Back in late April I put in a request for time off for the month of August. It was approved. It was a significant trip to Europe because I had a sister getting married, cousin being born, and a ton of other stuff. I told my manager that I’d be gone for the entire month of August in an email, detailing the reason for the long duration. He approved it, let me know that because of the significance I could take more time if I needed, and generally accepted it.
More than a month later he comes back and realizes he misread my email and that he has to revoke it. By this point I’ve bought my tickets, planned my stay and committed a whole lot of resources to the trip. I explain this to him, and he says that he understands my frustration but can’t do anything about it. He also has the audacity to tell me that it’s ridiculous of me to think that I could request that much time off without talking to him.
Today he told me that if I’m still hell-bent on going, I need to either put in a two weeks notice or just let him know that I’ll no-call no-show the day after I leave. He then asks me to put in a time-off request for three weeks so that he can approve that in our scheduling app.
I’m trying to figure out why he wants me to do that? Is it some kind of formality I’m unfamiliar with? Or is there some sort of angle to it, releasing himself from being held liable for screwing up my time-off dates?
What do you guys think I should do?