Boss texts employee the day before to come in at 10 AM on mother's day despite previously saying 4:30 PM: 'I now have commitments in the morning'

Would you skip your Mother's Day plans to work a last-minute shift?

If you have the type of job that requires you to be on call all the time, then you might be used to shuffling things around at the last minute. But if you're used to a schedule, any shifts in it can throw your whole week off-balance. And it can usually be avoided with the proper planning. As the adage goes, "A lack of planning on your end does not constitute an emergency on mine." And this couldn't be truer. Especially at work. You don't want to be responsible for the work emergencies of your higher-ups. It's their job to plan, and it's your job to show up on time and do the work. But they can't expect you to bend to their will just because they said so. 

Answering a work text after hours is a much-debated topic. In some cases, you definitely have to. You have to make sure that you're communicating with thoughtfulness and promptness. Some jobs require this of you, and you don't mind because they give you something in return. But then there are the jobs that require your attention outside of work because they don't respect your time. They think that just because you work for them, you're on the hook all the time. That's what happened in this story, where a boss decided that their last-minute schedule change was more important than their employee's plans.