Poll: Who should get priority if if too many people want time off from work at the same time? (employment, job)
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On one hand, if I were manager, I would absolutely never have the heart to tell Marvella, who unexpectedly lost their mother, that she couldn't take time off because Molly who has to pick up her kid from Soccer practice asked for the time off first.
On the other hand, if Molly's time off was approved, you just can't arbitrarily take it away from here. You would need her consent and there's no guarantee she would agree to changing her schedule to accommodate Marvella who's mother just passed away.
And then on top of all of that, you can't afford to have two people take off at the same time because then you'll be short-staffed.
Last edited by 313Weather; 09-18-2012 at 09:52 PM..
^^^The companies I have worked for have bereavement time which is different from personal time off. So, a death in the family would get you time off. I know not every company does that, but, a sudden death in your family of a close relative is a special circumstance and should be dealt with on a case by case basis.
You cannot "judge" the worthiness of the employee reason for wanting time off, that's asking for trouble. I would consider a death in the family as the number one priority,
That fits into #1 on my list, since death is a once in a lifetime event.
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beyond that either seniority or first come would be satisfactory. I would certainly want to have that know, if not by written policy at least by e-mail to all staff in advance of such a situation, however, because once the conflict has surfaced, the criteria could be considered favoritism to the person that benefits from the choice.
I would avoid favoritism by having a detailed priority list.
I voted "other" with the November and December holidays in mind. This is the main time that many people want time off at the same time. I normally would choose #2, whoever requested the time off first (because it is available at that time). But in the case of the above holidays, that would mean the same person could or would always have the prime time off if they were the first to request it.
So I guess my answer to this particular time period would be to alternate approval among employees every year so the same people arent't the ones always getting the long Thanksgiving weekend off, or the week of Christmas off, or the time between Christmas and New Years off.
You are proposing a left field process. As Hemlock said, how do you "prioritoze" the value of these items in a workplace? Look at number 1 alone, are you saying that a person who's marital status change is more deserving of prioroty scheduling over a singe person who has a chance to get some wham-bam with a hottie?
The former is a once in a lifetime event. The later is not.
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I also think #2 is just that and and will have you ducking for cover in the court room.
Why?
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Number 3??? you got to be kidding, just because I like to travel first class on refundable tickets mean i'm less apriorty over cheapo non refundable ticket worker??,
Then if the employer forces someone who has non-refundable travel plans to cancel after already approving the time off (or asking the employee to work on a weekend or holiday without telling them far enough in advance), the employer should have to reimburse the employee.
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please your way out of left field and even pass the parking lot on #'s 3, 4, &5 ......
Why do you have to be rude just because you don't agree with me?
I vote whoever asked first, unless there is an illness or death in the family. We are told to ask for time off before booking trips. When more than one person wants the same days, they try to accommodate everyone by asking people to adjust their days a little. I'm not sure how often that happens. We'll see how that works.
The problem is, what if somebody is booking non-refundable travel, is the 2nd person to ask for the time off, and has that time approved. Then a deadline or emergency comes up at the last minute, and you need one of the 2 people to work. If the first person is just staying home watching TV, which can be done any week, why should the person who booked the non-refundable travel suffer a financial loss?
Also, how do you deal with weekends and holidays that the office is officially "closed", but you may occasionally need someone to work overtime. You can't base it on who asked for the time off first, since nobody would have asked for time off.
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