Boss Denies Worker’s Time Off Request Even Though He Knew About It Before Hiring Her, Is Still Shocked When She Quits

It’s one thing if your boss denies your PTO for, what he may claim is a good reason. It’s the busy season, or “you didn’t give me enough heads up.” Questionable, but still relatable and at least semi-defensible.

But what about vacations you negotiate as part of the terms of your employment before you even take the job? Surely no boss would have the gall to later renege on that, right?

Reader, you are incorrect.

u/Artistic-Comment20 told a story in Reddit’s Am I The A—hole recently, informing readers that he works for a big company that just hired a new person who he refers to as “Lacey.”

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the schedule and was very surprised at an e- mail from Lacey regarding her vacation not

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I'm genuinely surprised he felt he was able to decline the request. In the UK if you advise you have 'x' dates booked for holidays etc in the interview and you are offered the position, you are legally that they are offering the position knowing you won't be available on those

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YTA. As a 20 year hiring manager, I would have NEVER done this. She told you. "Non-refundable" means "non- negotiable." She had options. You needed her more than she needed you. You decided to pretend otherwise and got caught.

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Jason Mustian

Jason Mustian

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