Today, I was informed after submitting my request to have Christmas off about 2 weeks prior to Thanksgiving that I was denied. About 15 minutes later, I overheard the person that denied my request talking with another agent, who put their request in today, that they were granted the holiday off. FML
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70% off something you didn't need, a stampede and a cart that crashes at checkout. Thanks, Black Friday.
Today, my manager rejected my leave application for Christmas. Later I found out that I'm going to be the only employee working at the office during Christmas. FML
Today, I submitted a vacation request to my manager and it was approved. I came back from lunch and was informed that I have been let go. FML
Today, it’s the middle of my vacation and I just got a notification saying my time off request was denied. A month earlier, I got the notice saying it was approved. I’m literally 4 states over. I’m not going to have a job when I get back. FML
Today, after realizing I had 130 unused vacation hours, I requested two weeks off. My vacation time was denied, but my boss still gave me the time off. So I don't have work for 2 weeks, all unpaid. FML
Today, I requested a deadline extension at work. The extension was granted, but it didn't apply to me. FML
Today, my time-off request was denied because I'd said on my application that I have “open availability.” This is normally true, except my mother passed away and I need to travel to go to her funeral. I attempted to appeal, but ended up fired for “misleading” the company by “lying on a job application.” FML
Today, I found out the time I'd requested off for a trip in 2 months, that my boss said that I could go on, wasn't fully processed, just in case he decided I couldn't go. He told me the second part after I'd bought no refund tickets for shows for both me and my girlfriend. FML
Today, while at work, I was asked to see my boss. I was informed that the company would be laying off 20 people, and that I was one of them. I was told I could finish off the week, then was sent back to work. Twenty minutes later, my boss walked around and handed us all Christmas party invitations. FML
Today, I talked to my boss about scheduling my urgently needed surgery. She asked me to wait until after Christmas, and told me that I should use vacation time instead of sick leave. She's also not going to give me the total paid time off my contract specifies, because it's "inconvenient." FML
Today, my application for a holiday role at a department store was declined because I was "not as qualified as some other candidates." I worked this exact same job at this exact same store last year. FML
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somepartsareme 0
It's a conspiracy.
bookworm29 0
He didn't ask too early at all. A lot of businesses have a policy that you must put in your holidays a certain length of time before you want them, especially if they are over holiday periods. The place I work has this policy (in fact, we aren't even allowed to book time off at Xmas at all). Having said that, if this business does have that policy, then they're giving the other guy some extreme special treatment. I'm sure you can complain about this, especially if he didn't give you a decent reason fro rejecting your holiday request.
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Comments (53)
blastvortex 4
Favoritism sucks, but you can always take that info to the next level up.
Kingdutch 3
Luv ur profile pic :D
noype 0
We also have no idea how much time off the submitter has taken verses how much time the person who did get Christmas off got. Maybe the submitter already had Thanksgiving off, or a bunch of other time, that the other agent did not take, meaning it's the other agent's "turn"
your_face 15
That's what I was thinking - OP might have already taken off too much time and the boss actually wants OP to do some work.
sulitak 27
or the OP is lower on the pecking order :) all valid reasons and glad to see logic
rhapsodylime 0
Sounds like my work....
Jersey13 0
That's the benefit that goes with seniority, unfortunately. The person who's worked there the shortest always gets stuck with having to work holidays. :(
ivdrscg 2
I can see the headlines already, "Devout Christian Forced to Work on Christmas" even if that isn't the case, it'll still cause some commotion. I don't know about in the states, but in Canada it's illegal to force someone to work on a religious holiday, just like it's illegal to force someone to work Sunday mornings if they go to church. They can make you work New Year's day no problem but Christmas, nope.
noype 0
Nope, you're wrong. Labour laws vary from province to province in Canada, but in general it's not illegal at all. Your employer has the right to make you work any holiday or not, provided they pay holiday pay if you're an hourly worker, unless you have an employment contract that explicitly prevents them from doing so. You have no inherent rights that entitle you to have religious holidays, or any holidays off.
tinkrbll 2
I am #10 and I have all sorts of time to take off but I haven't taken more than 5 days off in 2 years! I am not mad just confused why I wasn't at least told about it till now, o would have taken thanksgiving off to spend with my family! also I worked every holiday last year and this year
apparations 0
#21, that is not at all true. Under the employment standards act, anyone can be asked to work a stat holiday. But you have to get either time and a half or a stat day for it. Nothing at all to do with religion. At least in Ontario this is the case.
bloodyrebel92 0
aww that's ****** up
fancypantsninja 0
People are just plain rude these days
redshortsx 0
you have to get Christmas off. it's a national holiday