Hello. I have really hard time telling anyone no. One of my coworkers (whom we are also good friends...we went through nursing school together) is needing someone to work for her tomorrow night(Saturday night). She told me this at work last night but the way my boss always works a situation like this is if you work need someone to work for you, you need to work for them one day during the same week so that it does not create overtime. Well, there was no way that my coworker and I could swap days this week...I would just have to work for her and get overtime. So, I didn't really worry about working for her when she said something. Well, she talked to our boss earlier today and she told her she would put her on call for tomorrow night but she would o.k. overtime if she could find someone to work for her.
The reason my coworker is wanting off is that she is having family coming in from out of town this weekend unexpectedly. She has called my cell twice today while I was sleeping, leaving a voicemail one time, and I have not returned her call. I don't really have anything planned for tomorrow night so i feel that I don't have a good excuse to give her for not working for her. But, my husband and I work opposite shifts and do not get to see each other a whole lot, especially during the week. I really would like to spend this weekend with him and our kids. I am just having a really hard time calling her and telling her no. I know that she wants off but it is so last minute. When I got off work this morning, I was so relieved because I knew that I didn't have to go back until Wednesday night (except for an all day class on Monday). Should I put these guilt feelings aside and call her and tell her no or should I work for her because I might need the return favor one day? Why do I have such a hard time saying no?? Even when overhouse calls me in on my days off, I usually go even if I don't want to b/c I just have a hard time saying no!!
