help with work issue!

[AbovexThexStars]

Hey guys, so I really trust the advice i get on specktra so i'm going to throw out a situation i'm currently in and maybe you can help to guide me in the right direction. So, im 19 and im in college full time and have a part time job at a dog groomers shop. I used to love the job, but recently i've been just dreading it. I work 3 days a week usually, fyi. the problem arose when my boss expected me to work on a day that i was not scheduled, to pick up another girl's shift. I had told my boss a week in advance, when she asked me , that i couldnt because it was my moms 50th birthday and we were having a party for her. my boss started lying to me about how she called like 3 weeks ago about it and how i never answered and how she had to cancel dinner plans with her mom because of it. complete crap was coming out of her mouth. then she starts straight up attacking me verbally, saying how i should be able to work more days and how she needs to know that im committed to working there and how the girls there really need a committed receptionist to be there because its tough without one and how i value my family and school more than i value my part time job. she said a lot of other hurtful things towards my character, basically demeaning me as a person.
so , after the phone call, i wound up crying. she really really upset me, i mean, its not my fault that my moms birthday fell on the day that she expected me to work, which was a saturday and i have never worked a saturday and made it clear when i started working for her that i could only work specific days.
talking with the other girls at work, i found out that my boss is a psycho and goes off yelling at her employees more often then she should and attacks them as people and such. she has lost 3 receptionists through doing that and 2 groomers as well. the receptionists straight up walked out.
so, my question is what should i do? i like the money im getting here, but i cant deal with the stress and the anxiety that is involved when i go to work. i love the 2 groomers that i work with, and really hate to leave them , but at the same time, my boss is horrible and condescending and im not so sure i can take much more of that without going insane or saying something rude back to her.
Also, if you have read all of this, thank you soooo much! i really do appreciate it.

 

[Simply Elegant]

I've been in a similar situation. I think you should report the way she treats you to someone higher up if you really want to stay. Her behaviour is unacceptable and while she has the right to be frustrated that you can't come in, she shouldn't address you like that or attack you at all. I'm guessing she knew she was in a tight spot and she knows you can't do anything about her position, so she thought she could get away with treating you like dirt. If you do value your family, school, whatever more than your job, that's perfectly ok by the way. If you decide not to stay, I would encourage the other girls you work with to report her if it's really bothering them. It would probably be worth it to look for another job. You have the experience so if there's another grooming place, it wouldn't hurt to apply.

 

[Asela88]

I was in a similar situation also. I hated my boss but loved all my co-workers and i made good money. It was hard but i quit. It wasnt worth it..and I was alot less stressed out after leaving that place.

 

[bcsweetascandy]

I suggest that you attempt to have a conversation with your boss about her behavior and how it's offensive towards you and ask her if it will be possible for her to deal with you in a more professional and respectful manner. If this does not work, then I would suggest looking for another job...as much as you love the job and your co-workers, it is not worth the stress of dealing with someone who has no professionalism or the ability to treat her subordinates courteously.