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@angelwithkids (1256)
United States
March 19, 2012 7:26pm CST
well, my boss posted the weekend position. we received 5 calls so far today. it's hard to tell if any of them will be good, but i'm praying that one of them will work out. i hope it won't take long to find my weekend relief. my son's birthday and mine are coming up next month and i don't want to be working that weekend. is that so wrong???
5 responses
@olliekobra1 (1825)
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20 Mar 12
juggling work life and home life is always going to be hard put if you sort out your job situation first that way you can afford to treat your son to a special day out.
@angelwithkids (1256)
• United States
20 Mar 12
especially now that he's turning 17. he hasn't decided what he wants to do for his birthday yet and that scares me a little. he might come up with something extravagant and i wouldn't be able to afford it.
@olliekobra1 (1825)
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20 Mar 12
Im sure that he wont, maybe you could take him out for a nice family meal or even have a house party and invite his friends bet that would be a good birthday gift.
@angelwithkids (1256)
• United States
21 Mar 12
aahhh!!! does someone miss their big sissy?!?!??!? i wuv you too! seriuosly, yes, i'm getting to the point that i'mn too tired to do anything and that i'm hurting myself is not good. hopefully, she'll hire someone quick so i can get them trained. my ultimate goal, is to get the new person to work fridays with sat and sun. i'm seriously thinking of filling out the paperwork to go back to hr block for the next tax season.
@beamer88 (4259)
• Philippines
20 Mar 12
Well, family is still what's important. And since your boss posted a vacancy for that weekend position, he's at least implicitly in favor of you not working on the weekend and spending time with your family. Besides, birthdays are an annual thing, and you wanting to not work on that weekend is very understandable. It's not as if you request it ever week. So I really think there's nothing wrong with it.
@angelwithkids (1256)
• United States
20 Mar 12
what gets to me is this is the third time i've had to work 7 days a week and i'm still recovering from the last go round. each time goes a month or longer. this time around, on top of our birthdays, my daughter has prom that i'd like to help her prepare for and then it's her graduation.
@Lhenni (1242)
• Philippines
20 Mar 12
I remember, when I'm still working and the family's special occasion to be spent was a working day for me,... well, if possible that I can go on leave, I will and if not, I just spend the special day the next possible day.
But if I really wanted not to work on that day and my boss don't approved my requested leave I just go off *LOL... without pay! Who cares! As long as I can do what I want for that speacial day whether my boss didn't approved... but of course, this was just an isolated case *LOL. I still don't want to be terminated then...
In your case, you can find rightness in the wrongnest time *LOL.
Do what you want... what you feel what's best for your liking. It's not bad if sometimes you go out of way... but just sometimes *LOL
Anyway, let's be responsible though...
@gayathri18 (3)
• New Zealand
20 Mar 12
Yes. You should give first priority to your family. I too pray for you. Don't miss your son's birthday. that will never come back.
