfair to change the original agreement as a result of a 'new rule'. I would go on the assumption that it still stands as it was arranged before the new ban was put in place (you said someone wrote in the diary?) And the shift swap ban meant no more asking to swap from that day on.

 

You've already sorted it out and made arrangements that have cost you money, maybe mention that you will need that money back if forced to work?

Jen-Star
Originally Posted by Jenstar:

I think it unfair to change the original agreement as a result of a 'new rule'. I would go on the assumption that it still stands as it was arranged before the new ban was put in place (you said someone wrote in the diary?) And the shift swap ban meant no more asking to swap from that day on.

 

You've already sorted it out and made arrangements that have cost you money, maybe mention that you will need that money back if forced to work?

I'd go with this chicken and as Soozy said, show them the hotel booking as proof.  I really don't think they can impose a rule change and not honour what has been agreed up to that date 

 

How long have you worked for them?

FM

Thanks for all the advice.

 

The thing is the hotel booking was made after I had told my friends about the new system and the issues I was having with cover. So even though I told one of them that I'm having issues with cover. She even said today that she didnt think to tell him off my work problem. That did get to me. 

 

I don't know how its going to work out , I just know ill get stick from either work or my friends

PrawnCracker

Chicken, can you not point out that the change of shift had already been agreed with the previous manager ( is that manager still in the store, to confirm they OK'd the shift swap?). Tell them you wouldn't have gone ahead and booked the hotel, had it not already been agreed and marked up in the diary. Stick to your guns and ask them nicely to honour the agreed shift swap - and if all else fails, throw a sickie

Yogi19
Originally Posted by PrawnCracker:

The problem is one of my mates has gone and booked the hotel for us to stay in. I'm a bit annoyed as I told one of them my situation and they have gone and done it anyway. I dont know how to tell them that I dont know whether ill be able to go or not as I know they will get annoyed and give me a hard time. 

 

 

But you've already told them that you didn't know if you could go or not haven't you  Chicken, I may be way off here, but, having read other stuff that you've posted, I wonder if the real issue is that you're really not sure if you want to go and could be secretly thankful that the new manager has given you a 'get out of jail free' card?

If that's not the case then just speak with the new manager about your pre-agreed arrangement that needs to be honoured: simples!

FM

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