Opinions needed...

[Laura's Babies]

I worked at K-Mart for several years as a second job when I was working at school. I was told that the scheduls are subject to change without notice and that I would have to check it EVERY day... even on days off..

I laughed at them and told them clearly that this was my SECOND job and once I wrote my schedule down, my week was planned around that schedule. There wasn't room or time for changes in my schedule that was done on a weekly basis.... IF they needed me to come in and I had no plans scheduled for that day, I would come... if they needed someone else to have a day of mine, that was fine, just notify me not to come in because if I showed up, I would fully expect to get those hours. Odd, but they followed that strongly stated request of mine and they did call often to see if I could come in for extra hours.... I always went when they called.

[Catty1]

I think if you ask about why you weren't told, that is a good idea.

If someone made a human mistake and plain forgot to call (because they were changing an entire schedule and their brain shut down), I'd forget it. I would still be MAD - but would forget it and go in.

[trayi52]

I'm like Jen, I am a wimp too. I would have come back at 1, and whatever the rest of what she said.

I guess, I would be scanning the paper for a better job, that had better working hours.

Willie

[carole]

Wimp number three here, i too would have gone home annoyed, but would have come back.

[Karen]

I am not a wimp. I still would have gone home and come back for 1 o'clock, but I would have left a note asking to be notified if there was a schedule change in the future. Retail is customer-focused, and penny-focused, not employee happiness focused.

[lizbud]

I would ask myself how much I really needed that job & go from there.
Unfortunately there seems to be more people looking for temp work than
there are places to work. Management can pick & choose a lot.

I would definately ask to be notified of schedule changes.

[Muddy4paws]

If you want to keep your job going, ( not a temp) then I would of come back but insisted on talking to the person who deals with the rota and would have told him that in future I wouldnt be making this allowance, A simple phone call doesnt cost the earth and its polite.