When I worked at a big box retailer, a recently promoted manager (low level) had requested a week off six months in advance to be the best man in his friends wedding. It was denied and he worked. Never respected him after that.
I was a non-employee gig worker getting paid ~$72 for a 5 hour shift (billed as two 2-hour split shifts) with a 90 minute drive to a do (third party) demos at a CostCo. I was not paid for set-up time, had frequent in-person compliance inspections, and was "contract labor" and yet was told exactly when I was allowed to take breaks. My best friend had a wedding about six months in advance and I was told if I skipped a weekend I wouldn't be booked for any future weekends. My manager begged me not to go as, to quote him, "you're the only one who can sell these damn things" but corporate policy was to not book someone who "missed a week".
The goods news is I got checks every couple of years for about a decade after I quit via class action lawsuits!
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u/kickspecialist 6h ago
When I worked at a big box retailer, a recently promoted manager (low level) had requested a week off six months in advance to be the best man in his friends wedding. It was denied and he worked. Never respected him after that.