I am working at a small company and I really don't like the job. They constantly ask me to work on the weekends and overtime. I am looking for another job, but its difficult to find time to interview.
They want me to work this coming Saturday, but I have a prior commitment and I plan to tell them that. Can they make it mandatory to work on Saturday?
Also, my daughter lives with my ex-husband in another state. He is moving due to accepting another job. I will probably have to go and get my daughter to come live with me and change the custody arrangements. I live in another state and will have to travel to where she lives and be there for at least a few days.
I was thinking of leaving my present job since I don't plan to stay there anyway. I don't want to feel like a quitter though and that I am looking for a way out of a bad situation.
2007-01-21 05:38:53 · 6 answers · asked by Stareyes 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
I completely understand the overtime part. My company does this constantly and they make you feel extremely gulity if you don't work the overtime. I have gotten really good at saying "NO" before it comes out of their mouths that they need someone to work. If you have a prior committment, you need to tell them that straight up and tell them that you are not willing to change your plans. As for feeling like a quitter, don't feel that way at all, realize that you are doing what you have to to make your life better and keep in mind that if you are miserable at work, it rubs off in other aspects of your life and eats at you. Good luck!!
2007-01-21 06:02:30 · answer #1 · answered by superpara12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your allegiance should be with your daughter and being part of her life. I would suggest that you start looking for a job nearer your daughter. This is expensive of course and means moving but I think that you will be happier.
With respect t working on Saturdays etc. Your company obviously values you and probably need you to work extra hours. Presumably you get paid for this. Say very nicely that you appreciate them asking you, but you really have another commitment that you cannot break. Have a polite discussion with them and offer to do x extra hours a week (with pay of course), but say that you need to get quite a lot of stuff at home done now and really can't spare any more time. Explain that this way they know how many extra hours they can rely upon you for and that you can get your home life in order. Then keep to those days if you can.
Unless your contract says work Saturdays then you don't have to work any more than you are contracted to.
2007-01-21 13:47:50 · answer #2 · answered by Biz Guru 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try explaining to your current employer that your life situation is changeing with your daughter and that you need to find a way to gain more life/work balance. If you are unable to do that in your current role, you can ask if there are other roles within the company that would better suit your needs. Let it be known that you will have to look outside of the company if that is not possible, but that your daughter is your number 1 priority. Lay it on the line. Not sure what you do, but I'd highly expect that they would need to train somebody else, so I would hope that that would want to keep you on long enough for a transition and wouldn't let you go on the spot. You can't be demanding or forceful. You need to be confident and friendly, but let it be known what your needs are.
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2007-01-21 15:18:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you're mind is already made up. And they can't make you work weekends unless they personally tell you in the interview that you have to work some weekends.
2007-01-21 13:45:48 · answer #5 · answered by retrodragonfly 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quit and start your own business, that's what I did over 40 years ago and never regretted it. I got tired of being exploited.
2007-01-21 13:43:23 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋