I work at a job where everyone is supposed to rotate and work night shifts. When I was hired, I made it clear I didn’t want to work nights, and my coworker said the same thing. Our manager initially agreed to try to work around both of us.
The issue is that because of scheduling overlaps, I ended up getting assigned way more of the late shifts than she did. It already felt uneven, but I was just dealing with it.
Then there was one day where she was actually scheduled to work a night shift, and she called off. I ended up having to cover it, which really frustrated me because it felt like I was constantly picking up the slack when it came to nights.
I ended up talking to my manager about it and pointed out that the situation didn’t feel fair. I’ll admit, I brought it up without talking to my coworker first, so it kind of went behind her back.
Now she’s upset with me. From her perspective, she has two jobs and kids, so nights are really hard for her. I get that, and I’m not saying her situation isn’t tough—but at the same time, I feel like I’m being expected to take on more just because I don’t have those responsibilities.
I don’t think it’s fair that I’m getting stuck with more night shifts, especially when we were both told we wouldn’t have to do them as much.
AITA for bringing it up to my manager and being frustrated about the situation?
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