I Work Part-Time at the Community Pool. Some Parents Have Accused Me of Something Wild.

Good Job Aug 20, 20266:00 AM Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Henfaes/Getty Images Plus and Wavebreakmedia/Getty Images Plus. Good Job is Slate’s advice column on work. Have a workplace problem big or small? Send it to Laura Helmuth and Doree Shafrir here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Good Job, I am retired, and last year (at the request of the manager who is a family friend) I started working at the community/municipal outdoor swimming pool that is three blocks from where I live. Some of the young employees had quit near the end of summer, and she needed help running the front desk. This year I work two 10-hour days, plus another 5-10 hours a week due to call-ins. I live so close it isn’t an issue to come in if I don’t have anything else planned. But this year I’ve had several parents mak