Hey folks,
I'm in a position right now where I'm working a weekend shift (Sat-Tue) and I want to get off of it. They told me when I was hired that after a certain amount of time I'd be able to move off of the shift, and that time is coming fast. I've let my boss know previously that I am very much looking to move off of weekends and every time its been met with roundabout solutions of swapping shifts with other people or requesting off in advance, never discussing a plan to actually make the change.
I have a meeting coming up to discuss this and I intend to be very clear with my desire to move off of the shift. I'd also like to make it clear that not moving my shift means I'm likely going to start looking for a new job to meet this goal.
Any advice on how to word this without coming across as hostile? I don't want to just say “take me off this shift or I quit”. I'm kind of worried about strong wording opening the door to retaliation of some kind.