Grrrr - Employer vent

mckayleesmom wrote: Ok...I had to call in to work today because my babysitter is going to a wrestling game and my husband has to go to a wrestling game because the army is having a booth there. He has no choice. He tried to get out of it and was told that the army paid 2500 dollars to have a booth there and for him to be there. When I called in my manager was extremely rude and kind of sounded like she was calling me irresponsible...Ok...I want to know what you think and you can be honest.

This is kind of what she said to me,,,give or take a couple sentences

Manager...well I have a very sick little boy at home and there is nobody that can cover for you
Brianne...well Im sorry, but my husband has to be there, its mandatory and my babysitter can't watch her.
Manager....well my son is sick
Brianne....Im really sorry, but I have no choice. My husband tried to get out of it, but was told that he had to be there.
Manager...well I know you have put in your two weeks, so maybe that is good since is always iffy if you can make it or not...

EXCUSE ME?
I thought that was very rude and unprofessional...1. I have only called off 3 times since I have worked there. Mckaylee was sick the first time, then myself, then today. 2. Since I have worked there in November I have gone in early for the manager and assistant manager about 30 times. Im always going in early so you can take your kids to baseball or boyscouts etc. ..3. When I took this job I was told you understood when things come up...you also have kids and understand....well understand that I have no choice. Im sorry your son is sick, but his father is taking care of him...I have nobody to take care of her..that is my point. 4. When there is only 3 people working in a store in the mall..your kind of asking for trouble. 5. Don't treat me like Im the unprofessional one,,if I remember correct I didn't get paid till almost xmas after fighting with you guys and the company to get my check. I worked for free basically for over a month. I had my husband badgering me to quit and everything else. But I didn't cause I didn't want to put you guys in a tight spot. Technically you were breaking the law and my husband was making arrangements to have you guys busted for it. He had already contacted a lawyer when I told him to cool it. 6. You better check your attitude at the door or you can work my shifts for next week too. Because I won't take you being rude to me. I don't need this job and not going in your store isn't going to affect me, cause Im not preggo.


Do you think she was out of line or am I on crack?

aspenblue1 replied: She sounds unprofessional to me.

jen replied: YOUR ON CRACK!! LOL just joking!!! No she is out of line! HOW RUDE of her not to understand. That isn't right.....she needs to get a reality check and realize you don't have a choice. Don't feel bad, she'll come around and realize she was a jerk and if she doesn't she needs to!

mckayleesmom replied: She is usually really nice. But I just think it was rude. Especially since I come in early for her all the time. They change the schedule all the time and I have never complained. Shes acting like I put in my two weeks notice and have been blowing off work. I just put in my two weeks notice on Friday and I gave it to the assistant manager. Why? Because we are moving and my babysitter keeps flaking. Im doing to right thing so that I don't have to call in sick. I only work 10 hours a week for petes sake and now they have cut it down to 4. Not worth it. In her defence it probably does suck having to cover for me, but you are a manager and when you run a business in the mall and only have 4 employees..and not really even that. One girl works once every 2 months practically...then there is me, the manager and an assistant manager.

kimberley replied: she was unprofessional. she should have left her personal frustration at the door. i guess she was upset b/c she knows it is her responsibility and problem to deal with and took it out on you. not right, but it happens. she probably feels bad about it, try not to take it to heart. they are losing a good person and know it!

Maddie&EthansMom replied: I have heard of so many people complain over Motherhood Maternity stores. I had a friend work for one here in Texas and she was treated like a dog. She was the assistant manager of the store. I've never heard of anyone being treated well that works for them. After my friend quit I read about this lawsuit they were involved in over a previous employee and how she was being treated unfairly.

((((HUGS)))) At least you don't have to mess with them much longer.

A&A'smommy replied: ugh that was definitly not right they shouldnt treat you like that!!!!

kit_kats_mom replied: Really unprofessional but I can kind of understand. My ex fiancee and I owned two Kiosks, one in each mall for 4 years and I managed one of them. We had about 7-8 employees at any given time and we each worked a shift almost every day. We had planned a vacation for spring break and our (college age) employees were aware of it. Well, the most dependable one of the bunch called me the morning that my vacation was supposed to start and said she had an offer to go to a job fair in MI so she was there and would need me to cover her shift! OMG I fired her when she got back but I was pretty unprofessional with her too...of course I was also pretty young. It is just very frusterating for anyone to have to change their plans at the last minute, even if they knew that it could happen. Maybe she had an appointment or had to pick up a perscription for her son, I dunno.

MomToMany replied: OMG!! That was completely out of line! At least you won't have to deal with them much longer. Sorry you are having such an awful time with them!

mckayleesmom replied: Kit Kat....there are only 4 employees total here. I can understand her frustration, but she was extremely rude and there was nothing I could do. I had plans to go to work, but my husband works for the army, he had no choice or he could get an article 15...they love handing those out. That wasn't all the conversation I listed..there was more where she was just angry and raising her voice to me. She was telling me about her sick son like I had a choice on wether I could come in..I had no choice. Plus her sons are always sick and the dad takes care of them, and I think hes a pharmasist, so Im sure he can handle it.

kit_kats_mom replied:
Yeah, I think she was out of line and didn't handle the situation very well. I just like to try and see both sides.

CantWait replied: I think employers these days really need to back off. Yes it's an inconvience when an employee calls in sick, etc...but at the same time there are agencies (temp agencies) where someone call fill in if need be if they just make the arrangements and but themselves on the list. Not only that but they need to understand that these things are going to come up.

I totally understand what you're talking about, I can't count the number of times Ron has come home when I need to go to work and said that he's on duty or this or that.....stupid military is a 24 hour 7 day a week job, and when they get called out, it's us that are left to suffer with it, work or not