I have a hourly job at a gourmet grocery, this is a fun job and is not a career job.

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September 27,2023 at 2:45PM UTC

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I have a hourly job at a gourmet grocery, this is a fun job and is not a career job. It is fun except when the owner shows up...she is a great person but not approachable....if we have a suggestion it is immediately dismissed, then is a couple of weeks she will bring up some changes, hmmmmm...and also she restricts time requested off.....says this is a time off zone...really a part time, no benfit job

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KatSeptember 27,2023 at 3:49PM UTC
Are you just venting or is there a question here? If you want a different job, start looking for something else. There's plenty of full time customer service jobs with benefits if you that's what you want to do. If you want to switch into a career focused job, then you have to decide what type of job you want instead of this. Take skills tests online, think about the kind of job you'd like and what the requirements are for it and proceed from there.
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AnonymousSeptember 28,2023 at 12:01AM UTC
thanks for the encouragement, guess I was venting but would like to know what to do having to beg for certain time off and the owner says no...one Saturday ever so often, a long weekend....I am on the other side of 65 and not sure how many Saturdays I have left
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KatSeptember 28,2023 at 2:26PM UTC
If you don't need benefits but like having a part time job, there are plenty of other ones out there. Retail, larger grocery stores (chains or large local ones), food service, warehouse are always hiring. Some offer benefits too. Let them know what hours you are available - no weekends, daytime only, maximum hours per week you want to work-and go from there. Life's too short to have such an inflexible, selfish boss. Find someone that appreciates you and gives you the flexibility you're looking for.
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