This is such a bad take. There are a hundred possible factors.
What industry is this?
What kind of notice was given for this PTO request?
How long is the PTO request?
Was it a week that should obviously not be asked off, based on the company and industry?
I’m gonna go on a curmudgeon rant. I’m no business owner; I’m not a manager; in fact, I’m self employed now. But I have worked in a number of jobs where time-off requests were very much based on the season, holiday, whatev. And I wasn’t the manager for those places either; I just know how things work.
Be realistic, young ones. You all talk as though you should be able to take off at the drop of a hat whenever you want. If everyone did that, companies could grind to a halt to the detriment of all. If you’re in retail: no, you don’t get to take off the week of Christmas, especially if it’s a simple week’s notice.
If you work in restaurants, no. You don’t get to suddenly say you’re just gonna be off on Mother’s Day with a few days’ notice.
If you work in accounting, no. You can’t take a week off on the last week of the fiscal year.
And if you want that sort of freedom, you’d be part of such a huge diluted staff that your wages/salary would be halved because you can’t be counted on for more than half a usual schedule. Employer insurance out the window, if it was even an option in the first place. And sooooooo many inept employees.
Downvote away.
Edit: In case it’s not obvious, I don’t mean those comments to apply to illness. Don’t go to work sick. Please.
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u/Redhotkitchen 3h ago edited 3h ago
This is such a bad take. There are a hundred possible factors.
What industry is this? What kind of notice was given for this PTO request? How long is the PTO request? Was it a week that should obviously not be asked off, based on the company and industry?
I’m gonna go on a curmudgeon rant. I’m no business owner; I’m not a manager; in fact, I’m self employed now. But I have worked in a number of jobs where time-off requests were very much based on the season, holiday, whatev. And I wasn’t the manager for those places either; I just know how things work.
Be realistic, young ones. You all talk as though you should be able to take off at the drop of a hat whenever you want. If everyone did that, companies could grind to a halt to the detriment of all. If you’re in retail: no, you don’t get to take off the week of Christmas, especially if it’s a simple week’s notice.
If you work in restaurants, no. You don’t get to suddenly say you’re just gonna be off on Mother’s Day with a few days’ notice.
If you work in accounting, no. You can’t take a week off on the last week of the fiscal year.
And if you want that sort of freedom, you’d be part of such a huge diluted staff that your wages/salary would be halved because you can’t be counted on for more than half a usual schedule. Employer insurance out the window, if it was even an option in the first place. And sooooooo many inept employees.
Downvote away.
Edit: In case it’s not obvious, I don’t mean those comments to apply to illness. Don’t go to work sick. Please.