How to ask my boss or a day off?
So, my boss makes my schedule a couple days in advance of the week. And he is flexible with days I need to take off, but I need to tell him before he makes the schedule. The problem is, my Dad surprised me with concert tickets but I have to work. I am so so sad because I hardly ever get to see my Dad and I would do anything to get this day off. I already tried swapping shifts with coworkers and everyone's busy. Is it okay to go to my boss with the issue and tell him whats going on? I really don't want to upset him! How should I go about this? I don't want it to be a sob story, It just means a very lot to me!
Boss asked me to work on my day off?
So I work 4 10 hour days a week. My boss' daughter was in the hospital briefly this week in the evening and he said she might have to go back - when I heard that, I told him that I'd be willing to help out or come in on Friday if there was an issue. Well, she did not have to go to the hospital, and yet at the end of the day Thursday, my boss comes in and asks me to come in today, which I did. I sorta feel like he was taking advantage of my offer of generosity. I've already been here half a day and I'm tempted to leave soon - is there a way to do this without coming off like an ***? It's my day off, I'm salary, and I'm getting nothing out of this right now - I understand that sometimes you work overtime in a salary job - I'm fine with that, but there's no business emergency here, my work that was due for the week was done, and I feel like I'm just working for free essentially right now.
As other people have noted, your boss has no business asking you that question. The safe way is clearly to either lie, or stick to "It's personal, I'm sure you understand."With that in mind, let's explore the bold & dangerous route :-). Although it may be though conveying that message, and I obviously don't want you to lose your job for following my advice, I think you should make it clear to her that her question, and insistence, are not welcome. You may want to consider replying in the following manner :"Why are you asking me ?""I don't think you should be asking me this question.""You're not entitled to ask me this question.""With all due respect, my holidays are none of your business."Note : I've never used any of those answers personally. I was once in the situation you described, asking for a single day off in the middle of the week (to go to a job interview). Without asking the question directly, my boss was trying to find out what I was doing. He offered me to take that day off on a Monday instead of a Wednesday, which I declined. He made some comments to make me react, fishing for information. I just ignored those, and asked something to the effect of "Is it, okay, then ?".I knew that he suspected something, but I didn't care. He did give me a very hard time at work the day after the interview, though.There is a book that breaches on that topic : Fire Your Boss: Stephen M. Pollan, Mark Levine: 9780060583941: Amazon.com: BooksWhat the book says, essentially, it that having other options puts you in a stronger position with your current employer. Therefore, the authors of that book think that you shouldn't worry too much about your employer finding out that you're considering, or pursuing, different career paths. If your employer values you and your work, they're likely to make efforts to keep you.
How to ask my boss for a day off?
Then you should have taken a personal day. All you did was request a day off; there's a big difference between the two. If you don't have personal time, then that went into the equation too. If you did ask for it as a personal day and it was declined, your boss is still able to do it. A lot of people who have never done scheduling don't have the faintest clue of how much goes into it. Your boss remembers that you wanted that day off, and will remember when you call out. If I was your boss, and you called out, then I am taking the next step in progressive discipline that needs to be taken in regards to your attendance. If you can switch with someone that's fine, but your boss still needs to approve that switch and he/she is not obligated to do so.
Boss won't let me take day off for EID :(?
"The Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 prohibit direct and indirect discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief. There is no express right for employees to take time off for religious purposes, as employers do not have to grant requests if they conflict with operational needs, but employers do risk liability for direct discrimination if they refuse to grant leave because of the employee's religion or belief." Legally, your employer is on a good footing, I'm afraid. But he's still a jerk. From the same article: "Even before this new legislation, the law found ways to protect those discriminated against on the basis of religion. A few years ago, an industrial tribunal ruled against a West Yorkshire textile firm that had disciplined Muslim employees for taking a day off for Eid. The company had announced that no staff could take a non-statutory holiday during its busiest months, even though this coincided with the Islamic festival. The company had, for the previous 20 years, allowed its Muslims employees the necessary leave - unpaid if they had already used up their annual paid allowance. If their absence caused any backlog, they worked additional hours until it was cleared. When 17 Muslims took time off for Eid anyway, the company disciplined them and issued final written warnings. The tribunal found that the Muslims had been unlawfully discriminated against on grounds of race, and awarded them each £1,000 in compensation." Only really relevant if you're in the UK, of course.
Just let him know your true reason.If he is not receptive to your true reason, you might be in the wrong company.
How to ask for a day off from work?
In the state of our world everything is uncertain. including tomarrow. If you have an event or experience that is very important to you personally and will not beable to recreate anytime soon.. I would say be upfront and take the risk. yes i may completly screw up your life if you get fired but i truly belive we are here on earth for experience not to drone away behind a desk. This is the task to the servant of the goverment, the only true devil. They are experiencing things that you cant even dream of. They know the things you dont. We are in a scence slaves. So, I suggest this - Hi (bosses name), Listen I have a really important date with this great guy and I dont think i can afford to miss out on this oppertunity. Im 30ish and vry lonely. I need to do this inorder to sestian a happy work/life attitude. If hes an *** he will fire you. or he might ask you out..lol Men are scum. Dont scrifice experience for work.
He/She is your Boss, and you are no one than a normal employee as others.What that means? You are not the only one who is taking a day off. So again that mean is, he have listen a lot’s of excuses and he knows that you’re faking it.What to do than?Highlight yourself, you have to tell something that will show your Boss that though you’re on leave, still company will be in profit.How to do that?Well, For example, if you’re working in some typical computer related company, you should say that:You: Boss, I have heard about the ongoing Smart Mission summit going on in Surat and I have to note some important speech about Artificial Intelligence from world leading speakers. This is something I wanted to implement in my working in the company, which might help in creatively contributing to the growth of the company.Boss: That is really good, So what are your plans and blah blah blah.You: Faking some technical blah blah blah.You: So the seminar is supposed to be on 31st of May. So what do you think of it?Boss: That sounds really interesting, maybe we can start something new for a company.You: Okay sir, I will give you the details about the visit just the day after the event. Thanks.Note: The best way to ask for the leave is without asking for a leave. It is quite obvious that every employee usually come up with one question at end “Can I get leave?” but here you’re not mentioning anything to get leave. That makes you different from others.What makes you different?You have not used a question ”Can I get leave?” and you have also upvoted this answer.Happy Leave.