It's way too muggy here for a walk on the beach today.
I just had an employee throw a fit because I won't give him July 4th off. Working the 4th is Mandatory based on business needs. We have 3x the coverage on the 4th. I have an employee request it off 8 months ago. She worked here for 5 years, left for a year, and then came back 2 days a week as a favor to me. She's essentially a filler. I gave it to her off as the last 2 years I've made July 4th schedules, I have had more people than I've needed. She is going to visit family out of state.
I had 1 person quit a week ago, and another just gave a 2 week notice. I am now understaffed. Luckily, I have a guy who comes out from AZ during the summers who wants to work. I am going to be barely hitting the minimum staffing I need for it.
Dude is also demanding the Saturday after the 4th off. Can't do it. I the girl who is taking the 4th off gone that weekend, plus another person leaving on Vacation the night after her shift on the 4th, as well as another person taking that day off (His wedding...), and I am going to be unavailable for that day (I am best man), as well as one of our fillers (invited to the wedding). Oh, the client requested EXTRA staffing that weekend as well. Dude has been here since April. The people requesting time off have been here a year or longer, and have had the requests in for months. I like to believe I have always been fair with people's schedules, and I usually bend (much more than my boss would like) when it comes to giving people time off, I am far from a slave driver, but come on... I can't work miracles.