What is the point in filling out a schedule if your availability is not going to be honored by your manager? It's kind of the whole point in having an elaborate shift-based schedule in the first place. And look: we are sympathetic to the fact that last-minute crises occur and schedules have to be adjusted accordingly. However, when those instances do occur and managers need to call in favors, they should remember that they are in no place to make demands. Asking nicely if someone can shuffle around their availability to come in is the only way to handle this responsibly. Demanding that workers come in during their "off" hours and pretending like this is allowed and within the jurisdiction of management is how you lose any semblance of loyalty.
This thread was posted to Reddit by u/FishstickJonson, and it did not take long for folks in the comments to roast "Nick the manager" and to provide suggestions for OP. Hopefully, OP stood his ground and didn't give in, as so many employees are pressured to do. For more content like this, check out this post about an employee who refused to clean up their boss's mess.
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