What's your opinion about calling out of a shift?
Specifically in the case that you feel tired, listless, busy with other things, or in any other way under the weather to the point where you know that if you just take a day to rest you'll do better over the rest of the week and also that if you go into work anyway you won't do well because you're not "on" and your hustle is just suffering? Here's a brief conversation I had with my boyfriend about it.
Boyfriend:
But babe
Sophie:
Hm?
BF:
I just think it's bad
Not working your schedule
And passing up money
Sophie:
Money isn't as inherently valuable as is the ability to make money, which I will have more of if I take care of myself and of the things that are stressing me out at home, like the state of our room and bathroom and the fact that I haven't been eating or sleeping enough lately.
When you do what I do, your psychological state is very influential upon your level of success.
I'm sacrificing immediate and likely relatively insignificant money for 1 night for hopefully significant gains later in the week.
BF:
And this is what I was talking about letting you [sic] mental state affect your job
I feel like there's a difference between letting your mental state negatively affect your job performance (like being annoyed or depressed and not going into work out of laziness or lack of motivation/accountability) and *accounting* for your mental state so as to *preserve* your job performance (like, as I said, taking a day off when you have a lot on your plate). What do you think?
Re: What's your opinion about calling out of a shift?
I think he is sounding like a pimp. Does he never take a day off?
Re: What's your opinion about calling out of a shift?
When you make as much money as we do, you can take a day off anytime you want. Also, if you go in when you're sick, you make yourself more sick and have to take off more days to get better. Take the day off and go in tomorrow when you have enough rest. Also, tell him to mind his own business.
Re: What's your opinion about calling out of a shift?
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laurielegs
I think he is sounding like a pimp. Does he never take a day off?
This is the first thing I thought of too. Only because I've overheard girls have similar conversations with their actual pimps.
Re: What's your opinion about calling out of a shift?
If I feel like I need to call off for any physical or mental reason I don't even think twice about it, I do it. No one knows what I need more than me. The absolute only exception is if I have a BIG money regular coming in and happen to be tight on cash that week.
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AZ clubs don't have schedules, but I will certainly rearrange my own chosen shift schedule if I really don't feel up to it.
I do generally have a set $$ goal and tend to calculate how many shifts I need to work to do it, so I don't really 'delete' shifts entirely, but I will totally work Friday instead of Thursday if I don't feel up to it on Thursday morning.
This isn't a desk job where you can phone it in and go through the motions. If you don't want to be there and can't pull your attitude out of the gutter, you won't do well and will set off a snowball effect of REALLY not wanting to go in + being stressed that you didn't make much $$ last time. This is a taxing job, between physical energy requirements + mental effort of hustling & putting up with the asshats we meet daily.
I understand to a point him saying you're missing out on money, but he also needs to understand the above ^.
Re: What's your opinion about calling out of a shift?
Things that are priceless and irreplaceable: your sanity, safety, and health.
Things that are easily replaced and outnumber you:clubs, customers, money, and crappy boyfriends.
I rest my case.