Asking for time off

[ratewhore]

Do you ask or tell?

linky

[Pogle]

Do you ask or tell?

linky

I always tell, and if possible way in advance too.

[Ravello]

Tell. But to be fair that's not much different to when I was a permie, I didn't ask then either.

[TheFaQQer]

Having just had 7 weeks off sick (and had the contract cancelled as a result), maybe if I'd adopted that approach it would have at least made me feel better

[NotAllThere]

I don't tell, and I don't ask. We "agree" time off. Though yesterday lunch I couldn't be bothered to go back to the office after the pub...

[expat]

Do you ask or tell?

linky

"The voices told me to stay home and clean my gun collection today. Do you have a problem with that?"

[Bagpuss]

Tell. But to be fair that's not much different to when I was a permie, I didn't ask then either.

Do they never decline?

[zara_backdog]

Just say I need the time off, but I normally check it will not be an issue first.

[ratewhore]

I guess the fact that the joke was in the link has meant this thread has backfired somewhat.

I'm not really interested in a serious answer to this question...

[Ravello]

Do they never decline?

I do try and be reasonable about it and give plenty of notice if it's a significant amount of time - so no it's not happened yet.

(Tempting as it is to take a couple of weeks off at project delivery)