Cousin asked me to be in his wedding March 27th Easter Sunday. I AM GOING to be in this wedding. I put in for it in Nov 2015 and they say that day is blocked out. I told them of the wedding and that I am a participant, and they gave the "needs of the business" spiel. and that it's "all hands on deck." bull crap. I AM NOT backing out if this wedding. Needs of business or not.
what excuse should I use when I call out? I've never called in sick so should I use that? Also none of my co-workers are friends on facebook so I don't need to worry about pictures. If they ask for a doctors note, I'll just say I was "too sick" to get out of bed.
So what excuse should I use? I'm NOT going to show up for work due to the wedding, I just need a good excuse to make it sound believeable.
You guys must have some terrible managers. I would probably honestly just try to talk to the nicest of them and explain the importance of you being there and that you are giving plenty of notice. You understand the needs of the business but some things are more important. If that fails, just call in sick. One day they can't force you to have a doctors note.
If this is your first offense and you have no write ups, then you may get a S.I.R. Or an actual write up, if you are not on probation. I've gotten a write up for a no call, no show and a verbal (not a S.I.R.) for leaving early with no notification. Not that big a deal. Enjoy your cousin's wedding. It's not everyday your asked to be a participant in a wedding.
On a side note here.............you may be quite amazed---and horrified---at how EASILY your pictures can make the facebook rounds, mutual friends or not. Do not post any pictures that would put you on bust.
Agreed. Even if your facebook profile says "private" it does NOT mean it's private. If your friends or relative comes in to "show off" how cute you are in a tux (or dress if your female) you can and will get stung. If you post pics do it at least 6 months to a year from the date the event took place. It's going to be risky doing what you are doing, but as mentioned before if you have not been in trouble before, then I don't think they can fire for it. If caught, expect a write up or a S.I.R. at the very least. Use extreme caution but have fun nonetheless
It really is determinate on what sort of person or persons are above you.
I worked for Kroger more than one year.
Near the end, I could barely make a living wage--on the weeks that I could.
So I took a second job.
I had to call in due to schedule conflicts.
Tried to give 24 hours notice.
First time calling out.
When the manager found out I would be at my second job, she removed me from the schedule completely.
She was...and, I imagine, still is... a b!tch.
So if you get someone like that good luck.
Maybe one of the managers will be nicer than mine and understand you are taking the day off.
Since it's several months in advance, they shouldn't have an issue with it. But if they give you **** about it because it's Easter Sunday and blah blah blah, either switch with someone who doesn't have many hours, or just tell them that you ain't coming.
For the record: the whole "needs of the business" crap is just that. I was working both my current job and Kroger at that time, and Kroger gave me the day off (the other job didn't, but it was so dead anyways that I didn't care). I didn't even request it off. I'm sure one person, who requested the day ages in advance, won't break em. And if it does, it's their fault for not scheduling accordingly anyways.
Cousin asked me to be in his wedding March 27th Easter Sunday. I AM GOING to be in this wedding. I put in for it in Nov 2015 and they say that day is blocked out. I told them of the wedding and that I am a participant, and they gave the "needs of the business" spiel. and that it's "all hands on deck." bull crap. I AM NOT backing out if this wedding. Needs of business or not.
what excuse should I use when I call out? I've never called in sick so should I use that? Also none of my co-workers are friends on facebook so I don't need to worry about pictures. If they ask for a doctors note, I'll just say I was "too sick" to get out of bed.
So what excuse should I use? I'm NOT going to show up for work due to the wedding, I just need a good excuse to make it sound believeable.
Under our contract you could go. We are not required to work Sundays and they are not allowed to black out days. So check your contract. Try going over their head. Call the corporate office and explain things. Give corporate a tally of how many employees etc. are in the store, hours you usually work, etc. In other words, find a way to prove to corporate they can do without you for a day. I bet you get the day off!
As far as calling in sick, I wouldn't. They already know you want to go to a wedding so there is no way they will believe you are sick. Take lots of pictures, post them online. In fact, you need lots of pictures to show to the employees AND the manager. Talk it up big time - how much fun it was etc. Piss on that Kroger manager.
