I'm a lead at a section of my workplace.
I had a coworker message me last night over our company app, asking me if I could do a shift switch with him.
He's kind and wonderful to work with, and this seemed extremely important to him to do something he enjoyed today.
He asked me last, as he wasn't sure my position was one he could switch with.
I told him I'd love to help, but I'd need him to get it cleared with senior staff due to 1. Our slightly different titles 2. My high number of hours
So I wouldn't do anything I'm not allowed to OR get him in trouble.
He messages the boss. They tell him he can't take my shift. They tell him I can take his though.
He reports this to me, elated, and thanks me a ton.
I'm then sent a copy of the final conversation between him and the boss that includes me being told I just picked up too many hours, and I need to magically fix that.
Boss then cuts ability for me to respond for 2 days.
I am not the scheduler of myself or the company.
I do not, for the life of me, understand why this was approved, but it ruined my whole day.
I had to just vent this somewhere.