Help Me Please, Advice needed badly

Pjfc37

Hi guys. im 21 years old and currently working part time on a flexi contract composed of 25-39 hours a week. ive been in this employment for 3 years now and when i first entered i was in college studying accountancy in carlow. i didnt really like the course or job so i took 2 years out to clear my head and figure out what i want to do with my life. ive applied for a plc in carlow and have got into the course. its a full time course. i have asked my manager to reduce my hours from the high part time contract (25-39) to the low one (18-39) so i can attend this full time course. i was told no. i am and have been working 3 day weeks/ 4 day weeks doing 5-9 thurs and friday and working weekends for the last 9 months!!. i never considered it a problem to keep my job there and put myself through college as i have no grant as i did a level 6 course and am now doing a level 5. i asked my manager how she can ask me to sacrafice my education for a part time job and i was told and i quote 'you'll have to sacrafice one, simple as'. there are many people attending college where i work and i have never been shy about saying i was intending to go back to college since ive worked there. its now at the point where i dont want to leave my job, cant afford to leave it yet im being forced out because i wont be able to cover holidays for the full time staff ''in case im in college when they go on holidays'' is there anything or any1 who can help me, please im in a desperate situation and am starting to get depressed. i dont see a future in my job for me and have my heart set on my education but unfortunately i need my job for the moment to help me get through this year at the least. i should be entitled to a grant next year as i intend to go to carlow it to do the degree add on course whick is a level 7 and 3 years long, anyone have ideas? please please please let me know and thank you

nuac

Hi

Would you consider re-writing your post splitting it into paragraphs. Not saying I have any solution to offer to your problem, but you could make it easier to read.

slimjimmc

Hi Pjfc37, you won't get legal advice in this forum but I'll give you my non-legal opinion on your circumstances. Basically your employer is not obliged to reduce your hours to suit your attendance college. If they want someone to be reliably there for 25-39 hrs then that's what they get, be it you or someone else.

It's not valid to compare your situation with other employees unless they are part time workers as well and are studying a full-time course which could consume 25-30hrs of their working week.

Just because you always told them you wanted to go to college doesn't mean they have to adjust to suit you, it just means they won't be surprised if you leave.

Sorry, but that's life, full of tough decisions and compromises.