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Heard from a friend that they'll now need GM+ level approval for a 4 week vacation :). Overall, this seems like a net negative for employees; add a level of st
by gigel82 4y ago
Heard from a friend that they'll now need GM+ level approval for a 4 week vacation :).
Overall, this seems like a net negative for employees; add a level of stress / guilt to what used to be a simple use of earned / accrued benefits (not to mention loss of a differentiator for seniority - I'd heard you got more PTO with more years at the company).
- fatnoah 4y agoIs this 4 weeks total of vacation, or a single 4-week vacation. Most places I've worked have required some kind of approval for taking 4+ weeks off at once.
- gigel82 4y agoA single 4-week vacation. He used to save vacation over 2 years and go on a 6-7 week Europe trip over summer break. It was painless and guilt-free (using the accrued / earned benefit he was entitled to), just logging the time off in whatever system they were using (and letting the manager know as a courtesy); now he needs to justify the time and obtain approval 5+ management layers above for it; maybe it's just a formality but it's unnecessary stress.
- fatnoah 4y ago> and letting the manager know as a courtesy Yeah, I can see the new approval thing being a pain. As a manager, I've had no problem with long vacations as long as there's enough notice for the team to plan around it. Beyond that, PTO is a benefit the company provides and it's there to be used. For myself, I'm very much in the "inform" category when it comes to vacation. I've never really asked for time off, but I have let my managers know when I'm not going to be available and have made sure it's not disruptive to my teams. That's my own small civil disobedience. ;)