A manager asked how I’d handle working Christmas and holidays. Is saying you prefer some time off a dealbreaker?

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I would say no considering that we all have families we want to make time for, but I do understand some companies require you to work some holidays and alternate every year (never works out exactly like that though).

Speaking for myself at this point, I tend to work every holiday I can possibly pick up for the extra money and because I have no spouse/kids keeping me from doing so.

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Hmm not necessarily. Wanting some Holiday time off is normal, but not wanting to work every holiday can be seen as problematic, mainly because your peers prefer time off as well. Most managers rotate holiday schedules anyways.

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In culinary fields where holidays are important. Meaning that in high demand fields, where the company becomes busier during peek season you need to know that is part of it the job . You make compromises re-arrange faimly trips to fall on off peak seasons. Worked Golf Courses most of my life so from kids birthdays to marriage +anniversary was all scheduled around time I new I could be off. Work hard get paid well so you can enjoy does day off. But let me add this. Let it be know up front that compensation need to reflect the days I can't spend with my faimly.

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I think you could be honest and say you’d prefer some time off, but you are willing to compromise and work on some holidays, with having a specific holiday as your preferred holiday off. Most companies will compromise with management and give them their preferred holiday off, as long as they work the others.

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Here's a question I wish I never had to ask. Is it better to use the code for bereavement leave or just burn pto I'm going to lose anyway? Does it make a difference from a utilization standpoint?

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Curious how other companies are position their 2023 December holiday calendar.

Christmas falls on a Monday next year. Is your company observing the Friday before (22nd) as eve? Or are they observing the 26th as day after?

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About to finish my first year. I’m a specialist. Only going to hit 65% of my hours (took a 4 week vacation cause of wedding/hm).

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Hey friends! I hope everybody has had a productive week and had an awesome weekend for those who enjoyed their holiday! This question is specifically for Amazon Web Services in sales.

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Maybe this sounds privileged.. or plain dumb... I just got back from a really fun vacation and I’m sad! Guess i got the “back to real life” blues. How do I get back to my happy self!??

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Moving from T2 to McKinsey. How do vacation requests work? I have family and friends getting married this fall in weddings delayed because of covid, but I’ll just have started so wanted to get a sense of how realistic taking vacation this fall would be and how to approach taking it (e.g. mention to HR, staffing). TIA!

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We are seeing more pushback from employees on working 40 hours. We offer flexibility (wfh), 11 holidays and another 3 wks PTO. Seems like a good gig, I think, at 40-45 hrs. Anyone seeing this too?

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Are there jobs in advertising (or out for that matter) where taking vacation time doesn't feel bad?

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