I work in a supermarket part time. 5 days a week. I also work friday night, saturday night and all day sunday, so my weekend's ruined and I hardly get to see my friends or boyfriend. Do you think my boss will understand my reasons for wanting to change my hours? I'm afraid she'll think I'm stupid for wanting to change my hours because of this.How do I go about changing my work hours?I have a question - were you hired specifically to work weekends? I hired a woman once specifically to work weekends. She decided it wasn't for her and I let her go - I didn't have another place for her.
Even if you were hired for weekends, speak to your boss. See if you can rotate every other weekend off with other employees. She may be able to give you one or two weekends off a month.
If you can't get a schedule you like, you can get another job. I'd find another one first, before I quit this one.
I also worked the weekends and Friday nights for two years. I was missing out on my personal life too much. I wound up getting another job.How do I go about changing my work hours?It's all about 'work / life balance' and she should understand. Speak to your HR department or your boss if you don't have a HR department and ask her. You will never know if you don't ask.How do I go about changing my work hours?First, welcome to the real world when it comes to working! Many weekends will be ruined and holidays too! So you have to find a balance of time by sharing the schedule. No one should be expected to work every day of every weekend unless that is their job...like a Relief Night Auditor who works Fri/Sat or Sat/Sun nights unless otherwise specified. If you are working the bulk of the weekends, then you have to make the weekdays off more exciting and valuable to you, your boyfriend, and your friends/family. Plus, ask if you can change your hours to every other weekend off. Good Luck with this.
