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Not given day off work

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  • 05-09-2018 11:01pm
    #1
    angelinab
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭


    Hi everyone,


    My cousin is getting married at the end of this month. The wedding is in Kilkenny and I live in Dublin. I'm a student and I work in retail at the moment. I've only had this job a few weeks. I asked for the day of the wedding and the day after off but they only gave me one day. I really would like to spend the second day there, it is an important day after all.



    Has anyone dealt with a situation like this before?
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    CeilingFly
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    A cousins wedding?????

    Seriously???


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    Avatar MIA
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    Could be a dodgy hotel, food poisoning....


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    runawaybishop
    Registered Users Posts: 9,504 ✭✭✭runawaybishop


    angelinab wrote: »
    Hi everyone,


    My cousin is getting married at the end of this month. The wedding is in Kilkenny and I live in Dublin. I'm a student and I work in retail at the moment. I've only had this job a few weeks. I asked for the day of the wedding and the day after off but they only gave me one day. I really would like to spend the second day there, it is an important day after all.



    Has anyone dealt with a situation like this before?

    Go to work the second day, or quit.
    Avatar MIA wrote: »
    Could be a dodgy hotel, food poisoning....

    Or choose door number 3- get fired.


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    Avatar MIA
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    CeilingFly wrote: »
    A cousins wedding?????

    Seriously???

    Yes, his cousin is getting married. It was announced in a few places.


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    Try_harder
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    Welcome to the working world


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    Squall Leonhart
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    Welcome to the world of work!

    You were given a day off for it, be grateful for it and use the day well.


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    Pelvis
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    The second day isn't important at all really.

    OP do you want to stay the second day or earn a wage? Pick one.


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    LegacyUser
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    CeilingFly wrote: »
    A cousins wedding?????

    Seriously???

    As an only child one of my first cousins is probably my best friend...
    don’t see why it wouldn’t mean a lot to OP tbh


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    Joeseph Balls
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    CeilingFly wrote: »
    A cousins wedding?????

    Seriously???

    :confused:


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    [Deleted User]
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    What do you want to know?
    Exactly?
    You asked for a day off, you got it. Ask for two if you want two.
    If you don't get them, then so be it
    Make your mind up time, is your job more important or is your cousins wedding more important?


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    Jack Moore
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    runawaybishop wrote: »
    Go to work the second day, or quit.



    Or choose door number 3- get fired.

    You not irish ?


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    JustJoe7240
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    angelinab wrote: »
    Hi everyone,


    My cousin is getting married at the end of this month. The wedding is in Kilkenny and I live in Dublin. I'm a student and I work in retail at the moment. I've only had this job a few weeks. I asked for the day of the wedding and the day after off but they only gave me one day. I really would like to spend the second day there, it is an important day after all.



    Has anyone dealt with a situation like this before?
    Is there anyone who could work the next day for you and swap one of your days off for one they are working?


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    funkey_monkey
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    Get loaded and come in the next day still half cut.

    Seriously, at a wedding, get drunk and then back in the next day from Kilkenny not very realistic for an early job start. What time does your shift start?


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    thebull85
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    Go sick, get a doctors note. And they cant do a thing about it.


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    runawaybishop
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    thebull85 wrote: »
    Go sick, get a doctors note. And they cant do a thing about it.

    Except let them go the next day.


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    Joeseph Balls
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    bubblypop wrote: »
    What do you want to know?
    Exactly?
    You asked for a day off, you got it. Ask for two if you want two.
    If you don't get them, then so be it
    Make your mind up time, is your job more important or is your cousins wedding more important?

    He did ask for two.


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    Try_harder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,681 ✭✭✭Try_harder


    thebull85 wrote: »
    Go sick, get a doctors note. And they cant do a thing about it.

    He isn't there long enough, he can just be let go.

    (unless the doctor's note says the OP's illness is pregnancy related)


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    Kitty6277
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    Ask someone who has the day off if they can cover your shift. We often do that in my job, people are usually happy enough to cover if you need it


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    Avatar MIA
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    runawaybishop wrote: »



    Or choose door number 3- get fired.

    Yeah, not that easy. Plus do you know how hard it is to get decent staff now? That's the very reason they are having trouble giving him the second day off. The OP would have a pick of part time jobs and his current employer knows this and will suck it up.


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    jimmycrackcorm
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    Only worked a couple of weeks and already thinking it's just like mitching school.

    Op, did you not know the wedding was coming up so that you could have asked about getting the time off when you were accepting the job?


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    Try_harder
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    funkey_monkey wrote: »
    Get loaded and come in the next day still half cut.

    Seriously, at a wedding, get drunk and then back in the next day from Kilkenny not very realistic for an early job start. What time does your shift start?

    Maybe dont drink?

    I didnt drink at my brother's wedding


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    runawaybishop
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    Avatar MIA wrote: »
    Yeah, not that easy. Plus do you know how hard it is to get decent staff now? That's the very reason they are having trouble giving him the second day off. The OP would have a pick of part time jobs and his current employer knows this and will suck it up.

    It's very easy to let someone go if they have only been in a job for a few weeks and call in sick when everyone knows they are at a wedding.


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    Try_harder
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    Avatar MIA wrote: »
    Yeah, not that easy. Plus do you know how hard it is to get decent staff now? That's the very reason they are having trouble giving him the second day off. The OP would have a pick of part time jobs and his current employer knows this and will suck it up.

    Christ I wasnt aware of a boom in weekend employment- most students I now say they cant get one


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    LegacyUser
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    angelinab wrote: »
    Hi everyone,


    My cousin is getting married at the end of this month. The wedding is in Kilkenny and I live in Dublin. I'm a student and I work in retail at the moment. I've only had this job a few weeks. I asked for the day of the wedding and the day after off but they only gave me one day. I really would like to spend the second day there, it is an important day after all.



    Has anyone dealt with a situation like this before?

    Why don't u try shift swap for 2nd day.
    It's always give and take.


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    Avatar MIA
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    Try_harder wrote: »
    Christ I wasnt aware of a boom in weekend employment- most students I now say they cant get one

    They aren't looking in the right places.

    https://ie.indeed.com/m/jobs?q=Weekend+Staff


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    Pretzill
    Registered Users Posts: 4,685 ✭✭✭Pretzill


    You could go late to the wedding after work and take the next day off instead?

    Or get carried in to work early the day after on all the high horses responding to your OP :)


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    Strumms
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    Ask for a reason as to why they can’t grant the leave request. If it is reasonable... such as already staff off then deal with it or try get a swap. If they can’t or won’t justify the reason for declining...get the fûck outta there...pronto.


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    #29
    JustJoe7240
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    I find it funny that several posters have referred to the op as he despite the fact their username is angelina b


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    Avatar MIA
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    JustJoe7240 wrote: »
    I find it funny that several posters have referred to the op as he despite the fact their username is angelina b

    Everyone on Boards.ie is male until proven otherwise as in pics or GTO... and not even then sometimes :D


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    fishy_fishy
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    I had a look at your post history, OP, to try get an idea of your age. Interestingly, found a thread where you didn't like your job last year and were having problems there too.

    The reason I was curious about your age is that the advice I'd give depends on it. Aged 16 to 18, I'd tell you that it's a little harsh to find out at a big event that other people don't really care if it's your cousin's wedding. But at 16 to 18, cousins tend to be closer, and if it's that big a deal just find another job. Too young for a part time job to make you lose out.

    However, I make you out to be about 22. So I'm gonna tell you - nobody cares. They've been goos enough to give you the day off for it so suck it up and resolve it yourself. Either get someone to swap with, or find another job. But it's not their problem, they've accommodated you.


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