I have been having issues getting my vacations approved for years now. My boss plays games with my vacation pay. Sneaking them into my normal paycheck in various ways to deny me the ability to actually take time off.
Well I decided to pre-empt him and book my two and a half weeks vacation. 9 paid days off total. With a long weekend and a gap in the usual hours to round things off to a nice period off.
Well he argued the first Sunday of my vacation he couldn't get anyone to cover so I agreed to start my vacation today (Monday the 10th)
Well today he posted the schedules and he has me booked as returning to work on Friday!!
I checked my vacation request in deputy and he had basically never actually approved the time. I should have checked days ago and insisted he update the schedule before I leave.
So now I am looking at instead of a 19 day vacation, it's now reduced to four.
I messaged him and he was full of excuses about needing to find someone to cover.
There is another employee off right now who took two MONTHS off.
If she can get two months. I told him I damn well expect to get my two weeks.
I didn't say this to him but I'll be filing a complaint with HR if my needs aren't met.
If HR sides with him I will be quiting with zero notice