Need Yall Help and Advice.

Is your job important to you? Is your career? Then why are you letting 2 "friends" come between you and your money?

You have a decision to make. You can fight for your rights in accordance with the written company policies or you can quit and possibly face a similar situation at a different job. Because, I'll tell you now, if you don't take this matter in hand, you will lose not only your career (you KNOW you won't get a good reference from either of those "friends") but you'll lose all the expense of the training you completed and the future income of that training.

It's a big gamble to take on company policy and make it work in your favor. My strong advice? Get yourself to an attorney's office for a 30-minute free consultation (go to several as each will have a different take on the situation). Get yourself as knowledgeable about the law and their policies as possible. Check the OSHA regulations as well. You have 2 options here. You can fight or you can quit. Which one is worth more to you? Supervisors and managers come and go but a good job is worth staying in.

I agree with the previous advice in the fact that you do have to carefully weigh out your options. My mother has worked in upper management for years and her advice to me for similar complaints has been to always keep records and to follow the chain of command. If you did not agree to be willing to do all weekends when hired then you need to talk to your manager again. Keep a copy of all of your schedules and record the dates that you have talked to her about this and about working in the specialty department where you need the experience. If this does not work you retalk to the store manager. They may be allowed to maintain a personal friendship outside of work but in the work place this is not the case. If she does not do anything for the situation you may go to the district manager. If you had to maybe you could be relocated to another branch of the company.
Look in your handbook and most places have a policy against harrassment that this situation fits into. Also it states that if you make a complaint against someone that they are not allowed to retaliate in any form or it will be grounds for their immediate termination. I agree it would not hurt to talk to someone with a law degree to help you. No matter what do not let this situation cause you to up and leave without notice. They legally can not give you a bad reference all they can say is the dates that you were employed through. Used to they could say if you were eligible for rehire but most places are not even doing that now. The only problem would be this is a popular chain and you could not work for any branch. Do not let this situation overcome your home life and make you and your fiance miserable. Best of luck to you.

Keeping records is definitely a must. If I were you, I would have my resume out there and be looking for other options so that you don't get yourself in a bind in case you do decide to leave or they cut your hours even more. No matter how bad it gets, don't let them force you to get yourself into a worse situation by not having a job at all. In other words, do not quit unless you have something else lined up. At least if they fire you, there is always unemployment if you have not found another job. Sounds to me though like it is past time to start looking elsewhere.

Why don't you try to move to another one of the companies area pharmacies. Most of them have a million locations. Tell them that theirs is closer to your child's daycare, parents or whatever. DO NOT mention any personal issues with management. They will, of course, call your manager, but there are limitations to what they are allowed to say. In your case, I would use the location of an employer as a reason for you looking.
good luck

Hi V...
Sounds to me like she has a vendetta and she is
"job scared".
I believe you should go to human resources for the
company.. only AFTER you have
A. searched for another job.. I am serious.
B. requested a meeting w/ your supervisor and her boss.
C. if that doesn't rectify the situation .
then report her to district manager and/or
the human resources dept of the company.
The stress of working a job like this
is not worth it.. especially if you are
not happy... it will start to bleed into the
rest of your life. I know from past experience.
Good luck . Peace! P.