Okay so I’ve been working at this local, family-owned deli for about 8 months. I work as a delivery driver and I work Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 5-8:30ish. I say 8:30ish because we close at 8 but I stay after to clean up the restaurant which can take anywhere from 30-60 minutes. So, onto the problem. As I’m graduating high school in less than a month, I’m going to be very busy with senior week, grad parties, and vacation. I texted my boss a month in advance for the grad parties that I am taking off for, which is only two dates, June 15,16, for my really close friends. Now my boss says that I can’t take off for those days because they aren’t legitimate reasons to take off. He also told me that this is real life because it’s a real job. While I understand that to a degree, I’m still a high school senior, I have a lot going on in my life and I can’t keep a steady 4-day schedule forever. I’m also 95% certain that a friend that works there, my classmate who is also a senior, requested off for grad parties and he had no problem with it. So basically I’m confused because I really don’t want to miss the grad parties but I also don’t want to get fired. What do I do?
Edit: pretty much everyone is telling me to quit, but it will really hurt their business for a bit if I quit because they do not have a replacement for me as there are many cashiers and such, but only 3 delivery drivers including me. I also am friends with everyone there and would like to leave on... idk the right word... better terms?
Submitted May 04, 2018 at 07:55AM by ChocolateLurk https://ift.tt/2jrplTw
