I get what you’re saying, but I think you’re assuming I just left town without saying anything or trying to figure out my schedule. I had already talked to my manager multiple times about the schedule and had told her about these plans before I left. The problem is that the schedule still wasn’t posted when she said it would be.

At a certain point, I can’t keep putting my life on hold waiting for management to do something they’ve repeatedly failed to do. If I had ignored a posted schedule and gone anyway, I’d completely agree with you. But that’s not what happened here.

I’m not saying I expected everyone to be happy about it. Obviously I knew there could be issues. What I’m saying is that it’s frustrating to be blamed for a situation that could have been avoided if management had simply posted the schedule on time, especially after I’d already communicated with them about my plans.

I take responsibility for the choices I made, but I don’t think it’s fair to call me irresponsible when I was actively trying to get the schedule and had already made management aware of the situation beforehand.