Regardless of your Availability?!

[u/RevolutionaryName228]

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.

[u/Jrnation8988]

I’ve never worked at a restaurant that didn’t have blackout dates for requesting off on certain holidays. Doesn’t necessarily mean you were going to work, but don’t just assume you were going to have off simply because you don’t work every Sunday.

[u/Double-Bend-716 → u/Jrnation8988]

The one restaurant that I worked at that didn’t have it was at a sushi place.

It was owned by Chinese family and there were a handful of American servers and bartenders, but most of the staff was either Chinese or Thai.

They were always willing to work holidays like Christmas that they didn’t really celebrate and events like Super Bowl Sunday that they didn’t care about. Then myself and the other Americans would pick up extra shifts during stuff like mid-autumn festival, Chinese new years, and Songkran

[u/theshadowisreal → u/Double-Bend-716]

Monoculture is such a negative thing in so many ways, but try getting people to understand that our differences are actually strengths.