Requesting the 4th off

[skye]

Hi all. Unfortunately, I work for a large retail chain (not that one...), and the policy is that you have to submit a request for time off, and it has to be approved. I want to take Nov. 4th off; spend the day helping people get to polls, watch coverage, things like that. It's all very fun for me. :) My question is, can they tell me that's not a good enough reason to want a day off? Has anyone else been denied? I want to know beforehand whether I can be honest about it, or if I have to say a friend is visiting or something. Thanks guys.

(I'm sorry if this is in the wrong place...clearly I'm very new around here and I wasn't sure where else to put it.)

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. Why do they need to know what you want the day off for?

If you have vacation days, you can use 'em for whatever you fuckin' want.

[skye]

3. Vacation days...ah, that would be nice.

Sadly I haven't worked there long enough to accrue any.

[LeftyMom]

2. I've never had a problem, but I'm usually a poll woker.

If you have an organization you'll be volunteering with, that looks more impressive than something you're doing on our own.

[Orsino]

4. You want to be careful about mixing politics and work.

I'm not sure why you should have to give a reason at all to use time off that you've earned, but if you really must, "helping friends" is honest enough.

[skye]

5. Yes, I think you're right.

I'm just too honest for my own good. ;) But I suppose you're right, there's no reason they have to know exactly what I'm up to.

[Orsino]

6. Good, good.

I'm taking the 4th and 5th off, in case I have trouble making bail. :7

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

7. We have to fill out forms too.

We have vacation days which can be denied if the schedule is full but we also have other days that we can use anytime and the manager can't deny it. I wouldn't tell them why I want the day off. We don't have to have a reason, its just to let them know what we want the day off.

[Hangingon]

8. I would not give a reason for wanting the day off.

[kedrys]

9. Your civic duty is nobody else's business

Take the day off. Offer "personal reasons". That way they can't catch you in a fib later.

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