Am I in the wrong?

Divinitive

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Okay so I have lately made a decision regarding my job, and my whole family is not even supporting me. I need your guys' opinion, so here goes nothing.

I would like to start by telling you that I am a 17 year old living in an upper middle-class home.  I make around $200 a week with currency exchanging and some other things online, without my job.  I work at a catering company and essentially my job is to set up for the weddings and to be a server during the wedding. Generally, weddings go from around 3-11 o'clock, and I receive around $11 an hour.  The pay and the rate is pretty good for a kid my age obviously, but recently there has been some drama.  Pretty much job requires us to sign up for events in advance, and we also can get requested. Over a month ago, I was requested to work as a Waitstaff (server) during the wedding so I of course accept the position. Now, a week before the wedding, they decided to move me to utility at the wedding. Utility is essentially the dishwasher and the bitch of the job.  Seeing this, I certainly did not like that I was swapped for absolutely no reason, so I emailed my boss.  My boss emailed me back and told me that there are servers with "seniority" who she just couldn't swap, so she decided to move me to the job.  She then told me that she could take me off completely for the night if I would prefer that, so I told her that I would in fact rather take the night off.  Here's the kicker though, my girlfriend is related to the boss, but nobody knows that.  My girlfriend signed up as waitstaff LAST NIGHT because she texted her aunt and asked.  I have worked more events and longer than my girlfriend, but she apparently has seniority over me.

Long story short, I do NOT need the money at all, and I am living more than sufficiently for a kid my age. Was I in the wrong for telling my manager to just take me off the night instead of moving me to utility? (If they do not have enough workers, they will call other companies to help them).

Note: I am still fully employed by the company, my parents are just PISSED that I actually told my boss to take me off of the night.
 
I know you don't need the money but if you are one of those people who like to have just that little extra in case of emergency or for good like helping someone then you should have done the night. I would but that is because I have nothing else to do. I can't really say anything but damn utility....
 
Vaporwave said:
I know you don't need the money but if you are one of those people who like to have just that little extra in case of emergency or for good like helping someone then you should have done the night. I would but that is because I have nothing else to do. I can't really say anything but damn utility....
I really don't have anything else to do that night as of right now, but I can certainly make plans with some of my boys. It is ridiculous to me, and I essentially refused to swallow my pride for no reason. I would rather not have the extra money, than be a bitch for it.
 
hell no, like honestly if you were desperate for money and shit then yeah maybe you shouldnt but you make more in your online earnings so it shouldnt be a huge deal missing one day. You better give your gf the hands for that though smhmhmhmmh. jk but good decision my man.
 
Divinitive said:
I really don't have anything else to do that night as of right now, but I can certainly make plans with some of my boys. It is ridiculous to me, and I essentially refused to swallow my pride for no reason. I would rather not have the extra money, than be a bitch for it.
I mean. You could save the money for the future just as a boosting help to get what you want and what is essential to you. Again I would because it's just a helping hand. If anything you should ask you boys what they would do. Friends always got the best ideas homie!
 
bid said:
hell no, like honestly if you were desperate for money and shit then yeah maybe you shouldnt but you make more in your online earnings so it shouldnt be a huge deal missing one day. You better give your gf the hands for that though smhmhmhmmh. jk but good decision my man.
I am heated at my girl but it isn't her fault. Although I know it is not her fault, I am still soooo pissed off at her. Like that is honestly so unprofessional of my boss, it is sad.
 
Divinitive said:
I am heated at my girl but it isn't her fault. Although I know it is not her fault, I am still soooo pissed off at her. Like that is honestly so unprofessional of my boss, it is sad.
I get that to sometimes bro. You just gotta accept the fact that it isn't her fault. What I do is I get outside. Think about it and think is it worth me getting this pissed over it. Also, talk to her in a calm manner about it. If you girl is caring she will listen and understand. Good luck dude! Hope you get all this shit sorted anyway!
 
Its a fucking day of doing this and you're still getting paid.
Its just utility.....what's so bad that you'd sacrifice getting paid for it...
Should of got your act together and stopped bitching about 1 measly day of washing some dishes...
 
In your job description does it say you will be a waiter only and that is it? I highly doubt that it says that. If your boss wants you to do something you do it, you don't ask questions and moan and grown. It was more of a "bitch" move to not do the job and take the night off then the actually job it self...
 
Forum said:
In your job description does it say you will be a waiter only and that is it? I highly doubt that it says that. If your boss wants you to do something you do it, you don't ask questions and moan and grown. It was more of a "bitch" move to not do the job and take the night off then the actually job it self...
Actually yes, I was hired as waitstaff. My job title is not utility. I am a server and only a server, so the sarcastic opening to your response was actually rather accurate.
 
If you don't need the money, why don't you quit/spend less time on that job and expand on what you are doing now to earn more money?
 
Honestly I don't see why it matters? It was just one night that you took off. I tell me boss days I'm not working all the time. And honestly it is fucked up that they did that to you. Seniority shouldn't matter at a job such as that
 
It sucks that they switched your job for the day but i still think you should've done it. I feel like since you did that, your boss is going to think as you differently

EDIT: Either way, it sucks that your parents are against you on this rather than being on your side
 
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