Holiday Leave Crashing with Manager, Was Told to Change The Day

LSickMyDuck on 11/10/2019 - 21:56
Last edited 12/10/2019 - 10:54 by 1 other user

Hi OZB, my first post here. sorry for my bad English, Im LOTE speaker.

Let's get into it. So, my gf and I were looking to have a holiday leave for 2 weeks in July 2020. So we went to talk to our manager. My gf got approved easily, big corporate, first to ask, first to get, period. I, on the other hand, work in family business. Initially, manager said there shouldn't be a problem, it's so far ahead and plenty of time for other to plan for your leave. So, we bought ticket, booked accommodation and get excited about our holiday (yay!)

Now here comes the problem, my manager just came back from holiday. We met today and I was told that manager has, in her exact word, " commitment to attend ceremony oversea in July 2020". She told me I should move my holiday as it crashes with her. She offers to help me pay some penalty fee for ticket amendment, but I think that is not the case.

My gf is not really happy, she said we shouldn't accommodate my manager and stand firm with our plan. I am not sure how to bring it up with manager. So, what do you think should be my next move? Thanks for answering my post! cheers

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Comments

    • SickMyDuck on 14/10/2019 - 08:50

      Thanks. I suppose so.

  • bigtom_999 on 14/10/2019 - 07:21
    +4

    Unrelated, but your English is very good. Just for your information, the word that is used in the case of timetables overlapping is "clash" rather than "crash". As in "I can't go to both classes as they clash". Anyways I hope it works out!

    • SickMyDuck on 14/10/2019 - 08:51

      The more you know, the more you feel you dont know. Thanks for the correction!

    • Payne on 15/10/2019 - 13:20

      Yep. I must admit when I first read the thread title, I thought the OP was going on holidays and staying with their manager! :)

  • Seraphin7 on 14/10/2019 - 11:29
    +1

    I'm confused.

    Your manager has offered to pay for costs incurred in changing your travel plans, presumably you don't "need" to go on leave on the exact time you had planned, and I will assume you're being asked to move your leave by maybe a couple of weeks. What exactly is the problem?

    • burningrage on 14/10/2019 - 12:02

      GF doesn't like it if it isn't happening. So the "need" here is not to piss off the GF (which could be big ramification).

      Source: "My gf is not really happy, she said we shouldn't accommodate my manager and stand firm with our plan."

      • Seraphin7 on 14/10/2019 - 12:47

        Yeah, I hear you, but my point was trying to understand if this is simply an inconvenience like needing to shift things by maybe a month, but with no real change of plans … or is the boss suggesting the holiday be effectively cancelled because it's to happen at a completely different and unacceptable time?

        If it's the former, then taking everything presented here on face value it may be better to make the adjustments requested, especially as OP will be compensated for it. If it's the latter, then stronger action may be warranted.

        • lainey13 on 14/10/2019 - 22:23

          It's a pain in the arse to find out the cost to change/cancel/rebook things, let alone actually do it, AND you're not getting paid for your time to do all this so yeah, it IS a problem and really not as simple as 'make the adjustments requested'!

      • Thenarrator on 14/10/2019 - 23:06

        leave the devil gf

        • kolorijo on 15/10/2019 - 10:34

          need to find another gf before leaving the current one.

  • montyy on 14/10/2019 - 13:24
    +3

    Swap the "i" and "u" in your username and read it out to her.

    You might actually find you'll be happy to accommodate after that ;)

  • Lunatic on 14/10/2019 - 15:50

    Its a shame that some people don't own up to verbal agreements :(

  • Levathian on 14/10/2019 - 22:45
    +2

    Commitment to attend ceremony overseas in July 2020… Did this manager score free tickets to the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony and wants to screw you over to get her way? Lol

  • smartazz104 on 15/10/2019 - 07:52

    So when was this "commitment to attend ceremony oversea in July 2020" made exactly? After you asked for your leave I bet.

    • bohn on 15/10/2019 - 11:28
      +1

      maybe the manager's bf made the commitment ;)

  • Levathian on 15/10/2019 - 11:32
    +3

    'During October 2019 a new batch of tickets became available through CoSport which sold-out in five hours.'

    'Visit tokyo2020.org for the latest on Host City Tokyo’s preparations to welcome the world in July 2020.'

    https://www.olympics.com.au/tickets/

    🤔 If this manager's 'commitment' came up after you booked your holiday I'd be pushing back tbh.

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