@TTGOz
That's why if I have to call in, I do it in the morning and I don't offer an explanation as to why. "Hey this is SFSfun, I'm scheduled at 4 for SFS, but I won't be able to come in today."
As long as I call before the LOD is there and any leader besides the STL picks up, I know I'm not going to get any attitude about it.
I debated doing that, but I like my front end leaders enough to where if there's a chance they can get someone to cover my shift, I'll give them as much heads up as I can. Next I'll have to do that, I know for sure I'll be in for my Saturday Shift, sunday is another 8 hour cashier shift, but I should be better by then. It is a SCO shift too, so I can limit my guest contact.
I mean, I can understand the stipulation or attitude most LODs will give you, it's retail, it's jaw clenching; it's hard. Even if he is an LOD, he's still human and feels all the same things I do. I don't get paid enough to worry about losing my job or get a CA because I feel like poop, harsh or not. LODs and ETLs have something to lose if they call out sick, I only have hours to lose. ETLs make 60k+ a year, STLs make 100+ a year, LODs if they're SrTL can make $26 an hour. I get $10.25, I'm part time, and have no real obligations besides a car loan, insurance, and gas at this time. There's plenty of other jobs that will certainly pay me the same out there, even more than Target, probably. I really only feel bad for my GSTLs and other cashiers who are about to get slammed all morning until noon when there is hopefully enough cashiers. Now, if they asked me to explain myself and wanted an apology, I'd give it to them, because I really do feel bad. They're the one's directly dealing with it, they're the ones that have to call for the backups, drag TMs from the floor who don't want to be there because they have things to do, and deal with guests. The LOD just has to manage the crisis. I've been thinking, there's absolutely no doubt in my mind that the front end would still be in trouble regardless if I'm there or not, because we have bare-bone scheduling for the mornings. It was just me and two other cashiers until 9:30. One of them leaves at 11am, other leaves at 2pm, and I would leave at 3:30. I looked at Branch just to get an idea and before 3:30, there's just us six cashiers scheduled with all 3 of us leaving before 4pm, then the evening is loaded with cashiers since kids get off school and can work then.
I kind of got off on a tangent, I swear I'm not even slightly annoyed by his response to me calling out. I'm just trying to be honest with myself to make myself feel better lmao. But if he decides to have a talk with me, I will say the same exact things I've been saying in this post and my initial one. I just want to make sure I get on the same page so we understand each other. I already know if my GSTL is the one to talk to me, I know we'll be able to get to a mutual understanding, and if I get a CA or write up for it, it's nothing personal, I guess? I'll live with it. As long as I'm on the same page.
I've worked with this LOD before, and we seem to get along, he says some questionable things to me sometimes, but it seems to just be spur of the moment. Me and him never really say hi to each other if we walk by each other. Usually if we ever talk he's giving me some critical advice for the task I'm not doing his way, or he's doubting my abilities and asking if I'm comfortable working in Hardlines.
But as for calling out before an LOD is in, my friend from a previous post had called in around 4am, got the BrTL, just said he couldn't come in, and lmao BrTL apparently couldn't of cared less.
EDIT: I forgot to mention, I'm not sure if you guys have seen me talk about how a certain leader won't let me work another work center due to availability concerns months after any initial time off requests, this is the same person. He's always been kind of like this lmao
