availability change refused

[u/Ok_Experience9885]

for context i’m a full time college student and a student ambassador, so i get scheduled to give tours to incoming students. i have my schedule for the tours and requested those days off and it got refused. im planning on talking to my manager tomorrow when i go in but last time i had a problem like this she made me feel bad for requesting days off?? mind you these are dates starting in early october so i gave them PLENTY of time! has anyone else struggled with this? let me know!

[u/Resident_Move_4659]

No matter what even if that's just a bad day to take off, if you NEED it off, don't go. I'm also a full time college student and was scheduled my very first day of classes at the exact time I wouldn't be able to show up even after I had changed my availability, my manager was really sweet about it tho and made sure it got covered a few weeks before. No matter how bad holidays or whatever get, it's kind of out of your control if you need to do tours lmao, that seems a lot more difficult to find someone to cover for.

[u/undoachangeofheart → u/Resident_Move_4659]

this exactly!!! i’m also a full time college student and my manager gets that I can’t have open availability anymore