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You shouldn’t have to ask, but some managers are assholes about it. It’s also best to check with them about the best way to communicate when you plan on taking your vacation days.
The concept of not requesting vacation time is foreign to me. I have always requested vacation dates from my superiors and It's granted. How does just not showing up to work and saying "I'm on vacation today" even work? I work in a team environment with two co managers, I couldn't imagine just leaving them holding the bag w/o a heads up.....
I usually run it by my supervisor as a courtesy. He has never denied me the time, but I think he appreciates the heads up.
It seems to be a very entitled attitude for you to dictate this and not run it by your manager. It’s about professional courtesy and behavior. It’s usually corporate policy to give 2 weeks minimum , but a 30 day’s request. I realize small outfits don’t always document policies. Your question blows my mind. I’m curious how many corporate businesses you’ve worked at.
Yeah I think the asking vs telling verbiage really doesn't apply. It's more like notifying out of respect and courtesy so that folks can cover. It's being community oriented and thinking about what the organization needs due to your absence
Bit of both. I give 1x days notice for every day I wish to take off so everything can be covered. But I usually say I'm taking Wednesday off to see a friend or go to the dentist. You don't have to be rude but likewise I'm not begging for it. Think how you'd like to be asked.
What if everyone decided to take the same day? One of the tasks of a manager is to make sure staffing levels are maintained. The only way to do that is to manage vacation time.
I don't think it should be called "requesting" because I don't think your manager should have the option of saying no. So I tell my manager that I will be gone on certain days.
Of course, you should never ever just not show up to work and then claim you had the day off. (I have seen that happen). But I don't think your PTO should be held hostage by your manager, either. There should just be a calendar when you let your manager know you will be absent.
I think it all depends on what the standard is for your department. For me, I would usually look at a schedule to see if anyone is off because there are people there with senior but luckily there’s about 10 of us so I usually get the days that I want.