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Ignore your supervisor wholeheartedly and with your full chest! Your PTO is completely yours to unplug. None of us are so important that our jobs can’t do without us for 2 weeks. Your firm could have laid you off in the thick of a project and your team would have figured it out. Set a clear boundary and stand by it as long as you make sure you give ample notice before vacation and many reminders as you get close to the date, have a transition plan, and clear your plate.
You're supervisor is an idiot and you might want to remind him of certain laws.
I took an entire month off for my honeymoon but I gave everyone pretty much 6 months notice and the last couple weeks I had prepared my boss and team with everything they would need to know to maintain and advance my work.
I think a good rule of thumb is a months notice per week off, if possible. But in general, unless you’re making partner money, you can take time off and actually disconnect. If you’re so vital that they can’t operate without you, they better be compensating you that way
This. I go no-contact, but I always make sure I have appropriate backfills
You need to find new employment t opportunities. It's unreasonable for an employer to want you to be available around the clock.
You must be a young employee, if you have a "Supervisor"
You ain't lived yet.
Get over it ... your company doesn't care , noone does nowadays .... small minded people are everywhere
My first job out of graduate school, I moved to Germany to work as a consultant. On my first day, I qualified for 6 weeks of vacation—and they fully expected me to take the time off. When I returned to the U.S., I joined a “Big Four” firm and was given 2 weeks and never a time when project work allowed me to take it.
Culture, culture, culture!
Lucky you I guess :) Good for you but I hope you realize the privilege you have due to your race and citizenship:)
How old are you ?
Go above him/her in whatever way makes sense...his boss, HR, whatever. You should be able to take vacation without working. And you should not be penalized for taking time off. You should not be "harassed" for having taken time off, either.
If your firm can't survive without you for 2 weeks, then you've got a structural problem that you need to fix ASAP.
You and the leadership need to feel confident that no one single person carries the majority of the weight of the org.
And you need to put the systems, processes and people in place to ensure that this doesn't stay the case.
Some bosses cannot manage upwards. And they are in a financial situation. Like a home mortgage or a divorce. That creates bad bosses. They cannot withstand any amount of pressure and blames subordinates, misbehaves with them. Be empathetic. Say yes and then do what you want to do.
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I take a 2.5 week vacation every year. It’s not abnormal.
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I highly doubt OPs job is so critical he can’t take 2 weeks away.
OPs “supervisor” is a Grade 1A DB.
We're not out here saving lives. Set those boundaries and stand on them firmly. Not fair to ask you to be available on PTO.
Literally f*ck that job. Your wellbeing is way more important.
How long has your professional career been ?
I just ask because I am shocked you haven’t taken a vacation , like ever ! Now if it’s just been a year or 2 since you entered the workforce it’s probably okay but really no excuse outside of that
I see your situation. Taking just a day seems like your on bad terms with your boss (at least thats how I felt) so two weeks yeah that might bring some tension if they're that type of boss. My best advice is just make up the work you missed do promptly, strategically, and reassure your boss. May I ask what is your job?