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What’s the best way to say no when your employer asks if you can work on a day off?

I just started a new job (yesterday) and on my second day I’m already getting a call asking if I can work tomorrow (I have both today and tomorrow off) I want to set clear boundaries without being a dick that my downtime is mine and I’ll only work as I was scheduled. I always feel super guilty saying no and naturally managers use guilt as a weapon to make you cave. What’s the best tactic to creating a healthy distance without being seen as a jerk or lazy? My current strategy is to make it seem like I have a lot going on in my downtime, which I do, so I can never stay late or come in spontaneously.


I just started a new job (yesterday) and on my second day I’m already getting a call asking if I can work tomorrow (I have both today and tomorrow off)

I want to set clear boundaries without being a dick that my downtime is mine and I’ll only work as I was scheduled.

I always feel super guilty saying no and naturally managers use guilt as a weapon to make you cave.

What’s the best tactic to creating a healthy distance without being seen as a jerk or lazy?

My current strategy is to make it seem like I have a lot going on in my downtime, which I do, so I can never stay late or come in spontaneously.

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