My direct supervisor informed us that she is resigning which leaves just me on our team. I told the director about my already planned AND approved PTO for this summer. They said they will also be on PTO during those same times and that we will need to work out between us what needs immediate responses and what doesn’t when we are out. I will be out of the country and unable to respond plus I don’t want to. I’m going on vacation to get AWAY from work. How do I professionally tell them “yeah, no”?

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"Unfortunately, I will be out of the country and will be unable to respond to emergencies due to spotty coverage and time zone differences."

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You have an easy out because most US companies won’t allow you to work while traveling outside the US due to tax reasons.

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Oh wow! I didn’t know that. Thanks for the tip!

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I have informed my employer for years, that my summer home has no service, sorry.
I've had wifi there since 2009.
It's in the mountains in NY so they believe me.

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Haha I love this. I just hate that they assume I’m going to be reachable.

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"As this vacation is important for my personal wellbeing, I hope you can appreciate my need to fully disconnect and recharge. Please let me know if there are any critical matters that require my attention before or after my vacation, and I will do my best to address them in a timely manner." Basically just tell them it's a problem for after-travel you.

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Oh I like this a lot!! Thank you.

PTO is to use. It is the bosses responsibility to find someone to handle the situation.

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