She Was Asked To Give Up Her Two-Week Vacation Over The Holidays So Her Coworker Could Go Away On Their Honeymoon
Vacation days at work are coveted for obvious reasons, and after a time off request is granted, you’d probably be hard-pressed to find an employee willing to cancel their trip for someone else.
Yet, this woman was recently asked to do the exact same thing for a coworker’s honeymoon.
For some context, she works at a small company where vacation time is quite limited. And in order to be allowed time off, you have to submit your requests months in advance.
So, because she wanted to travel during the holidays this year, she asked for two weeks off nearly one whole year ago.
“My plan was to visit family, who live out of the country, something I only get to do once every few years,” she detailed.
However, one of her coworkers, who’s currently engaged, recently approached her with a shocking question. Her coworker wanted to know if she’d be willing to give up her vacation days. That way, her coworker could go away on her honeymoon.
She found out that her coworker didn’t anticipate everyone else requesting time off so early and apparently waited too long to submit for her honeymoon.
“Now, the only way my coworker can go is if someone cancels, and since I have one of the longest vacation blocks, she came to me first,” she revealed.
But honestly, she simply didn’t want to give up her days off, and she told her coworker that she was really sorry about it. She also tried to explain how this trip would be the only time she got to see her family this year.
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Well, rather than understanding that, her coworker was furious and accused her of being selfish. She got blamed for not being accommodating of the “once-in-a-lifetime event.”
Some of their other colleagues have heard about the situation and gotten involved as well. They agree with her coworker and think she should be more flexible, given her time off isn’t for “special circumstances,” such as a wedding.
“I feel bad, but I also planned this trip far in advance, and it’s important to me,” she vented.
Still, with everyone in her office against her on this, she’s not sure if refusing to hand over her vacation days truly is a jerky move.
Is it her coworker’s fault for not submitting the time off request earlier? How would you handle this if you were in her shoes?
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