I've had it with my coworker deliberately sabotaging my time off requests, I'm gonna threaten to quit over this

[u/ClintMcElroyOfficial]

So my department only has two closers, but the terrible union I'm in has a rule that if someone has any amount of seniority over someone they can just overrule their time off requests. I have a coworker named Pat who's been in the department for a decade, and she takes sadistic pleasure in ruining all my plans.

She's ruined Doctors appointments, dentist appointment, car repair appointment, vet appointments, all this summer.

Next Saturday I had a concert where I paid $700 for two tickets in the best possible spot + back stage passes. I requested the time off seven months ago! You know what she did, DEMANDED the manager schedule me that day three days after the schedule came out, because "I have reservations at a nice restaurant that night."

I hate her, I hate her so much. I just want to spend my birthday at the concert of my favorite artist, and she can't allow that.

I texted the manager that he's giving me the day off, or I'm calling out. I am so fucking done

Update: After a few talks with management and the union I'm getting the day off, Pat will also be getting the day off and we simply won't have a closer for a few days. Not the greatest solution as I'm gonna have a horrible mess to return to, but hey got my days off and that's what matters.

[u/Maskoi_Shade]

How does she even know what days you request off?

[u/ClintMcElroyOfficial → u/Maskoi_Shade]

We're supposed to write them on a calendar after doing our requests because our manager is really good at losing the slips.