What is the best weekday to take a day off (PTO) -especially if you need one day off or three days off?

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June 18,2022 at 8:48PM UTC

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What is the best weekday to take a day off (PTO) -especially if you need one day off or three days off? What should one do if their supervisor either approves or declines their day off request? What should they do if their supervisor requests them to cancel their day off at the very last minute or on very short notice or less than 24 hours or less than 12 hours or even ask them to make up their hours on their weekends and other days they are off. Thank you.

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AnonymousJune 18,2022 at 9:41PM UTC
It really does depend on your line of work. If you are a nurse or a doctor, it’s a 24/7 affair, sometimes you might be identified as a backup in case someone can’t make it for that reason. If the job is a basic 40hr per week, weekday job, it’s important to set boundaries. Working on weekends? Simply don’t, especially if you are not being paid to. The question is, what is your boss gonna do about it? Most people I work with are on a maxi flex schedule so that you can work a bunch of hrs upfront and leave early so that it equates to 80hrs pay period. This helps to decrease the likelihood of needing a weekend to catch up.
i recommend using up your PTO on a Friday and or Monday so you have consecutive days off into the weekend, it will help you destress and clear your head before you go back into the trenches the following week. If your boss has made a habit of cancelling your pto 3x last minute. Fully document it and bring it up with HR. Also inquire from HR, what happens when you have a trip when you already paid for expenses and the manager still cancels pto, do they plan to reimburse you,,,,I highly doubt that. There needs to be discussions about boundaries, but make sure you have documented instances from that being your specific experience before requesting a further discussion
AnonymousJune 18,2022 at 10:15PM UTC
Thank you. I am and still considering Friday as a PTO.
AnonymousJune 18,2022 at 11:07PM UTC
Excellent choice!
AnonymousJune 19,2022 at 1:13PM UTC
Put in for your time off. The end. The company gives you the time and doesn’t require you to jump through hoops or illegal asks.
SamanthaJune 20,2022 at 4:29PM UTC
If you're working a pretty standard office job, 40 hour work week, etc. I would ignore requests to change your plans, or work more to "cover" the time off. If you are given time off through your company, you are entitled to use it how you see fit. If they approve it initially, then it's approved and shouldn't matter. Expecting you to change plans last minute doesn't seem fair.
If you're looking for when to use your PTO, whenever you want! But I always like to tack it onto a weekend to get extra days, or even tack it onto a existing 3 day weekend (maybe monday is a holiday) and then you have a 4 day weekend.