how do i tell the boss i am off for a month!

[marc26]

Originally Posted by petruccis_son

I took almost a month off around October and handed my notice in formally as I left the office with my suitcase on the way to the airport! But my boss knew a week prior that I was leaving. But I booked the time off 3 months before, so they knew I was going away but not leaving the company. It was sheer coincidence that I got offered a job somewhere else for when I came back. But I did a nice thing and promised to stay an extra 4 weeks after I returned from Thailand, so that they had time to look for someone while I was away, and then I could help get them settled in before I left during the last 4 weeks.

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one good thing about my industry is when you resign, you are out the door in less than an hour. no 2 weeks notice

[marc26]

Originally Posted by hishnick

its quite amusing reading some of the assumptions and how several of you are way off the mark. i am 45 and i am a quantity surveyor/project manager running building projects. our company only consist of 2 of us running each company and we have two idiot bosses who no one has any respect for.
i am an important cog in a small wheel and without sounding arrogant i am a very valuable commodity.
so, yes my age and experience say i should know better, but i booked the trip on the back of a fantastic first trip and didnt give two hoots to who it affected.
anyway i think from the advice above, i am going to go with the tack of asking how they feel about me having a month away from work (and keeping quiet that its allready booked)- seeing what the reaction is- if they say ok then allwell, if they say no, then i tell them that i apologise but it is booked and i am going anyway- i will keep the fact that i have already had two job interviews and two more lined up for next week up my sleeve. my notice would be more worrying.
so, roll on april thats all i can say.
i will post the aftermath in the next day or two!

i guess we were off the mark because we did assume someone with a good job would value that and at 45, have enough maturity and respect to know how to handle the situation better
i do commend you for stating your case and not getting too riled up with our repsonses though

[Tarzan]

Originally Posted by marc26

i guess we were off the mark because we did assume someone with a good job would value that and at 45, have enough maturity and respect to know how to handle the situation better
i do commend you for stating your case and not getting too riled up with our repsonses though

[Sirgezza]

Originally Posted by hishnick

its quite amusing reading some of the assumptions and how several of you are way off the mark. i am 45 and i am a quantity surveyor/project manager running building projects. our company only consist of 2 of us running each company and we have two idiot bosses who no one has any respect for.
i am an important cog in a small wheel and without sounding arrogant i am a very valuable commodity.
so, yes my age and experience say i should know better, but i booked the trip on the back of a fantastic first trip and didnt give two hoots to who it affected.
anyway i think from the advice above, i am going to go with the tack of asking how they feel about me having a month away from work (and keeping quiet that its allready booked)- seeing what the reaction is- if they say ok then allwell, if they say no, then i tell them that i apologise but it is booked and i am going anyway- i will keep the fact that i have already had two job interviews and two more lined up for next week up my sleeve. my notice would be more worrying.
so, roll on april thats all i can say.
i will post the aftermath in the next day or two!

If you have had 2 interviews and 2 more on the way, why mention anything? How much notice period are you on? You might have left before your holiday is due. Make sure that you mention it to your potential new employers though.

[K2]

Originally Posted by marc26

one good thing about my industry is when you resign, you are out the door in less than an hour. no 2 weeks notice

That bits true - but had some silly 'Garden Clauses' in my contract that said I could not work for a rival bank for 2 month .... upside was I did get full salary paid.

[marc26]

Originally Posted by K2

That bits true - but had some silly 'Garden Clauses' in my contract that said I could not work for a rival bank for 2 month .... upside was I did get full salary paid.

i've resigned twice, been in and out in an hour

the best was when i asked to be laid off after UBS bought us
i was still employed by firm for 4 months until the transistion went through but only went in 1-2 a week. now that was nice 55555

[hishnick]

hi guys-just an update:
my boss wasn't in the office on friday, so rather than wait i thought i would e mail my request. I put in the 're:' block- only read if you are in a good mood!
shit will or will not hit the fan tomorrow.

if i can respond to some critis*** aimed at me. despite my age,maturity, experience and good career behind me- my philosophy in life isnt based around work any more.
we are all put on this earth for one thing only, nothing else, and thats procrastination- to keep the human species going.
i have played my part, got two grown up sons and then the vasectomy.!
The rest of my life is about enjoying myself, being selfish,and not worrying about how your company is going to develop.

We all might die tomorrow, lifes too short we all know that.

Logical reaoning disappears out the window when you have experienced Thai, i think about it every hour of every day, its taking over and it did do with a lot of you guys living there.
i am not out on a limb here.

As for job interviews, well there is no guarantee they will be right for me or i will be right for them so i cant leave my holiday request until the last minute. but if i am succesful, then giving 4 weeks notice will be great, especially if i can time it pretty close to my holiday dates.
i will report on the fall out tomorrow.

[floppy]

Originally Posted by planter

work for yourself like me then you can take 3 weeks every 3 months , but the boss is a real bastard

tell me about it .same situation only problem no holiday pay .

[MassMoose]

Originally Posted by hishnick

Logical reasoning disappears out the window when you have experienced Thai, i think about it every hour of every day, its taking over and it did do with a lot of you guys living there.
i am not out on a limb here.

I agree with you here as many other probably do also. Not sure if my new found Thai obsession is healthy, but I am not fighting it. Was just thinking on my coffee run this morning that my life is mainly 3 things: work, gym, Thailand(but not in that order 55555). Sports would be the other thing that could be included in there also. Hopefully one day I can rid the equation of the work piece

Hope this situation has the best outcome for you.

[snakebite911]

Originally Posted by hishnick

we are all put on this earth for one thing only, nothing else, and thats procrastination- to keep the human species going.

The word your looking for might be procreation, although procrastination is enjoyable as well.

[hishnick]

snakebite!!!
absolutely right, i told you my mind was elsewhere- i have been procrastinating about this dilemma for months- not shagging it! LOL

[hishnick]

hi guys i thought i would let you know the conclusion to this thread.
its been a week or so since i made the decison to approach the boss about taking a month off work.
as he was ill, that day i decided to e mail him and just asked how he would feel if i took 19 days leave in mid april.
i thought the thick bugger would think 19 days was two and half weeks!
anyway, he replied after the weekend- 'no doubt we can discuss it'

not the answer i wanted- neither yes or no.
four days later on myway out of the office, he called me over to confirm how many days i wanted and made the point that most of my holiday entitlement was going to be used up.
he asked where i was thinking going and after a little banter he said ' actually i wouldnt mind coming with you but i dont think it will do my marriage much good'! and then concluded that he had an open mind and would consult with the MD.
today he confirmed it was no problem and i could go.

in the meantime my job hunting appears to be looking promising so there could be some irony on the way- i bet they get a bigger shock when i tell them i will be on permanent leave before i even get to april.

a favourable conclusion in the end- and thanks everyone for contributing in this 'aparently' popular thread.
Hishnick

[Thin White Duke]

Seems like you've got a great boss...........hope the next one will be just as good,they're pretty hard to come by.