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Exactly! It is not a Time Off Request. It is a Time Off NOTIFICATION.
Yeah. As a manager, I'm often surprised that team members who report to me don't actually realize this.
Actual conversation I've had:
"Thanks for letting me know your time off plans. I have to cover this logistic, but we will work around it."
"I mean, I can change it if it's too much trouble."
"How would your spouse feel about that?"
"Pissed."
"And if your spouse wanted you to change jobs, how long would that take?
"Oh."
(Oh meaning - At most, four weeks in an average market for their skillset, more like 3 months in the current unprecedentedly slow market. Either way, it's hell for me covering their lost expertise and then training their replacement.)
"Yeah. Thanks for letting me know. We will make it work. Tell your spouse I said 'Hi' and 'thanks' for the early heads up."
Yeah I wish more people would realize this. If a business can't afford to give you vacation time, they are even less able to afford losing that employee entirely.
And if push comes to shove, you don't quit and go on vacation anyways. You go on vacation anyways and let them fire you when you get back if that's what they're inclined to do about it.