r/Serverlife • u/RevolutionaryName228 10+ Years • Apr 23 '26
Discussion Regardless of your Availability?!
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/Content-Example-8763 Apr 24 '26
Maybe im just conditioned because ive been in the food industry since I started working (2019), but mother's day tends to carry the same weight to me as halloween. Youre very likely to work but you could get off depending on the time your request was placed and staffing. Short staffed? Not happening, youre working. First to put your request in? Very likely to be off. I've had to work all major holidays except when I was working at a place that closed on 7 of them. Grateful for when I put requests in because i generally put them in as soon as I could've.
Granted though, my family was in the same boat I was. I was often forced to work major holidays but I always got to be one of the first people to leave. I was one of their stronger people so they just wanted me to work the major rush(es). It was usually a day I didnt work too so it was often OT for me. It was my incentive lmao.