i’m a farm worker april-november, this is work i find very fulfilling and honestly i’d do it no matter how much i was paid (as long as i could afford to keep paying my student loans lol). but for the winter, i’ve gone back to a part time retail job at a liquor store, where i’ve worked before. within the first week of texting the boss and asking if he needed any extra help, i gave him a rough sense of my availability, which includes very limited weekend hours.
i chose to limit my availability because my boyfriend and i have made a point to set several winter weekends aside to spend time together and go on little trips. we live an hour away from each other, and due to the seasonal nature of both our jobs, we’ll have quite limited time together in the warmer months.
anyway, i made sure to tell the boss up front, and he said that was fine, they were desperate for help. and yet, every time he makes a schedule, he bitches at me about not being available friday/saturday nights, tells me i’m making things really difficult for him. he has a bit of a temper, so i’m refraining from saying anything sassy, but i REALLY want to ask him, well would it be better for you if i quit? i’m sick of being made to feel guilty over things that are truly not my problem and could easily be solved by better management. besides, i know for a fact i’m the most reliable and efficient worker he has right now. sorry not sorry for prioritizing other aspects of my life over work, dude. figure it the fuck out.