Tim Hortons: why was I transfered? - Help.com

When I was 18 and in school, I made the mistake of going head-to-head with my manager demanding better hours, assuming he’d give in. I also took the bus and didn’t really enjoy getting there. Needless to say, my coup did not turn out as I had planned. In retrospect, I probably couldn’t have gotten what I wanted, but I might have gotten a lot farther with my manager had I approached him in a more reasoned way. My advice to you is request a meeting with him (or the store manager) and explain why this move will be problematic for you. Bring along your school schedule and show him the spots that are causing trouble. Approach the situation as if it something you can solve together. That’ll put your manager in a great place because he’ll see you as someone who has real “problem solving skills”, which are apparently something that all managers like. If he simply blows you off and tells you you’re stuck with what you’ve got, then honestly look for another job. He hired you as a student and if he’s not willing to work with that, than he shouldn’t have hired you.

At just about any job, “the new kid on the block” tends to get the short end of the stick. It’s not unusual for a company to move their newest employees around to fill shortages in other areas. And in this economy, with many jobs in many fields being so scarce, you’re sitting in what’s referred to as an “employer’s market” - meaning, the employer knows that there are plenty of other people out there who will gladly jump through hoops simply to be employed.

It’s unfortunate for you that you’ve got the double whammy of a bus system and school hours to contend with. All I can suggest to you is that you approach your supervisor in a non-confrontational manner and relay your challenges to him/her … perhaps the company will take your challenges into consideration and not transfer you.

Good Luck!