Work colleague block booking desired holiday dates
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Good idea. If they had booked a couple of Bank Holidays off then fine but to book the whole lot off then tell me afterwards seems a bit underhand. What I found most disapointing was that when I mentioned that this behaviour appears self serving they were totally non plussed.
That’s up to them though - it’s not illegal to be selfish0 -
The other way to think about it is, bank holiday times for holidays normally cost a premium. So they may have booked the prime dates but a holiday will cost them a lot more.0
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Agreed but it hardly demonstrates your ability to be a team player and engender cross functional relationships which is key to the job we're undertaking.0
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You didn't think that was so important when people were complaining about you though? You didn't think it was fair for people to complain about your alleged inappropriate behavior, or for your manager to raise it with you. You just can't have it both ways.
Please can you confine yourself to the original question and not go off topic if you are going to reply.0 -
Please can you confine yourself to the original question and not go off topic if you are going to reply.
You may not like the advice, but it is very real and sincere. And very definitely on topic if you have a recent history of being warned about your behaviour with colleagues.0 -
Seems very straightforward to me. If you actually WANT to take leave around any of the bank holidays, ask if your colleague would be prepared to work around this.
If you don't, enjoy your cheaper holidays at other times of the year.Signature removed for peace of mind0 -
It's amazing that someone in a managerial position can't sort something like this out by themself. If you don't have any plans then just make plans for a different week and move on with your life.
I'd be laughed at if I went to my senior management with a trivial issue like this.0 -
Seems very straightforward to me. If you actually WANT to take leave around any of the bank holidays, ask if your colleague would be prepared to work around this.
If you don't, enjoy your cheaper holidays at other times of the year.
I know what I'll be doing next year when the holiday planner goes up in January....I'm used to working in companies where there are desirable holiday periods and colleagues agree between themselves a rota every year so that each year a different person gets Xmas off etc. my colleague obviously isn't and sees it as a suit yourself first forget about everyone else after.0 -
Agreed but their thinking is that they only have 20 floating days which is 4 weeks so if they tack holidays at the end of a Bank Holiday then they will save a day every week to use at another time and still get a full weeks holiday each time.
Also, what's to stop you taking days the week before so you get an extra long week/weekend for the price of less?
Everywhere I've ever worked has had a 'first come, first served policy' for booking AL.0
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