My buddy from college, Jack, was getting married and our friend Rob was planning a bachelor party for him in Vegas . It was going to be the last weekend of the month and I wanted to go. The trouble was, I was scheduled to work that weekend. I needed to get the time off from work or I was going to miss out on all the fun.
I have some vacation leave , but company policy requires that my boss sign off on any leave we take. I’ve heard of companies doing that for longer periods of leave —like maternity leave or a leave of absence —but our company does that even for vacation leave. I thought about just calling in sick that weekend—I do have a lot of accumulated sick leave —but I didn’t think my boss would appreciate me leaving him hanging .
In the end, I just asked him straight out and, to my surprise, he said, “okay.” Now, I just need to get ready for a wild weekend with the guys . I can’t wait!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse