Problem at work (non girl related)

[Corky]

Been a long time reader of this site and finally made my way over to the forums here. I hate this to be my first post, but its a pressing situation and as weird as it sounds I feel like you guys will be able to help.

So this so this is going to detail an issue I had this morning involving my job.

So lying in bed this morning and my phone rings. Turns out its my supervisor asking me why I am not at work to which I reply, "Because I don't work today" to which he told me I was wrong and that I could come in late. I explained I could not because of very important things I needed to do today (had a few exams) and got it marked on my record as a no call/no show and received attendance points accordingly that put me in a bad place.

Today also happens to be the first day of our new shift bid, but the scheduler messed up and set me to work the opposite weekends of what I requested and she stated on the phone that I work the 16th and 17th (this was about a week and a half ago this was scheduled). I however have no way to prove this and I technically should have looked at the schedule and it was irresponsible of me not to look to be safe so I have that counting against me. I've only been at this company for two months now, but throughout my working experience never have I not shown up to work or been late so this is rather frustrating. I am going to talk to the boss tomorrow (I'm going to him he didn't call me in) and explain to him about the shift bid and how I was put on the wrong day and I didn't notice as well as ask him some other questions I've been meaning to bring up to him. My goal isn't to completely get rid of all my accumulated attendance points because I deserve them, but I want to halve them as I still feel that I am not completely at fault. As I said I cannot prove that the scheduler and I set up a different schedule and I should have looked at the schedule in advance, but assumed based on my call to the scheduler that I was good to go.

One thing that is working in my favor is that the scheduler is known for being bad at their job and the boss hates her and I've been told by many people that if I have any issues with her to go see him immediately.

If you have an suggestions of how to approach the boss, the situation, or anything I would appreciate a mature response. I've never been in a spot like this so I'm fairly lost as to what to do. I remember chase once writing that he talked his way out of being fired (I'm not in a position to be fired I don't believe), so I thought this would be as good of a place as any to ask.

Thanks guys and I hope to see you on the on topic forums.

 

[Garrett]

Corky,

Hmm. That's a frustrating situation you have on your hands, I've been in plenty of those so perhaps I can be of assistance!

Now if I were you, I would stick to my guns; the scheduler made a mistake, so you should direct your boss to the scheduler. Also, you have excellent attendance, and if they are planning on screwing you over like that then I suggest you explain the situation to your boss. They're human like you and if they are reasonable, (which they should be), then they'll understand the circumstances, provided they are well presented and explained on your part.

At the same time, I feel that you should own up to your mistake and explain to your boss that you were at fault for being irresponsible. You should tell him/her that you should be more responsible and should have rechecked the schedule incase there were any changes. As cliche as it sounds, honesty is the best policy, and I feel this is no different for your situation. You seem like a good guy in an annoying situation. At worst, you lose your job, hopefully it's not a big deal to you, and if the boss is aware of that and the fact that you're a good worker, you should be fine! As Chase says, 'Plan for the worst, but hope for the best.'

Therefore, I feel the best way to go about this is to own up to your mistake of being irresponsible, and explaining to your boss your situation that you've explained to me on here. If you redirect your boss to the scheduler, and the scheduler is notorious for their misguiding reputation, then I believe your boss will understand, and will let you off the hook .

Goodluck on your exams/job, and hope all goes well!
Garrett

 

[Corky]

Thanks for the reply Garrett it was very helpful. I planned to own up to my mistake and I'm not going to make excuses for it. I'm going to explain what happened with the scheduler though (which is kind of an excuse in a way, but I'm running it as a she screwed up and it hurt me in the end so I want her to be held accountable for her mistake). And I'll explain why I didn't come in to work when they called me (I had exams what can I say school comes first). I'm sure this approach will throw him off because most people would probably get extra defensive or argue with him or whatever else. He is a good guy if you respect him he seems to be the type that will respect you.

 

[Flames]

In my experience they do this sort of thing deliberately in some companies, just before they lay a load of people off, there's not a lot you can do about it usually, but talking to the boss may help.

Sometimes they do this just to 'fuxk with you' so you become more compliant for next time.

I've had jobs where I got put on day shifts, when I could only work nights, and only ever did nights. I was the best worker in the place and I actually got a few changes made to make people more productive and still they did it.

I've had his where I turned up and was expected to work for 14hrs straight without a break, despite me being booked for 7.

Guess what I did? I got another job.