From Not Always Right: *As If Mondays Aren’t Bad Enough *
(I have a condition that requires weekly treatments. My managers know this, and I get Mondays off every week. Even for huge store events, holidays, or if we’re short-staffed, I do not work Mondays. We get a new manager, and they do the schedule for the first time. I notice I’m scheduled on a Monday and talk to the new manager.)
Me: “Hey, [Manager], I’m scheduled for this next Monday.”
Manager: “Yeah, we get a double truck that day, so we need extra help.”
Me: “I can’t work Mondays.”
Manager: “Well, it’s been posted. I can’t change it now.”
Me: “I can’t work that day. The system shouldn’t have even let you schedule me for Monday.”
Manager: “Oh, yeah. I took the block out because we really need you Mondays.”
Me: “You realize I need those days off for a reason, right?”
Manager: “You’ll have Tuesday and Wednesday off, though! Isn’t that better?”
(Another manager comes in.)
Manager: “[Other Manager], can you explain to [My Name] that she has to work Monday?”
Other Manager: “What? No! She doesn’t work Mondays! Did you schedule her?!”
Manager: “Yeah, and I removed her block on Mondays. It’s not fair to the rest of the store for her to always get a truck day off—”
Me: “It’s also not fair that I have cancer and have to get chemo every week.”
(The first manager goes pale.)
Manager: “I… Well…”
Other Manager: “[My Name] will not be working Monday.”
(He ended up having to work my shift. He also was banned from making the schedule again.)
The reason why Monday is the slowest day of the week and why Monday is called Monday is because of the position, movement, and pull of gravity of the moon on the earth causes the earth to actually rotate a little slower on its axis on Mondays (Moon-days).
Outside the rare eclipse, Monday’s is when work picks up busy day, banks catch up from Saturday entries. Medical scramble through phone calls for appointments. For taxes another week before due.
Yakety Sax 4 months ago
From Not Always Right: *As If Mondays Aren’t Bad Enough *
(I have a condition that requires weekly treatments. My managers know this, and I get Mondays off every week. Even for huge store events, holidays, or if we’re short-staffed, I do not work Mondays. We get a new manager, and they do the schedule for the first time. I notice I’m scheduled on a Monday and talk to the new manager.)
Me: “Hey, [Manager], I’m scheduled for this next Monday.”
Manager: “Yeah, we get a double truck that day, so we need extra help.”
Me: “I can’t work Mondays.”
Manager: “Well, it’s been posted. I can’t change it now.”
Me: “I can’t work that day. The system shouldn’t have even let you schedule me for Monday.”
Manager: “Oh, yeah. I took the block out because we really need you Mondays.”
Me: “You realize I need those days off for a reason, right?”
Manager: “You’ll have Tuesday and Wednesday off, though! Isn’t that better?”
(Another manager comes in.)
Manager: “[Other Manager], can you explain to [My Name] that she has to work Monday?”
Other Manager: “What? No! She doesn’t work Mondays! Did you schedule her?!”
Manager: “Yeah, and I removed her block on Mondays. It’s not fair to the rest of the store for her to always get a truck day off—”
Me: “It’s also not fair that I have cancer and have to get chemo every week.”
(The first manager goes pale.)
Manager: “I… Well…”
Other Manager: “[My Name] will not be working Monday.”
(He ended up having to work my shift. He also was banned from making the schedule again.)
(NOT my story and no name was with it)
Botulism Bob 4 months ago
Not every Monday has an eclipse, Ziggy, so seize today.
katw 4 months ago
Ziggy, it’s also your slowest day of the week., that’s the problem.
Doug K 4 months ago
The reason why Monday is the slowest day of the week and why Monday is called Monday is because of the position, movement, and pull of gravity of the moon on the earth causes the earth to actually rotate a little slower on its axis on Mondays (Moon-days).
mistercatworks 4 months ago
Carpe Tuesday
kab2rb 4 months ago
Outside the rare eclipse, Monday’s is when work picks up busy day, banks catch up from Saturday entries. Medical scramble through phone calls for appointments. For taxes another week before due.