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female
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51-59,
anonymous
writes:Ive just started a job, after 10 yrs of being a full time mum. I understood it to be 5 days over 7. And understood that she wanted someone that will work saturdays and sundays. For various reasons, I had to take the job.I like it, but its become apparent she is expecting me to work 7 days a week! I said I cant do that because if I work any more than 16 hours a week, they will penalise my tax credits. Anyway, she said dont worry, I will make sure if its more than 16 hours one week, it will be less than the next. So told me not to worry about my hours.Its a chinese run place, and its hard to understand her. The job is 9-3 but once i'm into it, I will probably finish about 1 or 2.Already I am dreading not seeing much of my kids weekends. And whats even more annoying is she said today she's just taken on another woman (so it will make our lives easier) but this woman cant work sundays. The boss said I did great today, which was my first day cleaning rooms.Now I thought I wouldn't get the job if I didn't work sundays, yet this new woman can have sundays off.I told the boss at some point I would prefer to lose the sunday in the future, and she didn't say no. And actually said she will try and get someone to take sundays, yet the new one wont do them, so it looks like i'm stuck with it. Ive spent months finding a job, these days they are like gold dust, and I was running out of time.I haven't got contracted hours. The job centre ad said 15-20 hours per week. I started at 9 today and finished at 3 having changed 8 king size beds and cleaned 8 rooms! I'm exausted. I cant deal with 7 days a week of it and be a mum.How can I deal with this without losing my job? Reply to this Question
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reader, lovesalias  +, writes (24 January 2009):
 suggest to your boss that she hire a part time worker for the weekends. Tell her that you really enjoy your job and you do it very well however you can not neglect your family responsibilities as a mother and you need at least two days in the week off to spend quality time with your children. You can go as far as offering to post the ad in craigslist.com and conducting the interview for the new part time worker with specified days and hours if it would help her. It seems that she is a reasonable woman and if you are the type of worker who does good work and is always on time I am sure she will want to keep you around so she will try to accomodate you. I hope this helps! Good Luck!
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