I just have to get this off my chest because this has been coming up in some conversations…

“Why is it so easy for you to take off when you go on vacation or when you drive to go out of town for a couple days… but when I ask you to hang out on so and so date or do this on this date, you seem to never be available or can’t get off?”

Okay, it doesn’t work like that. For extended periods of time off or weekend requests, my request is in 3-6 months in advance. For other dates, that happen to fall during the week, is much, much easier for me to take off. My usual days off are Monday and Tuesday or Tuesday and Wednesday. I almost ALWAYS work the weekends. Actually, to be honest… I’m almost always working! ha! I work at a hotel, we’re open 24/7 and we don’t operate on air and we have other employees who need time off too, so my schedule is different and sometimes my days off revolve around the schedules of my co-workers. Sometimes things happen last minute and if I can switch my damn schedule, I will. BUT… I’m sorry. My employment comes first. I’ve got obligations and bills, yo.