Wednesday, May 26, 2010
A terrible thought
The plan was that at the end of the summer I would maybe ask for a week off around Christmas because Josh really wants to take me on a real vacation. Today though, I was thinking about it and realized that maybe Arnie thinks that just having me work half days this week is a vacation? Then wouldn't it be rude to ask for another one in a couple of months? I don't want to lose my job because of being too greedy.
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First of all, xmas is not in a couple of months -- it's more than half a year from now. No, it's not greedy to ask for time off twice a year. Second, are you working half days now because you asked to, or because it's a slow time and he doesn't need you more than that? If the latter, your easy time now is even more irrelevant to your winter vacation than it would be otherwise. Third, in general if you ask for things in a polite and deferential way, unless the request is really egregious, the worst that can happen is that you get ''no'' for a response. Go for it!
Most places give 2-weeks paid vacation. Most employers know how hard it is to find smart, hard-working people, so I'm sure he doesn't want to lose you.
I know you're part time, but if you're asking for time off without pay, you can take as much as he's willing to give you! Even if you're requesting a paid vacation, a week at Christmas is not unreasonable.
If you never ask the answer is always no. As long as you're polite and respectful and Arnie is too you'll both do fine.
Give him lots of notice so he can plan around it and I doubt he'll have any issue with it. Enjoy your vacation!
Are you being paid only for the hours you are working this week, or are you being paid as if you were working full time while only working part time?
Are you working the same number of hours this week as you work during weeks when school is in session, or are you working fewer hours this week than you work even during weeks when school is in session?
Were you ready to begin working full time this week but told to wait until the new month to begin your full-time schedule, had you given the beginning of June as when you could begin working full time when you were asked some time ago, or did you recently ask to delay beginning your full-time schedule until next week even though you were expected to begin working full-time this week?
You won't be making your request for another three months, and you will be making it after a summer of working full time and after more than a year in total of employment there. And you'll be asking a whole four months in advance, and for only a non-specific week off after what will by then be over a year and a half of working there.
You just need to figure out how to ask. Josh wants to take me on vacation over winter break. I'd like to arrange with you in advance for a week off then. If you are feeling brave, you can ask for a paid vacation week.
It is standard in this country for a full-time employee to receive at least two weeks of paid leave a year, so if you've worked even an average of two-thirds time over only eighteen months, a paid vacation week at full-time pay would only be half that minimum standard! And that is separate from occasional paid holidays and personal or sick days.
You do a good job there and have earned nice perks in the past. You have a vacation coming to you not only because it is standard but also because you work hard, act responsibly, do your job well, proven yourself to be a valuable employee, and have therefore earned it.
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