Has anyone been obliged to come in on their off days because of call outs?
Do you sacrifice your off day, or your only off day of the week to give your employer the impression you don't have a life and will work everyday of week…
Do you draw the line and say no thanks I'll be enjoying my day off and have better things to do…
The most-memorable guilt-trip by my past employers to come in because “there's a lineup outside the door” on the slowest day of the week (Sunday) and told them I had plans and was heading out to meet a group of people. They asked if I “Can do it another day” and offered to give me Tuesday off. I stood by my plans and didn't go in. It turned out there was no lineups outside the door and this was to lure me into work.
Another lesson I learned was to stay clear of your workplace on your days off. Go to another store if you can because chances are you'll be expected to work without any prior notice that someone called out. It's happened to me before, but we all know managers are pretty dumb and don't know the boundaries between work and personal life.