I apologize in advance if this post is confusing and all over the place.
I’m 19 and currently working part time at a daycare and living with my parents. My mom was taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon by ambulance, I let my boss know today since it was Easter weekend, and informed her I needed to leave as soon as possible so I could get to the hospital to see her. I didn’t want to call out today since I knew ahead of time I had an early shift to cover someone else who was out for medical reasons. I asked when I was supposed to go in tomorrow after I got home from the hospital and was told 2, then not even half an hour later she messaged me and told me I had to keep my phone turned up so she could call me in the morning to cover a shift if needed. Any other time it wouldn’t be a huge deal, I’ll take the hours, but my mom is still in the hospital and not doing great. I feel like if they need me so badly that I can’t even go to the hospital before or after my shift to see my MOM they should hire people that can actually work a shift if needed, not people who can come in a few days a week for a few hours a day and can’t take most of the classes except two out of 5. I can’t even call out at this point or they won’t have anyone to cover. How can they expect me to sit and wait on them to call me in instead of being with my family?
The only reason I’m unsure if they handled this poorly is I have major trauma and anxiety associated with not being at the hospital with a close family member before so I’m unsure if I’m over reacting or not.