So this isn't the first post I made about the daycare I work at. I'll try to keep this post short.
Yesterday before I left work, I stopped by the office to talk to the director and assistant director to verify what time they wanted me to come in. Even tho I'm on the schedule for a certain time, they have been telling me to come in at a different time because they don't have anything for me to do (they have been procrastinating on a project they had me doing and haven't figured out how they want me to continue with that, but that's another story).
So I go “I'll see you tomorrow at 9am.” And then the directors go back and forth about if I can come in that early or not. Ultimately the assistant director told me she would text me when she wants me in today like she did that day. I was scheduled at 9 but she texted me not to come in until noon. So I say I'll wait for their message and tell them to have a good day before I leave.
Today, I didn't get a text at the same time as yesterday so waited. Maybe they will text me or call me later. Noon comes, which is the time I was texted to come in yesterday, but I still have no texts or calls from either of them. I figure they don't need me today since yesterday they weren't sure if I was gonna be needed since they still didnt know what to do about the project. Then at 1 I get a call from the director and she's asking where I am. I tell her that I never got any notification on if they needed me to come in. Then she tells me that I should have been in at my scheduled time. I explained that I was told to wait for a text or call because it wasn't clear what time I needed to be here, there was a miscommunication, and that I am getting dressed immediately to come in. I'll quote what she told me.
“Well next time there is a miscommunication, you need call us.” Hold up, how do I know there was a miscommunication when it seemed clear to me yesterday that they were gonna call me if they wanted me to come in?
So I politely explain that and I also say “Yes, if I'm aware that there is a case of miscommunication, I will definitely follow up. But from my perspective yesterday, there was no miscommunication.” Her reply was for me to just hurry into work and she hung up.
The part that makes me mad is how she tried to push the blame on me even tho it was made clear what was gonna happen. My center is known for a lot of miscommunication, hence why I went into the office to verify when I needed to come in. It was lucky I did because I also learned that my director forgot to tell me I don't have to come to the meeting tonight because of my injury. I was under the impression that I was supposed to be there. If I hadn't stopped at the office, I would have gone. If I had the savings, I would quit and live off my savings till I got a new job.
Going forward I'm gonna text the group chat with my directors to verify the last details of our conversations so if there's an error, they can fix it and if they try to blame me again, I'll refer to the texts.