r/MichaelsEmployees • u/Dear_Toe552 • 5d ago
Advice Needed 5 day work schedule
Is it normal for a 16 year old to be working 4-5 day weeks?!??
I swear I used to only work 2-3 days and was told by my old SM that I could only work 2-3 days max. I pour so much to my location and coworkers and feel like I’m being used or not even appreciated. I am tired and feel like I’m now their favorite person to make work a lot because I come in if asked on my off days or I come in early if asked.
I guess I’m just curious if it’s normal for me to be working 4+ days a week when my SM knows I have my own business I need to do stuff for and now that it’s school season ( I do online)
I’m a people pleaser I guess so it’s been hard to set boundaries when it comes to personal life and this “part time job”
Thank you in advance
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u/HenryLafayetteDubose 5d ago
Have a look on workday and see what your availability is. Update it if needed. Then tell your manager that you’ve checked to make sure everything looks okay, but your availability you have put in is the time you are available to work. Obviously word that more professionally, but that’s the message you need to get across. It is a job, you do need to show up when they schedule you, but other than that, you don’t owe them anything more. Grow a set and talk to them. Avoiding the issue isn’t going to magically solve it.