Guys, I'm such an idiot. So basically I booked the $100 worth of tickets to/from MN without talking to my Walgreens manager first (WTF was I thinking? That he wouldn't mind since I was already on "sabbatical", I guess.), and when he called me today about maybe coming in this weekend I brought up the trip with him and he didn't seem sure that he'd be able to spare me. I then also stupidly mentioned that I had already bought the tickets (meaning to express that I knew which dates specificially I needed him to check on), and then he let out a sound of disbelief, so I immediately said not to consider that in his decision. But seriously, what was I thinking? So now if I have to stay in IL during that time, I'll be missing out on both the $100 (granted while earning money) and seeing my friends/family/sister's high school graduation. Granted the $100 is a sunk cost at this point, but that just re-emphasizes that I should've talked to my manager ahead of time.
Then I also let myself get wrangled into a 10.5 hour shift Saturday and 8.5 hour shift Sunday in addition to the 6.5 hour shift I had already agreed to on Monday. Granted the school situation has eased quite a bit, but that's still a lot of hours LITERALLY right before finals week. *sighs* 頑張らないとな。
On a related note, I don't think I can manage ACEN this year, both for financial reasons and because I don't want to further inconvenience my manager. I'lll still pay my portion of the hotel cost, though.
My lips are so very chewed right now, and I have acid reflux. Joy.
ETA: Actually, I might be able to transfer most of the cost of my tickets to a different trip, possibly later in the summer. Still feel like an ass for potentially missing Allie's graduation, but I guess it works since I missed Alana's?
Then I also let myself get wrangled into a 10.5 hour shift Saturday and 8.5 hour shift Sunday in addition to the 6.5 hour shift I had already agreed to on Monday. Granted the school situation has eased quite a bit, but that's still a lot of hours LITERALLY right before finals week. *sighs* 頑張らないとな。
On a related note, I don't think I can manage ACEN this year, both for financial reasons and because I don't want to further inconvenience my manager. I'lll still pay my portion of the hotel cost, though.
My lips are so very chewed right now, and I have acid reflux. Joy.
ETA: Actually, I might be able to transfer most of the cost of my tickets to a different trip, possibly later in the summer. Still feel like an ass for potentially missing Allie's graduation, but I guess it works since I missed Alana's?