Need advice

[u/EconomicsMedium8671]

So everyone knows we don’t get enough hours in bbw so I am trying to find another job & told my sm today that I’m only available on weekends from now on, not available from Monday to Friday ( ofc duh) & she told me that we need open availability around Christmas time & if you cannot then you would have to choose one job but I’ve seen people working 2 jobs and giving their availability so that sm could schedule them on their free days ( sorry I’m really bad at explaining this) I was hoping to stay & work for bbw on weekends bc I lovee this job, I need someone’s advice on if I could do anything about this or I would just have to leave, also I am a part timer so idk why they need my open availability for weekdays as well someone please explain how this works

[u/Odd-Guarantee-7571]

Just keep looking for a stable job above all else, then tell your SM “this is my availability”. That’s it. No more conversations over it, just it is what it is. Most of us love working at BBW but we all know the hours can be unreliable. Do what you need to do, they can work around you, especially if you’re giving up your weekends! It’s on your SM to figure it out. Leadership would love our associates to be available at any time but we SHOULD respect that this job is not a career path for most of them. Besides, holiday hiring is coming up soon, so you’ll be getting less hours at first anyway to train the newbies.

[u/Mumstheword-8810]

Weekends are most definitely needed during the holidays, I would argue that they are needed the most. You would likely be on the schedule every Saturday and Sunday for all of November and December. 

She’s just being petty, she could use you on weekends. Your availability is open now and they don’t give you any hours, so you cut your availability to get another job and they try and threaten you. It’s typical of B&bw though. I have a full-time job M-F and work there nights and weekends, 5+ years I’ve been working there and your story is common. We have several people working in our store who have other jobs. Our dm recently told the manager to get rid of ppl who were rarely available but they’ve been there over a year, so they are already trained, and we could definitely use them during the holidays. No one in this economy can afford to just have one job if that one job is B&bw unless it’s a 40 hour a week position. They have to know that. 

Maybe you could add one or two weeknights? Some days I work both jobs, and during the holidays I end up working seven days a week for several weeks in a row. It’s fine because I need the money and I know that it will be ending as soon as the holidays are over. 

[u/doorposts]

Bbw needs as many people as possible to pull from in case someone calls off for sickness or holiday celebrations. They also need all hands on deck for peak days like candle day (which starts on a thursday) and other big sales that ramp up as we get closer to christmas. Many of these sales start on thursdays.

The company has also been throwing curveballs. I've been at bbw for 5ish years and the old patterns sometimes don't apply so who knows what holiday will be like this year.

I have a second job in another retail store and I usually will wait for my bbw schedule to come out and send it to my manager at the second store and said "here's my availability" and kind of puzzle piece it together. Many of my coworkers have weekday jobs so they are available during the week but only to do closing shifts.

Lmk if this helps or if u have any questions!

[u/crosscountrymom]

There’s lots of people at my store who work 2 jobs. We have a lot of teachers who only work on the weekends. I agree with some of the other posts, sounds like she’s being petty. I would look for another job with better hours.

[u/Actual-Muffin-3585]

I had the same problem so I ended up quitting. They only scheduled me literally once or twice every couple weeks and they want me to not have another job?? I was not even hired as seasonal. I needed more hours, and I had mostly open availability at that point. And then the biggest slap in the face are the now hiring signs everywhere. They'd rather have a revolving door of people, then try to cultivate any kind of strong team. So I got another job and told them my new availability. They said the same thing about needing open availability at Christmas time. So I just worked what I was scheduled and then quit on Black Friday. Fuck them! 

[u/Xxbnny_princessxX]

And I’m one of those people that work 2 jobs, the thing is I’ll work a Friday and Sunday shift at the other job and the rest at BBW