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Mismanaged management

I work at a small, commuter airport where “everyone is family”. When I first started, I was hired part time because that was what I was comfortable with because of my mental health. After about a year, they asked me if I would like to go full time with a pay raise, to which I said yes (after much consideration). Then things started getting bad. People were not showing up to work and not getting in trouble, management was asking more and more with no assistance or guidance, so I started looking into making a career change. I asked to go back to part time under the pretense of having to help my SIL babysit their daughter (my niece) while she went back to work. They agreed. It's been like this since the beginning of the year. Well today I got reprimanded for not asking someone to cover my desk…


I work at a small, commuter airport where “everyone is family”. When I first started, I was hired part time because that was what I was comfortable with because of my mental health. After about a year, they asked me if I would like to go full time with a pay raise, to which I said yes (after much consideration). Then things started getting bad. People were not showing up to work and not getting in trouble, management was asking more and more with no assistance or guidance, so I started looking into making a career change. I asked to go back to part time under the pretense of having to help my SIL babysit their daughter (my niece) while she went back to work. They agreed. It's been like this since the beginning of the year. Well today I got reprimanded for not asking someone to cover my desk while my office mate (the office manager) was out of vacation. I was told it was my responsibility to find someone to cover my duties for the remaining 2 1/2 hours of the day after I leave. The vacation that the office manager took has been approved for weeks and not once did they mention to me that it was my responsibility to find coverage for THEM while she was gone. Needless to say, I'm glad I'm working towards making a career change.

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