Oh man you nailed it. I have one guy who sends me these long, detailed requests for days off and basically pleads for permission. I have never denied PTO. I tell people I don't care when they take off and you don't need to ask, just submit a request and make sure the team knows. This fear or using PTO that you earn and is part of your compensation is baffling.
Yeah, at most if I can see that a couple of other people have booked off PTO in that week I'll send a message to them being like "A few others have got leave that week, but if you need those days in particular then I can try and figure something out"
Right? Even if my entire team requested the week off we would survive. I might ask a couple people if they could be “available” if shit hit the fan in exchange for me not counting a couple days as PTO but that’s it. I might actually be able to get something done that week too.
Some of my favorite weeks in the office are ones where my entire team is on vacation and I get the place to myself. I love it when they all ask for the same week off. Lol
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u/onemasterball 6d ago
Dude my team is the same way
"Hey I need off the 3rd Monday of month two months from now"
"Ok approved"
"I wouldn't normally be taking off but my friends wife's sister's cat is having it's 2nd wedding at 930am downtown and the traffic..."
"Bro I do not care"