I’ve been working for a small family restaurant for over 4 years now pretty much full time. Last year I became a student and let them know I would be reducing my hours during active semesters. Back in early June I emailed them to let them know my fall availability, including that I would no longer be available on Saturdays, but would still have Friday availability for weekend hours. (Hours of operation are Tuesday-Saturday) In addition to Fridays, I am available Tuesday and Wednesday. The only requirements to work here are having at least two days a week and some weekend availability. In June, they approved my availability.
Now it’s middle September and they (one manager in particular) have emailed me every week pressuring me to loosen my availability and pick up more Saturdays as they have been understaffed. I’m just tired of being pressured to feel guilty and act like I am doing something wrong for not being available, when they had ample time to bring up any concerns they had. I feel like I haven’t even been able to enjoy my extra time to have a personal life and their pressure only pushes me further away from helping them out and wanting to quit.