I have a new manager who got promoted into the manager position after returning from her maternity leave and she's requiring that everyone on her team request any holiday off from her before its approved. We are in the US and the next holiday we have is Martin Luther King Jr Day which is a national holiday and both us and our client have it off.
I understand to an extent when she said she wants to make sure we have coverage on days that our company has off and our client doesn't but we almost always have had coverage as we have workers in other countries that get different holidays and have always had volunteers to work and get a “free day” in exchange. In fact I've done this many times. However, her stating we have to ask for it off just rubs me the wrong way. I'm not your child I don't need to ask your permission to do something that both the US government, our company, and even our client in this instance has already approved.
Our client isn't even working this upcoming Monday yet she needs to get an email from everyone and approve it for everyone. I really want to be switched to another manager because as far as I know she's the only one that does this. I'm not planning on requesting anything from her as I have this paid day off and will be taking it. I was thinking about working but after this its a hard no from me. I simply won't be logging on and if she decides to write me up she can send it in writing why I'm being punished for not working a national holiday that is on our company's website of paid days off.
Treat me like a child then I'll be as obtuse and petulant as one.