I would go to my boss to just to have a heart to heart talk.
I am in the office from usually 7:30am till I am done never before 5pm and sometimes as late as 7:30pm. I don’t mind though its money in the bank.
But the fact that he just dumped it on you is what would concern me. I am a single mother so I take any extra hours they want to throw at me. I have an understanding boss though. If he did that to me and I told him I wasnt able to do it… He would just stay late himself or take it to Kinko’s.
Kieras, you reminded me of something I was thinking about the other day. . . There’s no predictability to my hours. What if I had children? What if I had a babysitter waiting?
I came to the conclusion that my bosses would be much more accomodating. They’ve all got kids (well, all but one, and his first is due next year), and they’re very family oriented. Hell-- they gave me two days off when my cat died. Unfortunatly, I don’t HAVE a good excuse. Sorry, sir, you can’t go home to your wife and 18-month-old because I have a pressing date with CSI.
Of course, if I continue to work these hours, I’ll never go on a date again, and the children thing will be moot.
You guys have really cheered me up. I’m going to bed soon to rest up for my long week, so goodnight. And thanks!
You know, this kind of thing drives me absolutely nuts. Just because you don’t have kids doesn’t mean you should be expected to take up the slack for people who do. Are all the people who have kids more valuable, and are their lives more valid than yours? Is your time less valuable because you don’t have kids waiting for you at home? A resounding NO to all of the above.
Your time is yours, to do with as you want. Your bosses choose to spend their off time with the families they chose to have; they do not have the right to make decisions for you about how you spend your off time or how much off time you get; you should get the time off that you negotiated for when you started this job, and kids or lack of kids should not be a consideration at all.
