Where's My Second?

 It may be because I've kinda become an 'every man' at work. Where I can basically work almost any position in the main store....

Where that has left me a bit more aware of schedules and how many people work when and such.

But like.....

It's probably another one of those moments where I'm the weirder one for paying attention to something....because it feels like no one else does. 

Like I get it when people aren't aware of how many hamsters we have in the store. It's a numbers thing. I tend to pay attention to numbers and I like animals so I pay attention to the animals.

But when dealing with schedules....you'd think people would pay attention to like....the whole schedule?

*exhales*

In any case.

I had a not so fun surprise this morning when I came into work.

As I came into work expecting there to be two groomers in with me.

As that's how it's been for the last little while.

Due to lack of store hours....we haven't been able to have our normal "two managers" or "a manager and petcare" in first thing in the morning every day.

No there are days where it has to be "manager and groomer." that comes into the store.

As we can't enter the store by ourselves. We need to have two people to enter. 

In any case.

I'd checked the schedule the night before and knew that I was expecting two groomers to be in with me when I got there. 

And both groomers are pretty good at being there a little early or on time.

So it was weird for me to show up basically right on time...

To no other cars in the parking lot.

Not the weirdest thing for one to be missing. But odd for both of them to not be there.

Still. School had started up recently...so maybe they were dealing with school traffic as there are a few of those around us. From Elementaries all the way up to Universities. 

So the roads have been more crowded.

But 5 after the hour comes and goes.

No sign of them.

10 after the hour comes.....

And no sign of them.

Thankfully I had the ability to contact one of the Groomers so I give them a call to be like "Hey, I thought you were in with me, where are you?"

Only for them to be like "Oh EL told us both to come in an hour later today." 

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*exhales*

WHY?!?!!?!

Like sure cut ONE of them if you need to but I NEED a SECOND person to be able to enter the store!!

I figured it was probably a mistake. That the EL had looked at the schedule wrong and assumed that someone else was in with me, or missed that I was also in with the Groomers and thought everyone else was too coming in an hour later. 

Regardless....I had the groomer come in as soon as they could....which still left me waiting nearly 40 minutes in the parking lot for them to show up so that we could enter the store. 

And when it wasn't stupid early in the morning.

I sent a message to the EL asking if they had actually told both Groomers to come in an hour later.

As the Groomers.....have been known to be misleading or outright lie about situations. So I wanted to double check that them saying they were told to come in late was actually a thing.

Which considering the Groomers know that I need a second person as I told them at one point that I needed them in the store to be a second person..... it seemed likely it was a mistake on the ELs part.

Which is also understandable because the EL is new to working in the main part of the store. And they don't usually work the mornings so I could see them being unaware of who is needed in the mornings.

Which was confirmed when the EL called me back. 

And basically the situation was that Grooming is over in hours so the DM wants us to cut hours so EL was looking to cut hours and thought that they could cut the Groomers an hour in the morning and be fine....because they thought that we were still doing the '2 managers or 1 manager 1 petcare" in the morning in the main part of the store....

Which hasn't been a thing in months. 

No due to lack of hours we haven't been able to do that every day because stupid corporate isn't giving us the ability to do that.

So yah.

Honest mistake.

And now the EL is aware that if they're looking to cut Grooming hours that they need to pay attention to WHEN the Groomrs are coming in in the morning and WHO is in with them.

That way I'm not left all by lonesome first thing in the morning.

*exhales*

I really hope that we increase our hours soon.

But with how everything is looking.....I'm not putting too much hope into it. I would hope it would increase with the end of the summer and the big holidays approaching. 

But at this point....it wouldn't surprise me if they continue cutting us more. 

Which is depressing. 

Seriously. Depressing.

Until you next find these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi