Holiday Request from work turned down :(

[gooner1990]

Someone who directly works with me already has the two weeks Glastonbury stretches over booked off for her daughters wedding.

Spoke to a senior manager today and they stuck by the decision not to allow me the time off, but said they may look at it closer to the time to give me perhaps one or two days off instead of the five I had asked for (weds, thurs, fri, mon and tues)  but 'couldn't promise anything.'

So as it stands, even if I race straight down after work I'll probably be on site Friday 6pm ish, then will have to have a dry day and leave Sunday evening to be back home ready for work Monday am.

 

Anyone else suffered a similar fate? Or facing the same? 

 

I know its still good I can go when the main bands are on, but its our big thing me and my friends do and I'd be gutted to miss nearly 50% of it.  The Weds & Thurs I really enjoy!

[Slugworth]

Nooooooooooo!

 

New job!

[Platt073]

Just tell them you are having it. Grow a set, there's more to life than work.

No one would stop me, with or without a ticket. I'm there!

[thurlow84]

Can you not phone in sick friday and monday? And travel down thursday?

[stuartbert two hats]

I had 2003 denied, and didn't go.  It was to make a point about 'responsibility' because I was responsible for month end accounts at the time.  The guy who trained me was very happy to cover and argued my case, but it was still denied.  I now bring it up every time I see my old boss, I was not (and am) still not happy about it!  It was my second job out of uni and I'd only been there less than 6 months, so didn't make a fuss.  

If it had happened a few years later, I would have quit out of principle!

1 minute ago, thurlow84 said:

Can you not phone in sick friday and monday? And travel down thursday?

Not without looking really obvious and risking his job, now that the request has been made.

[RobertProsineckisLighter]

What sort of work is it?

Assuning its tbe sort of job where you can invest some time between now and June documenting and sharing any critical processes and up skilling a college to cover for the period you want to be away. If inwere your gaffer I'd look faverouable on your initivie assuming we could cope without you. 

[thewayiam]

7 minutes ago, Platt073 said:

Just tell them you are having it. Grow a set, there's more to life than work.

No one would stop me, with or without a ticket. I'm there!

Yeah I'm kind of with you. Not sure how I'd get in without a ticket mind you but I push for it, some little twat tried to block part of it for me for this year and I said I always have it, I've never cancelled it and it's all I really ask to have guaranteed a year and there it was signed.

[JayBalls]

Similar thing happened to me last year (but there were five other people off!) The manager wasn't happy but they said they would authorise it as they knew I was going to go anyway, bide your time and see how it plays out, if they don't authorise it just throw a sickie, what's the worst that can happen, disciplinary? Either that or get a new job.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

Oh, that's fucking terrible news. I hope they relent and let you have the time off. Fortunately for me my boss and owner of the company is my mate who'll also be going to Glastonbury. In fact, it was me who introduced him to the festival. I still smile at memory of his first festival with the pair of us laughing our nuts off on mushrooms.

[Untz]

New job time!

I've booked the whole two weeks off already, despite not having a ticket and working a job that no-one can/needs to cover for a few weeks, just in case anybody tries any funny business.

[balti-pie]

It doesn't matter what you do, and how much responsibility you have: with nigh on five months notice, they can make a contingency plan. If they really can't handle the whole five days, surely they could meet you in the middle and give you at least two days off. I'd sit down with your manager and work out a plan between you. If they really say you can't be off, then frankly I'd look for another job. You're a person, you're not an automaton. They should treat you accordingly. 

[Amy Lawn]

Call in sick, get Ben to make you a doctor's note at the meet. Problem solved.

[makhulumo]

this happened to me last year

ended up quitting on the tuesday, drove down on the wednesday with not a care in the world

[TomViolence]

Rough news hopefully they change their mind!

Maybe play the emotive card and say someone close to you spent a lot of money getting your ticket as a surprise?

[Chris Lfc]

What type of job is it? To me work isn't really about life, its about earning income to do what you love to do. Maybe its because I'm young but if i wasn't allowed id just quit before i go lol.

[Pinhead]

Given the amount of notice you have provided, their refusal pushes the boundaries of what is reasonable in employment law. You are entitled to your annual leave and firms typically have to provide a tangible reason why refusal would damage the company's ability to operate without you. Is it worth taking it up with HR and working with them to demonstrate how your combined absence would not infrindge upon the organisations ability to operate effectively?

[parsonjack]

All well and good to simply say 'quit' but when it comes to it how many of us, with one exception in this thread so far, have or actually would do that for the sake missing a few days at Glastonbury?  Unless you're already looking for a reason to quit then I suspect not many of us would.

You have a right to leave, but absence can only be granted where it does not impact upon Business, unless for domestic emergencies etc.  Try to work a plan to show Business can be maintained without both of you for the whole period you'd like, then if that is a non starter offer a compromise....head down Thursday evening and head back Monday to be in work for Tuesday,

At the end of the day don't quit your job....there may be a few who regard you in high esteem for having the balls to stick it to the man....but I guarantee there will be more who think you're a dick for doing so simply to go to GF.

[Mezhyp1]

2 minutes ago, parsonjack said:

All well and good to simply say 'quit' but when it comes to it how many of us, with one exception in this thread so far, have or actually would do that for the sake missing a few days at Glastonbury?  Unless you're already looking for a reason to quit then I suspect not many of us would.

You have a right to leave, but absence can only be granted where it does not impact upon Business, unless for domestic emergencies etc.  Try to work a plan to show Business can be maintained without both of you for the whole period you'd like, then if that is a non starter offer a compromise....head down Thursday evening and head back Monday to be in work for Tuesday,

At the end of the day don't quit your job....there may be a few who regard you in high esteem for having the balls to stick it to the man....but I guarantee there will be more who think you're a dick for doing so simply to go to GF.

When it did it become a matter of what people think? I like my job, I have absolutely no reason to quit, but if I weren't granted holidays for Glastonbury, I'd be out the door. It's the one thing a year that I look forward to over and above anything else. I couldn't miss it now for anything other than immediate tragedy 

[parsonjack]

5 minutes ago, Mezhyp1 said:

When it did it become a matter of what people think? I like my job, I have absolutely no reason to quit, but if I weren't granted holidays for Glastonbury, I'd be out the door. It's the one thing a year that I look forward to over and above anything else. I couldn't miss it now for anything other than immediate tragedy 

I guarantee you that missing Glastonbury for a year won't hurt half as much as not being able to go to anything because you have no job and rent/a mortgage to pay and food to buy.

[Mezhyp1]

2 minutes ago, parsonjack said:

I guarantee you that missing Glastonbury for a year won't hurt half as much as not being able to go to anything because you have no job and rent/a mortgage to pay and food to buy.

Yes obviously it depends on the individuals circumstances, for me personally I was meaning, I'd be able to quit if I wasn't able to go to Glastonbury, I agree with you that it obviously isn't possible for a lot of people though 

[Sawdusty surfer]

Obviously I don't know your circumstances or job details BUT if you have a 'decent' job you should be able to get another equivalent or better job if you apply like mad. Then, during your application/interviews, explain that you have a holiday booked at the end of June. 

  The result is that you go to Glastonbury and end up with an equivalent or better job working for a better employer.

 

  It is always much easier to get a job when you already have one. Good luck and hope to see you in June 

 

[parsonjack]

4 minutes ago, Sawdusty Surfer said:

Obviously I don't know your circumstances or job details BUT if you have a 'decent' job you should be able to get another equivalent or better job if you apply like mad. Then, during your application/interviews, explain that you have a holiday booked at the end of June. 

  The result is that you go to Glastonbury and end up with an equivalent or better job working for a better employer.

 

  It is always much easier to get a job when you already have one. Good luck and hope to see you in June 

 

.....and good luck with that Reference....especially the question that asks why you left your previous Employer.

[russycarps]

What is the job? I cannot fathom a role so important that a company could not survive without 2 members of staff for 5 days.

I'd speak to HR about it, stressing that it's absolutely a one off occurrence and ask for advice.

What awful c**ts your bosses are

 

[Mezhyp1]

2 minutes ago, parsonjack said:

.....and good luck with that Reference....especially the question that asks why you left your previous Employer.

You don't need to write I left cause I was fucking buzzing about going to a field in Somerset to roll about and take ket for 5 days, make sure it's plenty in advance and you have a line of reasons on why you may leave 

[Sawdusty surfer]

6 minutes ago, parsonjack said:

.....and good luck with that Reference....especially the question that asks why you left your previous Employer.

If the current employer is happy, there is no good reason not to give a fair reference. The current employer does not have to know the reasons for leaving.