Hi,
I have been stressed out for the last couple of hours on what to do about this situation.
So I am on my last semester of University and I really needed a part-time job to gain some experience so I can find a full-time job once I graduate. After working really hard I found it. Initially I got like 5 - 9 hours per week and it has been like that for 4 months now.
Since I wanted my manager to give me more shifts, I worked really sincerely and really hard to build my reputation. Finally I started getting more shifts and for the last 2 weeks I got around 13-15 hours of work per week. This week today I realized that I am actually going to be working more than 20 hours if I go on with the schedule. So immediately I told my manager that I can't be working more than 20. Manager told me everyone does it so it's ok. But ofcourse it was eating into my conscience so I said I can't do it. The manager told me he/she was too busy to change the schedule for this week and the next one, so If I wanted to work 20 hours I would have to find someone else to cover. I tried my best to give my shift to someone else but they were either working or can't cover for me.
I will be trying again to give my shift to others next week and it looks like they will be able to cover for me. My worry is about this week. I can't skip work or have others cover it. I will be working 7 hours more than my limit. But from next week on I will be back on track working less than 20 hours.
Is this acceptable? Can I get away with this considering that I will be working far less than 80 hours this month?
I risk loosing my job if I am absent, but also know that this is illegal. I don't understand how is this fair for me...It's been stressing me out. What should I do? Can't I be overlooked for this?
