No evenings?!

I think there's a conspiracy.

See--I've been working in this field for...ohgosh....how many years....eek....all totaled, various jobs/positions.....30?!

For the last--goshknowshowmanyyears I've made it practice to work every holiday.
I have this thing about NOT asking people to do things if I'm not willing/doing them myself.
It just doesn't make for credibility, yaknow?
So when I ask kiddos to 'take their own inventory'....they can rest assured I take mine as well.
And when I ask my staff to work on a holiday--they can rest assured they'll see me on the holiday as well.

And face it, holidays are tough times for folks.
Tough enough when you're in your own home getting to deal with family 'ick'....tougher still when you find yourself estranged from your family cuz of your own choices.

Yeah, well.....I like working holidays and nights.
Oddly enough I'm the only administrator that does work holidays and nights.
I snicker when my boss asks his 'next in commands' where he can reach them over a holiday.
He passes right over me--cuz he knows where he can find me. LOL It's been ONE of his bones of contention for some time now. He seems to think I work too many hours as is--don't even get him started on holidays and evening hours......oh sheeeeeeeshhhhh can that man go on and on and on.

I'm not sure HOW I'm suppose to be working with kiddos and families if I'm not showing up in the times the families are able to be present. Ummm....working families work? The bestest time for them to visit kiddos is-----yup.....weekends, evenings and holidays!

But there's still this conspiracy goin' on....
Last week MY next in commands were working on the schedule and suddenly they're breaking it to me very non-challantly, that I wasn't needed the two nights that I generally make my evenings with the kiddos.
THIS week, they've managed to do it again--cuz of all of the stupid meetings I have this week and the end of the month stuff that's required of me....oy it's dumb stuff--but it's still required, apparently.

No weeknights on the schedule for me?
They wouldn't look at me when they casually mentioned that they needed me part of the day on the holiday and no nights this week.
Now--granted we have circumstances that have my next in commands making the schedule week by week for a bit of time......

k......I know it's just the circumstances today.
WHY do I get the feeling they're trying to make that my destiny?!


Oh....I'm pretty sure it was their quick exit after they'd made their announcement of no nights this week either....
And I'm almost sure they've consulted the boss about all this....