r/AmIOverreacting • u/DogOne2936 • 18d ago
💼work/career AIO - boss texted expecting me at work
I'm not sure how to start this. At my job, Saturdays are optional. Recently, we've had a bit of a workload, so i've worked plenty of saturdays in a row to help my team catch up and get a good foot in. The rule of thumb for me is that if my team has too much work, I'll step in and work Saturdays. Well, my boss likes treating it like a mandatory day, getting very upset if any of us is busy. (YES, she WILL talk bad about you to someone else.) She likes to make adjustments so that we have no choice but to work and make it feel like we can't say no. For example, work hours are 10-3, and I have an event at 2 she will tell me to come in 9-1 JUST so she can make me work. Or guess what, if you didn't work this saturday, you have to work NEXT saturday! Anyway, Friday's shift ended swiftly, and I went home with no one asking if i could work Saturday. I got no verbal questioning or even a text message (my boss loves to message my coworkers Friday night asking if they can work Saturday). This worked out perfectly for me because I had plans for a graduation, and I was not going to maneuver around working. Anyway, i checked my phone today to see this message from my boss... Is this not crazy??? She's claiming that I never cleared my plans with her. On a Saturday? An optional day? It feels like she really thinks I don't have a life outside of work and that I owe every hour of my life to her. Am i overreacting with thinking this is a really crazy thing to do and say? Should I have worked ?
TLDR: My boss messaged me the same day expecting me to work (on a Saturday) after no prior agreement
EDIT: Just to clarify because some of the responses are confusing me! I work for a small family owned business in the garment decoration business! If i were to work on a saturday, i would get paid like i would for any day of the week:) - I am asking if i am overreacting to being upset about the situation!
Extra Edit: Thank you so much, everyone, for your input! I've gotten an overwhelming amount of helpful insight! I will be stepping away from this thread now as the amount of comments is overwhelming:) Have an amazing day!!
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u/PocketButterBandit 18d ago
Your boss can't "make you" do anything. This isn't a parent and a kid. A job is a contract.
Just say no jfc