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refusing to accommodate

I started working at a new job a couple of weeks ago and just finished my training. For context I’m technically a senior in high school but I take online college courses so I am able to work mornings. I work as a host there, which is what most of the high school students do so I assumed that on the weekends they would probably have them working. However I told them that I would like to work on the weekdays only so I have the weekends to catch up on school work and visit my friends and boyfriend that live an hour away from me. To which I was told that they had to be accommodating to the high schoolers (which I am one). Every other job I’ve had has been much more accommodating to this, and allowed me to trade shifts but I can’t do that here. Now…


I started working at a new job a couple of weeks ago and just finished my training. For context I’m technically a senior in high school but I take online college courses so I am able to work mornings. I work as a host there, which is what most of the high school students do so I assumed that on the weekends they would probably have them working. However I told them that I would like to work on the weekdays only so I have the weekends to catch up on school work and visit my friends and boyfriend that live an hour away from me. To which I was told that they had to be accommodating to the high schoolers (which I am one). Every other job I’ve had has been much more accommodating to this, and allowed me to trade shifts but I can’t do that here. Now I thoroughly regret working here. I also have another job right now, which they told me to quit. Is it too soon to quit this job or should I try to ride it out and be more assertive over this request?

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