Hello, I just came off of maternity leave and I've been with Kroger almost 20 years. I requested to have weekends off and they're telling me I'll lose my full time status if I do that. I cannot afford to lose my hours but at the same time I don't have anyone that's willing to watch my child during the weekends until she's older. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Do you work in a department with lots of people? You could try finding people who are willing to switch off days with you each week. You could put in a request to be off those days each week. If you have seniority over everybody else, then your requests come first. No one else can be scheduled off the days you requested unless you are also off. Vacation days and personal days are the exception.
We have 7 people in our department. 1 Manager, 2 part time and 4 full time. I tried speaking with my manager today and was pretty much shot down. They're completely unwilling to work with me at all and the only one who has seniority over me is the manager. I spoke to the union rep before I spoke to my manager and they said that my manager would at least work with me and that turned out not to be the case. I feel the only recourse I have is to speak to the union rep again, which will cause animosity between my manager and I or I'll be forced to find another career. Either way, I feel that working for a company since 2006 should mean something.
Either way, I feel that working for a company since 2006 should mean something.
Well, you should have known better than to think that. I've been with Kroger for over 35 years and I have absolutely no trust or respect for the people who run the company. When I retire, my last day is going to be an ordinary day. I do not want any party with people I don't like or even know congratulating me on my retirement. If necessary, I'll announce my last day as one date and then simply "retire" a few days before that.
We have 7 people in our department. 1 Manager, 2 part time and 4 full time. I tried speaking with my manager today and was pretty much shot down. They're completely unwilling to work with me at all and the only one who has seniority over me is the manager. I spoke to the union rep before I spoke to my manager and they said that my manager would at least work with me and that turned out not to be the case. I feel the only recourse I have is to speak to the union rep again, which will cause animosity between my manager and I or I'll be forced to find another career. Either way, I feel that working for a company since 2006 should mean something.
Contact Ethics Point right away. Your complaint could also possibly fall into pregnancy discrimination and there are *federal* laws against that.
We have 7 people in our department. 1 Manager, 2 part time and 4 full time. I tried speaking with my manager today and was pretty much shot down. They're completely unwilling to work with me at all and the only one who has seniority over me is the manager. I spoke to the union rep before I spoke to my manager and they said that my manager would at least work with me and that turned out not to be the case. I feel the only recourse I have is to speak to the union rep again, which will cause animosity between my manager and I or I'll be forced to find another career. Either way, I feel that working for a company since 2006 should mean something.
Contact Ethics Point right away. Your complaint could also possibly fall into pregnancy discrimination and there are *federal* laws against that.
I don't think that would apply in this situation. The law says a person has to be allowed to return to their job at the same status in which they left. If for some reason the job is eliminated or changed, the employee must be offered an equivalent position at equal or better pay. That's not what happened here. The OP wanted to change her schedule only after she returned from maternity leave.
I don't think that would apply in this situation. The law says a person has to be allowed to return to their job at the same status in which they left. If for some reason the job is eliminated or changed, the employee must be offered an equivalent position at equal or better pay. That's not what happened here. The OP wanted to change her schedule only after she returned from maternity leave.
Correct. I did speak to the union rep at the time about me potentially not being able to work weekends in the 'near future' and I was told that that should not be a problem. Fast forward, apparently it is a problem. I came back to work and thought I had everything lined up and the family member that was going to watch my child changed their mind. Basically now, they won't watch my child until the child is potty trained which leaves me stuck in this situation. I can't afford daycare and a newborn isn't exactly something just anyone can take on. Obviously I couldn't bring the child to work with me so it's either I lose my full time to which will cause me to lose my house or I've got to find alternative employment, I don't think I really have any other choice.
I don't think that would apply in this situation. The law says a person has to be allowed to return to their job at the same status in which they left. If for some reason the job is eliminated or changed, the employee must be offered an equivalent position at equal or better pay. That's not what happened here. The OP wanted to change her schedule only after she returned from maternity leave.
Correct. I did speak to the union rep at the time about me potentially not being able to work weekends in the 'near future' and I was told that that should not be a problem. Fast forward, apparently it is a problem. I came back to work and thought I had everything lined up and the family member that was going to watch my child changed their mind. Basically now, they won't watch my child until the child is potty trained which leaves me stuck in this situation. I can't afford daycare and a newborn isn't exactly something just anyone can take on. Obviously I couldn't bring the child to work with me so it's either I lose my full time to which will cause me to lose my house or I've got to find alternative employment, I don't think I really have any other choice.
I don't think that would apply in this situation. The law says a person has to be allowed to return to their job at the same status in which they left. If for some reason the job is eliminated or changed, the employee must be offered an equivalent position at equal or better pay. That's not what happened here. The OP wanted to change her schedule only after she returned from maternity leave.
Correct. I did speak to the union rep at the time about me potentially not being able to work weekends in the 'near future' and I was told that that should not be a problem. Fast forward, apparently it is a problem. I came back to work and thought I had everything lined up and the family member that was going to watch my child changed their mind. Basically now, they won't watch my child until the child is potty trained which leaves me stuck in this situation. I can't afford daycare and a newborn isn't exactly something just anyone can take on. Obviously I couldn't bring the child to work with me so it's either I lose my full time to which will cause me to lose my house or I've got to find alternative employment, I don't think I really have any other choice.
You haven't mentioned a husband.
That's because he's generally out of town on the weekends working and how is that relevant? If he was military and deployed this situation would be no different. None the less, I posted on another forum and had an attorney hit me up offering their services for free so we'll see how this goes.
I don't think that would apply in this situation. The law says a person has to be allowed to return to their job at the same status in which they left. If for some reason the job is eliminated or changed, the employee must be offered an equivalent position at equal or better pay. That's not what happened here. The OP wanted to change her schedule only after she returned from maternity leave.
Correct. I did speak to the union rep at the time about me potentially not being able to work weekends in the 'near future' and I was told that that should not be a problem. Fast forward, apparently it is a problem. I came back to work and thought I had everything lined up and the family member that was going to watch my child changed their mind. Basically now, they won't watch my child until the child is potty trained which leaves me stuck in this situation. I can't afford daycare and a newborn isn't exactly something just anyone can take on. Obviously I couldn't bring the child to work with me so it's either I lose my full time to which will cause me to lose my house or I've got to find alternative employment, I don't think I really have any other choice.
You haven't mentioned a husband.
That's because he's generally out of town on the weekends working and how is that relevant? If he was military and deployed this situation would be no different. None the less, I posted on another forum and had an attorney hit me up offering their services for free so we'll see how this goes.
Well, maybe it's because you said, "My house" instead of our house. When describing your home situation, things like a husband are relevant. The way your post reads makes it sound like you're supporting your child on your own.
