Same!! They’ll get the hint eventually. You don’t owe them anymore time than you already put in try not to feel guilty about it. Live your life 💕

girl those are your days off! don’t feel guilty for having a life outside of your job, you don’t owe it anything more than what you already give. she can move on to the next person and ask them; let her worry about it, that’s why she’s the SM.

A lot of my coworkers are in high school and see their friends at school. or hang out on the weekends. they always ask me to cover their shifts and when i tell them “sorry, i can’t that day. i have a lot of things to do and working that day would give me one day off” which if it was for an emergency i would in a heartbeat , but i’m not giving up my days to rest and deep clean my depression room so you can watch a movie. they ALWAYS try to guilt trip me into it. definitely take your days off, if you come in even once they’ll be even worse about asking

I ignore any and all work related messages until the next time I clock in 😁

I always firmly texted back and enforced my boundaries. What I realized over time is: the worker/employee/partner is dispensable, but not our own individual lives and experiences. You go enjoy your day off. I would respond firmly that you are on your day off and then leave it at that.

I've dealt with different SMs who pulled that shit off on me ("pretty please", uhm wtf). In the beginning I did comply, but now with the knowledge of what's going on, I started to burn out badly and now I'd recommend to everyone NOT to succumb to this manipulation technique. Just enjoy your day off.

As long as you’re setting your boundaries, you shouldn’t worry about what leadership thinks. You’re coming in on your scheduled days, and living your life afterwards. It’s their job to ask every barista, but it’s not your duty to say yes. Live freely friend

i always look forward to my days off but i feel like sometimes i can’t fully enjoy them because someone always texts me to cover their shift and i’m constantly paranoid

it's never your fault someone called out tbh, i just politely respond that i'm busy. as long as you're making all your shifts, everything else is not your problem

I’m weird but I always love when they call me in. I never really do anything on my off days and I love the bigger paychecks.

It’s definitely okay to say no. You’re definitely not forced to work. As a Shift sometimes it’s just the job to see if people can come in to cover a call out. I definitely respect anyone that says no, I just send a text out to see if anyone is available. Don’t feel bad or guilty for saying no though! It’s never your job to pick up a shift. If you pick it up cool! If you don’t also cool! Hopefully your manager is as understanding :)

My sm on the other hand always makes me stay late. Today I finally told him I couldn't, and wouldn't anymore. Straight up told this man I have a life outside of work. He was baffled that I spoke t9 him in such a way but respected that I stood up for myself, esp to him (I have trouble setting boundaries as well as authority issues. Basically a guaranteed panic attack when someone of authority confronts me, for any reason)

like everyone else said don't feel bad about saying no but it goes further than this, I used to cover almost every shift I was asked to and it then became of expected of me, like they would always ask me first before anybody else and while this is nice for the extra hours it wasn't a precedent that I enjoyed being set, especially because I lived 5 minutes from my store and my manager knew that.

This has been an issue since my store opened up this January. Management required someone to cover you shifts when you call out. On your days off someone is constantly calling out or asking you to come in. Got sick of it, quit. And I have a better job now.

Don't feel bad for saying no! I've had managers pressure me too, but you're not responsible or obligated to come in on your days off! Also, in the past, my DM has made shifts ask everyone possible if they can come into work before making a decision to turn off mobile orders, close the drive thru, or close the store.

I just don't answer my phone on my days off and they left me alone. I also told my manager those days are for medical things. Which isn't a lie my anxiety is a medical thing and I need two days off for recovery.

If it’s a test then your manager failed. There’s no reason your manager should be testing you to see if you give up your days off for them. Some people expect religious-level loyalty and offerings to their stores. Don’t feel guilty. And if it helps, you can always just say you’re running errands away from home so you’re out of town during that shift. Remember, managers can’t actually require details about your personal life outside of work. They can have normal conversation like a friend, but they can’t actually require details of your personal life like “where are you going” and “what are you buying.” And if they do still push for answers you can still just give vague responses like “lots of stuff” or “I have a meeting for an event” or “an appointment.” But, whether your manager knows it or not, you are not required to have a legitimate reason to not come in on your day off. It’s completely voluntary so you don’t need an excuse. Personally, I just like to have one because I feel slight anxiety over not helping when asked. But I learned I need to be my own advocate and say no sometimes.