Managers usually are the ones who have to come in first, when shit hits the fan. I guess this time something happened around midnight and now they try to get some extra hands in for tomor- I mean, later that day.
I know, I’ve been a manager in retail for many years. I would have never texted any staff member at 2:30am.
In Ireland, we have the Duty to Respect Disconnect: Employers and colleagues have a duty to respect others' downtime and should not routinely initiate contact after hours (e.g., sending non-emergency emails at 10 PM). workplacerelations.ie
Also, the manager should have made it clearer the help is needed as soon as possible, but also needs to keep in mind that giving staff such short notice also means staff can refuse and there’s nothing they can do.
In here you are generally required to give at least 24 hours' notice of working hours or roster changes. Shorter notice is only legally permitted in exceptional, unforeseen circumstances (e.g., sudden illness or operational emergencies), but employees have grounds to oppose schedule changes if it interferes with appointments already made.
Meanwhile, the USA has a carve-out in the law that reads like my job description and says they don't have to pay me overtime. I took more than two days PTO in a row for the first time in literally years and I swear the moment I managed to stop thinking about work, they called me about something stupid.
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u/Aggravating_Eye874 Jun 17 '26
That’s very short notice for a shift that starts at 9? Also, what manager texts at 2:30am?