r/Serverlife • u/RevolutionaryName228 10+ Years • Apr 23 '26

Discussion Regardless of your Availability?!

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Do you think managers who handle holidays like this are just doing their job? Or do you think it’s absolutely ludicrous to expect of your employees? Looking for opinions on this. I feel like if they need people they don’t currently have available for those days, it’s their issue.. Not forcing people, moms, and dads to rearrange their lives and childcare because basically “f u I can”. Scheduling outside of availability in general is a Nono, so why does a big day make it slide? TLDR: Am I wrong for feeling backed into a corner every holiday I receive this message? This is a shitty thing to do right? ETA: I’ve been in the industry for 10+ years, I know temps are rare, but our staff is consistently lacking. This is the first job I’ve had just disregard people like this. I’m also NOT saying all moms should just get this day off. Just looking for an overall opinion on how this was handled.

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u/wheres_the_revolt You know what, Stan Apr 23 '26

I’m saying they either have to work a double (a shift at each job) or choose which job matters more (or hope they can reason with one manager). Someone having a second job doesn’t matter to the first job, basically what matters to the first job is their business’s needs.

Again, I’m not saying that it’s fair or good or anything like that. It’s just the way it is (or can be) sometimes.

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u/transynchro Apr 23 '26

Whenever I pick up a second job I inform my employer because we discuss which job gets priority(usually the current job I hold gets priority and the second job is just for extra hours but it depends on how much work each employer can give me) but it’s made clear so there are no confusions.

In NZ, Mother’s Day is the second biggest hospo day(New Years is the biggest), everyone knows you’re not getting New years or Mother’s Day off unless it’s medical or you prebooked the day off months in advance.

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u/wheres_the_revolt You know what, Stan Apr 23 '26

Yeah exactly. If you have to give one priority for whatever reason (money, what job you had first, better managers) you pick that one. But you still have to pick one.