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How to use PTO (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 92 points 6 days ago (69 children)

When I “request” time off, it’s not a request. It’s a notification. I will be gone. The work needed to be done is done or will be done by the deadlines. Any emergencies that arise in the meantime will be dealt with when I’m back. If my request is denied, that’s not my problem, I will still be gone.

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  • [–] 28 points 6 days ago (6 children)

    Exactly. If I give you sufficient notice, 2 weeks is probably a good minimum, and no one else is taking off at that time, that's a you problem if you can't cover it. If your team is not structured such that you can honor PTO with sufficient notice, you are not offering PTO. You are lying about benefits.

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  • [–] 17 points 6 days ago (3 children)

    As an employer (and thus an evil capitalist pigdog etc.) I've always applied the rule of the thumb that "twice the holiday duration as notice" is polite to the employer and your colleagues who will cover for you - so two days notice for a day off, two weeks notice for a week off, a month's notice for two weeks off, etc.

    "Polite" does not mean "mandatory" of course - circumstances can dictate that sometimes you have to break the rule of thumb and that's fine.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    Up to two weeks it makes sense, over 2 weeks it's a disaster waiting to happen. Unless you have a really well organized boss or some software to help you out, they will forget and no matter if you have written proof you will appear as the one who left despite everything or you will have to fight for it or cancel because you reminded them just before leaving. I'm lucky I'm in the EU so we have mandatory vacations

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    Is "owning a calendar" really the bar we're setting for being really well organized these days?

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