I've never asked for time off, only informed my boss that I will be off. I have only had push back twice. Once, when I was in high school my boss said I couldn't, so I quit on the spot (nothing to lose in a minimum wage job when my parents were still supporting me). A few years later, a shift lead (who was not technically my boss) challenged me, I told him I wasn't asking for the day off, I was providing advance notice that I would not be there that day.

The irony is that I now manage people who have an attendance policy. I try to make sure people have plenty of opportunity to plan time off so they don't have to call out. They're going to take the time either way, I may as well know in advance.

I quit a job once when I had a vacation planned well in advance and my manager told me 2 weeks before I was going to go, "Oh by the way there's this time intensive project you have to have done before you go." It was something that would either require me to work 12-14 hours a day to get done in time, as a salaried employee, or miss my vacation.

My response was, lol, here's my two weeks notice. That was just the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back. I hated that manager, and don't regret my decision even though it did take a while to find another job

So I put in a week for around christmas, 30 days prior. My boss comes to me 2 weeks later and says "actually we have to do inventory that week so we need you to stay." I asked, why dont we do it this week instead and was told essentially "this is when management needs it done" so I said cool do it without me. Came back from vacation, never got in trouble and actually got offered a raise like 1 month later lol. Place was fucking toxic tho so I left.

Me when I had to deny pto requests because the person who did our scheduling was a moron : " I can't schedule your PTO for that but if you call out its only one point against your attendance even if you miss multiple days.... soo do with at information what you will"

Can someone put his image over the philly crowd on broad st.... my coworkers would love that.

Is this a normal thing in the US? I live in the UK and I don’t think I’ve ever had a vacation request denied in my whole life, even when I submit them with less than two weeks notice.

In the Netherlands it's illegal for the employer to deny a vacation request more than 4 weeks in advance. At least in my work field.

I relate to this so hard. Like, I wasn't asking you if I could go. I've booked it, I've given you notice, if you are still blindsided when I'm gone, that's on you.

If I give you notice before you have finalized the schedules for that month then it's not a request. I am letting you know I ain't gonna be there and you need to sort that out lol.