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To be shit scared I'll loose my job

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SunshineInCorwall · 09/12/2022 16:07

We have a first come, first served for Christmas and if you work one Christmas Day you get the next off. Most of our team have children under 8.

This year its my turn to work. Howver, that every other Christmas I've been due to work recently, there has been some emergency and I've had to call in a day or so nefore Christmas. Kids sick, DH sick, you know real life!

Just overheard two colleagues seriously talking about whether they "take the hit now" and offer to swap with me now or which one will be on call to cover me over Christmas, so they can manage expectations for their kids, they seemed really worried as noth have had to step in on a previous Christmas. Our team leader also overheard and just said to them that she's "aware" and will move heaven and to protect their break. (she's already working running the whole dept over Christmas so won't see her children at all, so not sure what that means)

I'm shit scared that something will happen and I will loose my job. What can I do? My husband is wonderful but useless so can't leave him to anything.

Would you quietly approach colleagues and ask them to swap?

OP posts:
TheRealKatnissEverdeen · 10/12/2022 09:02

@PotatoScollop you really summed it up perfectly!

Emotionalsupportviper · 10/12/2022 09:02

dexterslockedintheshedagain · 09/12/2022 18:03

I'm very well liked usually

At least, you thought you were.
I cannot believe your sense of entitlement - I'm so glad I don't work with you.

I have to agree.

Anyone who doesn't have the insight to offer to work a Christmas when they've cancelled on the last one, or to see the impact that their constant "no-showing" is having on colleagues, is unlikely to read others' feelings accuracy.

I suspect colleagues are being pleasant so as not to spoil the work atmosphere, but wouldn't shed any tears if OP left,

Emotionalsupportviper · 10/12/2022 09:06

Coffeepot72 · 09/12/2022 18:43

OP, I have a colleague like you. We don’t work Christmas thankfully, but she’s as flakey as hell, and recently suggested that on the days she due to work, we have an extra person rostered on, just in case she can’t make it ………

I bet that went down well . . .

AssumingDirectControl · 10/12/2022 09:07

Thank you everyone, I can see how this is damaging my reputation, especially as I have never previously offered or agreed to swap shifts at Christmas to others.

So you’ve flaked out of your responsibilities more than once meaning your poor colleagues have had to give up their family Christmas at short notice, and yet it never once occurred to you to offer to work the following Christmas instead to make up for it?

Yeah that’s pure selfish.

Emotionalsupportviper · 10/12/2022 09:17

ReneBumsWombats · 09/12/2022 22:38

No husband can be that useless.

Stick around.

😂

dearohdeary · 15/12/2022 20:17

I imagine you work in care or something so the shift has to be covered. We've got one off sick at the mo texting people for sympathy as she can't be fucked working 2 days a week so gets signed off. She's oblivious to the fact we're covering for her and annoyed as it's about the 236th time.

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