What will you do in the following condition ????

Question

You are the team leader for a work group. You have just posted the next month's schedule for your staff when one of the staff members who is scheduled to work the next weekend approaches you to request that weekend off to attend a friend's wedding. Next weekend is your weekend off and you have made plans for the day which will be difficult to break. What will you do in the following condition???

Answer 1

Tell that person to go and find another co-worker to work for them... or no-can-do... they should have put in their request earlier... it is a wedding... and those invitations always come early.

Answer 2

Well, since you just posted next month's schedule, I'd say he is out of luck. Although, because you want next weekend off, it's a bit of a moral tussle, since it is your plans against the other. Since you are making the schedule, I'm guessing your a higher priority to the company, so take that into consideration. Maybe you should see if he/she can switch with someone else. It can't be that everyone is busy that weekend, and even if they are, the person in question should know to request a weeked off far in advance, especially as it is a wedding.

With all this under consideration, I'd say your staff member is stuck working the weekend. He had to have known about the wedding months and months in advance.

Answer 3

What we used to do is to see if someone else would switch. Chances are there is someone that will. The staff member knew when you were going to post the new work schedule and should have approached you a few days prior.

You've already made plans, I'd stick with your plans. It's their responsibility to get to you sooner.

Answer 4

It would be difficult for you to break your plans, but not impossible. That's what leadership is about. If you can help, do so. If not, ask him to speak with his colleagues to find the substitute. Ask the team in future to let you know their (reasonable) plans in advance, so that you can make a schedule acceptable to all. Let them know also that finding a replacement after the schedule is made, will be their responsibility. If they cannot find a replacement then they have to complete the duty.

Answer 5

I would tell this staff person "Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part" Unless your friend is having a shotgun wedding in Vegas they tend to let you know well in advance of their plans. If your staff person cannot plan ahead, he should plan on showing up to work when scheduled. Of course he could always plan on the unemployment line :)

Answer 6

A wedding is quite special, assuming your colleague is telling the truth and not using it as an excuse to get the weekend off, I would try to accommodate him/her.

Answer 7

since he knows that the schedule is done monthly he should have asked off in advance. if you replace him all the team will asume that you will also do that for them. If he really wants to take off tell him to switch schedules with someone who is willing.

Answer 8

check with other workers to see if they can trade and then make your decision as to whether or not you are able to rearrange your event . Event difficult plans can be changed but most weddings are first and one time events. Happy workers are better workers

Answer 9

ah yes just for the record being the leader...sucks. when your subordinates cant work you get to. it blows but if you don't give him the day off he will either quit or no-sho either way you have to work. if he does show up then he's going to be about as much good as having nobody there anyways.

Answer 10

Ask around the group to see if anyone will trade with them, or just tell who ever is the lowest on the totem poll to switch with them. Who's the boss???