Retail Rant

I work in a large retail facility. Retail literally is a killer. I have been at this retail establishment for 4 years and constantly fight with the managers over hours and wages.

It is an ongoing problem but that is not what this rant is about.

This rant is about the fact that nobody seems to care that I work in retail. For example, we were supposed to have a family get together with my husband's family. I work every weekend, guaranteed. That is retail, you don't get weekends off you get weekdays off.

So they scheduled this dinner for a Saturday because my father in law and sister in law have that day off. What I find completely inconsiderate is the fact that every time we schedule something it is when they have the day off. It doesn't matter what day I have off. That and the fact that I always get yelled at for not getting that day off.

In retail you get a certain amount of 'personal days' in which you can use whenever. You also get a limited amount of 'vacation time' but that only lasts a year where personal days build up. Because I have had to use my personal days on 'family get together' days that I barely have any time left.

So the fact that I don't get the day off makes them mad at me. If I try to find a different day to do it they all give me excuses. Why am I always the one who gets the sh*t stick? Why am I always the one who gets kicked while I am down?

That and asking for a day off isn't a breeze. I have three managers to go through AND I have to put it into a computer. I have to 'apply' for days off, talk with all the managers to make sure there is accurate coverage and then maybe I get it off. It is a process of days, you don't get approved until usually a week later.

So this is my rant. I'm sick and tired of being the one everyone is mad at. If you expect me there, don't. If you expect me to take a day off when you aren't willing to, don't. I am done. I am frustrated and beyond stressed.

-CE