to feel fed up about overtime at work

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I work in retail and we are constantly told that we have enough staff, however when someone is on holiday or off sick we don't have enough staff which is fairly often. I work part time, I am happy with the number of hours that I do.
I feel that because I only work the hours that I am contracted for it goes against me. No matter how much work I do I never get recognised or rewarded. Other staff members who work overtime are always rewarded by the manager even if I do more work than them.

I think that working part time you are always at a disadvantage. Managers think staff have no life outside work and are available when ever they need them.

What rewards do they get 😲

@GoldenNuggets08 we get gift vouchers (£5 - £50) for excellent work/ customer service.

Honestly, I have learned that over time rarely gets you anywhere or promoted/recognised etc.

I worked horrendous hours in my last job, it made me really burned out and mentally unwell. I got passed up on promotion and given a 1% pay rise for my efforts (I was working 55 hours a week and doing 60% of my team of 8's work).

I left, I got a new job, I do my hours and got a larger pay rise this time.

Well, they’re the ones who are stepping in when needed. That’s not a criticism of you but having worked in retail sometimes it is just about bodies or your can’t open the shop. Having said that if you do great work when you’re there, that should be recognised too.