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I am curious why you wouldn't let them know when you know the days you want off. If I was planning time off, I would want to share that with my boss as early as possible.
I usually ask in a way that looks Ike telling
I never told them months in advance, but always had to inform them before I took it so they could approve it.
I do know some companies that require advanced notice (by advanced I mean months), but personally I always thought that was stupid.
We have a work PTO calendar. My backup and I never take the same days off and we plan months ahead.
We have one team member that never gives advanced warning and his system goes unsupported while he's gone. Guess what, his system must not be important and therefore neither is he. He'll be the first to go.
We have one team member that never gives advanced warning and his system goes unsupported while he's gone. Guess what, his system must not be important and therefore neither is he. He'll be the first to go.
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Is your question about "asking" versus "telling?"
In my workplace, all PTO has to be approved by each department director, so while I could probably "tell" them, it's a better idea to phrase is as "asking" because they can make it difficult if they wanted to, and there's no need to introduce antagony if I don't have to.
I think it depends on the environment. Depending on the job one or the other is probably appropriate.
When I was in that situation I always asked even though I knew it was going to be approved (never had it not be approved). However, in the event that it would have been denied I would have just called in sick.
One of us thinks you need to ask and be approved. The other thinks you should tell them as in we earned it so we can take it whenever we want.
I don't sweat the small hour or two stuff.
Anything longer and the day and I try to give some notice, yes.
Anything longer and the day and I try to give some notice, yes.
For my work anyway, it makes a big difference how long we're talking about. If you're just taking a day, you just do it and send out an email letting people know. If it's a few days or more, you check the calendar. If there's sufficient people working while you're going to be gone you put it in the calendar then send an email to everyone letting them know the dates. It is in your best interest to do this as early as possible before everyone has taken July 4th week off. Manager can override at that point but I've never had one do it. The closest I've had is one asking me to take me laptop in case of an emergency.
This would probably be a bad attitude to have IMO.
CycloneErik
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Unless this place has some weird climate where asking is some kind of weakness, I'd ask.
Yes, it's your right to use it, but it smooths things over with most managers to ask, even though you can really just use it.
Yes, it's your right to use it, but it smooths things over with most managers to ask, even though you can really just use it.
Every good work environment I've been in has a PTO/Sick day culture where all employees are treated nearly identically. Every horrific work environment I've been in has certain employees who somehow turn PTO/Sick day/work from home into being gone half of the entire year and other employees where the entire place flips out if they're gone one day.
While you have earned the PTO, not asking to use it would have an effect on your 'up and coming' rep.
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Agreed. Doesn't mean it's an incorrect attitude, though, maybe just one that needs to be applied with some nuance.
I'm guessing policies vary from company to company, and are highly dependent on the type of work being done.