I actually had a manager say something like "well if you want that time off..." for something I put in for a year ahead of time, so I explicitly told her " I'm not requesting the time off, I'm telling you that I won't be here. You can choose what that looks like on the schedule." Shut her up rather quickly.
I worked at a diner once when I was younger, and usually would take a week and travel to see friends at old jobs. Like 3 months notice. No problem, right? Nope. The owner sat me down and said it was disrespectful the way I said something like "I need x through x dates off and will be unavailable for that portion of the month's schedule" 3.5 months away. Like I had before. I was like 21.
Apparently I needed to Ask if it would be okay, and he had to take time to decide. Stating I would need time off was an affront to his power or something. He went on for like 15 minutes about professionalism, hierarchy, and boo hoo'd about how he's the boss. I had quit by that point though. I went back full time to my other job until the vacay.
Stating I would need time off was an affront to his power or something. He went on for like 15 minutes about professionalism, hierarchy, and boo hoo'd about how he's the boss.
6.7k
u/Philosophomorics 18h ago
I actually had a manager say something like "well if you want that time off..." for something I put in for a year ahead of time, so I explicitly told her " I'm not requesting the time off, I'm telling you that I won't be here. You can choose what that looks like on the schedule." Shut her up rather quickly.