The Crap

Sometimes when you deal with employees you also deal with the crap they sometimes bring to the table.  That really doesn't sound right when I consider that I deal a lot with waitresses at our restaurant. Crap they bring to the table - not referring to the food we serve or our actual tables.  I'm simply referring to having to deal with personal baggage of employees.  Yesterday I had an employee that has been with us for a while suddenly start messaging me repeatedly about needing to find someone to work for her because her foot was hurting.  She couldn't find anyone and because she couldn't find someone suddenly it was my problem and she got a bit snappy with me.  I was in the middle of studying for and then taking a math test which, as I mentioned yesterday, I totally bombed.  Whatever, this girl obviously had issues with her foot that demanded my immediate attention.  What was my surprise when I went in this morning and whilst catching grief from my morning people about a few things that weren't done and then explaining that this one employee was out last night with no one to cover for her, I find out this employee was out last night and posted all kinds of stuff about what she was doing on social media.  That kind of rubs me the wrong way.  I received a message from her later this morning asking if it would be okay for her to not find a replacement for herself tonight because there were 3 other waitresses on duty tonight.  And so I replied, let her know she would definitely need to find someone to take her spot and then I kindly made a suggestion that the next time she isn't well enough to come into work she shouldn't go posting things all over social media about her night out and about on the town.  Interestingly enough that employee showed up to work her shift tonight and even stayed an hour late to help out as things got busy right before she was scheduled to be off.  So, to any that are trying to work your employer over with some lame reason of why you can't go into work, do yourself a favor and don't post all about your escapades on the social media, that tends to rub your employer the wrong way and makes you look like a total douche.  You are employed to help carry a certain load by doing your job.  When you don't show up the work doesn't suddenly disappear, someone else has to do it.  When you dump your crap on your employers lap so you can go play you can be dang sure your employer is not going to be happy about it and chances are your employment will be short lived.