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WWYD - Work and Mother's Day?

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smdl
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WWYD - Work and Mother's Day?

I posted here since this is about moms and working on Mother's Day.

A little background, I plan on resigning from this job on Monday and give 2 weeks notice. Let's say, this place is nuts.

In the meantime, I had asked to leave 3 hours early on Mother's Day. This will be my FIRST Mother's Day. I thought I was being accomodating by not taking the whole day off.

Now, they just told me that they can't really accomodate me. They have mothers themselves, blah blah blah. I repeated calmy that it was my FIRST Mother's Day.

I am honestly NOT going to ruin my first Mother's Day for a job I am resigning from for other reasons.

So, I had planned on giving 2 weeks notice. So far I had asked to leave at 3pm. BY MIRACLE, a client booked me (a "request) until 4pm. I never had this client before and she only came once to my work.... yes, sounds fishy. So now I would work until 4pm. But they did not block the rest of my day. So I could possibly work until 6pm.

WWYD? Resign and not go to work on Mother's Day? Forget about Mother's Day? Any other suggestions?

FYI.... I hate that place. I did not want to burn bridges but I don't think I ever want to work for them again.

Posted 5/3/08 8:01 AM
 
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Re: WWYD - Work and Mother's Day?

That's a tough one. Do you need to use them as a reference? If not, then I would continue to tell them that you are not working past a certain time on Mother's Day and that is it. If you do need them as a reference, I would probably suck it up and work.

Posted 5/3/08 8:06 AM
 

smdl
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Re: WWYD - Work and Mother's Day?

Posted by shamrock124

That's a tough one. Do you need to use them as a reference? If not, then I would continue to tell them that you are not working past a certain time on Mother's Day and that is it. If you do need them as a reference, I would probably suck it up and work.



I do not need them as a reference. I already have another job lined up. They are just waiting for me. There are also starting to get a very bad rep for their employees.

Let's say, 9 people left in the last 5.5 months. They are losing me and 2 others massage therapists in the next 2 weeks. They just don't know it yet.

Message edited 5/3/2008 8:10:10 AM.

Posted 5/3/08 8:09 AM
 

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Re: WWYD - Work and Mother's Day?

i would stick to your guns and leave at 4pm. you will never get your first mother's day back. the worst thing they could do is fire you, right? Chat Icon

Posted 5/3/08 8:12 AM
 

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Re: WWYD - Work and Mother's Day?

Posted by smdl

Posted by shamrock124

That's a tough one. Do you need to use them as a reference? If not, then I would continue to tell them that you are not working past a certain time on Mother's Day and that is it. If you do need them as a reference, I would probably suck it up and work.



I do not need them as a reference. I already have another job lined up. They are just waiting for me. There are also starting to get a very bad rep for their employees.

Let's say, 9 people left in the last 5.5 months. They are losing me and 2 others massage therapists in the next 2 weeks. They just don't know it yet.



Then I would repeat to them that you aren't working past 3 pm on Mother's Day and leave at that time. I would say call in sick but that might put someone else out.

Posted 5/3/08 8:18 AM
 

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Re: WWYD - Work and Mother's Day?

Posted by alexlynn7

i would stick to your guns and leave at 4pm. you will never get your first mother's day back. the worst thing they could do is fire you, right? Chat Icon



I agree, although I'd probably say you can only work until 3pm as you previously mentioned. How annoying Chat Icon

Posted 5/3/08 8:20 AM
 
 

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