i want to tell my boss i’m done covering shifts for my coworker, but i don’t know how to approach the conversation or have it come off like im being disrespectful or lazy.
This may sound ridiculous or like a non issue to some of you, but at my place of work we all have a set schedule, and i’ve asked for one specific day I can not work during the week and that is Monday, I tried asking for sunday but he wasn’t able to accommodate that so we both agreed that id only work sunday mornings. it’s the one day my husband and I share a day off, and i’d like to be able to spend time with him that day since we have opposite schedules and barely see each other, i don’t think that’s a big favor to ask, Id like to be able to have a life outside of work. There’s this coworker of mine that only works 2 days a week, and i love her, but the amount of days off she takes is ridiculous, and I’m the one who’s stuck covering her shifts. She works Sundays and Mondays, and this month she’s working one day out of the entire month. and i’m stuck covering her other shifts for the month. My boss tends to just schedule without asking, and he’s scheduled me all day sunday and monday, which i’ve specifically asked him not to do, I’ve worked there for 3 years so i thought i deserved at least that little bit of respect for my schedule. It’s one thing if she takes 2-3 weeks off once every 4,5 months or something reasonable like that but this has been a monthly or bi monthly thing. The most insulting thing is she doesn’t need to work, she’s very well off so she just works for fun, yet she doesn’t show up to work and everyone else is forced to move their schedules and personal lives around to accommodate her. I haven’t had a holiday or a weekend off in 3 years, and she misses work constantly for “birthday parties” and “camping” because she just can’t seem to schedule around those 2 DAYS. My coworkers are constantly complaining that they need to schedule their vacation time they get once a year around her, because she misses so many days. One of them missed their daughter’s graduation because she had already taken that day off for a birthday party. I’m not sure how to ask my boss to start finding other people to cover her shifts because i’m done, maybe if he can’t find someone he should stop allowing her to take 2 weeks off every month. it’s so unfair and insulting to everybody else. I feel bad because i’m taking 3 weeks off in September but i scheduled that time off 5 months in advance and it’s the only time off ive requested this year, other than sick/emergency days. she did recently cover somebody’s maternity leave for 2,3 months so I feel like that’s why he’s allowing this, but this has been an issue before that as well. I feel like i’m being dramatic but i’m tired of missing out on all of the holidays, family events, and spending time with my husband because i’m stuck working every weekend or working for her.