Should you ask for leave if you have not already made the decision to hike or not? So when the boss says no, you either say thanks for considering but I am still going, or OK now i know where i stand and make the decision from there.
2006-12-25 02:49:24 · 6 answers · asked by Thruhiker 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Taking that much time off from work requires sacrifice. You have to save up enough money to support yourself during that time, then quit your job. Maybe the employer will take you back afterwards, maybe not. They have a business to run.
2006-12-25 02:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ahhhh, you my friend need to discuss this at leangth with your boss and consult the hiring and firing practices. You will be gone for more than one month, if you go. The business has to continue (ie, the show must go on) This is not a medical leave of absence, this is not a psychiatric leave of absence.....so in no way are your employers required to hold your position open for your return.
You might have to find yourself, placing an extended leave of absence or an actual letter of absence or even resignation. But regardless of what you and your boss decide, you may come back to find you have not the same job, or even a lower paying job.
I understand your want to be free spirited, but at most, even if you collect all your vacation hours and sicktime and paid holiday days, the business has a restriction to the amount of vacation one can take off in a single year. Check the guidelines.
First, I would make the decision of whether or not I would go. Then I would save as much money as possible, without frivolous spending to cover your 6 month leave and possibly 3 months after you have returned, should you be completely removed from the payroll at the business so you can find another job. Then speak to the boss and let them know your decision and discuss how to handle it within the confines of your job description. Should this not prove fruitful, line up another job to come back to after the trip.
Never be wishy washy when speaking to your boss or employer. Always have a plan to state this is what you are doing so you will have equal bargaining footholds when discussing your options. This is one of the reasons there are unions in this nation bosses and employers will take you for granted and make the comapny work regardless of what was decided upon verbally.
2006-12-25 06:03:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a question of priorities here.
If you're in a position in which you're of any real importance to the working of the company, you can't expect them to keep the job open for you.
The best you can do is to explain to your boss you're very happy working with the company and there's nowhere you'd rather work but you do have this lifetime ambition to hike the Appalachian trail, that ideally you'd like leave of absence but if that's not possible that you'd like to be able to apply for rehiring when you complete the project.
2006-12-25 03:09:59 · answer #3 · answered by Feinschmecker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha...... you have to check your company's extended leave policy if there is any... Ask your boss for a 6 month leave of absence. If you need that time off you can always quit.
2006-12-25 02:58:46 · answer #4 · answered by professorminh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you are willing to be in an LWOP status (leave with out pay), and the boss agrees to it, you may have to resign
2006-12-25 05:06:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the folks i know who do that sort of thing have to quit their jobs and then get that (or a different one) back when they are done.
2006-12-25 02:57:41 · answer #6 · answered by Sufi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋