Football game or work?

[MAKG]

fif you have to be at the game and he won't work with you,be polite and resign your position.

While that's certainly better than getting fired, a question I've seen on every single interview is "Why did you leave your last job?" Answering "to go to a game" is exceptionally unflattering.

 

[Stumpy]

I don't even see how this is even a conflict?

You are going to WATCH the game...? I could totally understand if you were IN the game, you'd have a commitment to the team.

If work is important to you I would definitely go to work, but if you don't enjoy it you should just quit and find something you enjoy anyways.


Going to my high school's football games is a last resort if I am bored on a Friday/Saturday night.
(though my number one choice would be wrenching on my truck Fri/Sat night. lol)

 

[86ford]

i completely agree that you should tell him you need the day off or you resign. i assume you are going to college next year and if so dont work til then and enjoy life! you can find other ways to make some cash than pushing carts. money is great but senior year can be tons of fun and isent worth missing a minute of because of work. MKG is right, if you were 18 and this was your first real job, you were not currently in school and had no intentions on going to college you would be stupid. but you are in school and i hope intend on going to college so in my opinion enjoy the game. make shure you are upfront with your boss even if you are going against his wishes. If you tell him you are resigning or taking the day off to go to the game atleast you are giving him enough respect to let him know you are loyal to your team and dont want to miss it. on the flip side of the coin to what will said about not rememebering high school, i dont even put my first 2 or 3 jobs on applications or my resume so who the heck cares about those jobs? i have gone far enough in life that my job at cinnibon or giant eagle dont really mean much to the realestate brokers when i am interviewing.

86

 

[JohnnyO]

I say go to work. That's what life and responsibility is about. Sometimes we have to make choices. Or assuming there are many other jobs available, just quit and go work somewhere else next week but then you're no different than the other few million slackers out there.
Sorry, it's been a bad week at work with employees.

You bust your ass, then you die. That's how life goes.

 

[jrmustranger97]

Wow. Teen drama.

Unless you are a starter in the game, there is NO FN WAY it is going to affect you in six months, let alone for the rest of your life.

You're wearing a trash can. Great. If you think no one does things like that in college football, you've never been to a college football game. So get involved in rally squad or the band or whatever in college. After the first game, you'll never even think about high school football again.

You might get away with being immature and irresponsible, but that's really the important thing here. The job may suck, but you can get some benefits from your supervisor even if your next job has nothing to do with groceries. "He's a very responsible, dependable worker" is about the best you can get at this age. It's gold. Stupid bridge to burn for a game.

So, ask your supervisor. He may be reasonable. If he isn't, THAT is your responsibility.

And if this is a "pickle," you lead a sheltered life. Kinda stupid to blow a work ethic over it. A real pickle is when you get fired and can't find another job because your previous supervisor says you're a flaky loser, and you have to choose between eating and paying the rent.

Sorry for the wet towel, but you asked for advice. The other stuff in this thread is very bad advice. Get out of your job legitimately, or miss the game. You'll get over it. Fast.

As for never seeing underdogs win again, here's a story from my alma mater (Cal), as reported by the other side: http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2002/novdec/features/theplay.html That story is the most extreme of regular cliffhangers that have been going on for more than 100 years between that rivalry.

Touche MAKG. You bring up some really good points and after reading your post I have to agree with you. I was trying to make a point that your only a kid once and that you should have some fun before you're stuck working every day like the rest of us. But, I agree that it is not worth tarnishing your good reputation over. Like you said, there's always college!

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

If it means that much to you I would just ask about getting the day off but I don't know if it is worth doing anything drastic about it.

 

[BlackBII]

Call in sick. I'd do it. But I'm my own boss. So I'd know right away. I might fire myself. I feel I havn't been working up to my potential. I'm slacking off on the job.

But I'm in the same shoes. I've been doing all I can to make it to all my schools foot ball games. I went to every girls volley ball game! (Spandex. oooohhh yeah)

Go dude.

Mmmmmm Girls volleyball, tight short shorts and spandex tops, can't beat that... Went to every gv game in high school, my gf was on the team