First let me start of by saying I’m a college student doing a full time study Software Development and living +/- 2 hours away from my college. My study requires me to put about 40 hours a week into self study next to 20 hours of school already.
I work in a supermarket and I’m hired as a baker in the bakery department. I get paid €5 an hour including all benefits. So that would be give or take €3,50 an hour without.
I work there parttime next to my study for about 8 hours a week. I have a 0-hours contract which means they can summon me to come in to work whenever they feel like it. But I’m not stupid since this won’t allow me to work when I’m actually available, so I had them add a clause to the contract stating they’re able to summon me coming into work whenever they want, but only if it’s possible within my available hours given beforehand. (Also we’re working with an availability schedule in which I can give my available days and they can make a schedule around that.) Now into the actual story as of why I might quit.
It all started about 2 months ago when I got an email from my superior saying you’re obligated to work 1 Saturday evening every other month. I directly replied with above reason(college student etc, read the first part if you don’t remember) but got denied and still obligated to work 1 Saturday evening. I managed to get a work around and offered to work half Saturday’s starting at 6.15 am till about 1.30 pm. She agreed and never heard from hear ever since.
All was good until today. I received an email again stating everyone is forced to work 1 Saturday every other month and they even added a schedule now. I looked at the schedule and noticed my name was on there twice within one month. I became slightly irritated and so I replied saying I’m a college student etc. If that wasn’t enough, they also forced me to come in on a Tuesday night at 8 pm which is the evening before one of my big decisioning finals. I need to study and get my mind in the right spirit. And so I added to my reply that I won’t be able to come in that day since the above reason.
Those were not the only reasons though. My main reason for not wanting to nor not being able to work on Saturday evenings is that it is really really disgusting work. One of the tasks you’re given is to clean up the mess someone else made at the butchers department and to clean toilets etc. I just really think they should hire a cleaning service for that.
Also, I requested a vacation about 2 months ago and they never replied to my request nor denied it. Looks like I have to come in then.
So what do you guys think? Did I overreact or did I act correctly.
TL:DR: so basically I want to quit my job because they’re making me work evenings when it’s a fuck job to do next to my full time study.