This cannot be good! This type of vacation can lead to politics since you’ve not technically "earned it". It reminds me of a company where there were no start/end hours for the day, but the politics around those showing up after nine and/or leaving before five was suffocating and completely unfair (eyes rolled when the less politically favored came late or left early while those favored always got away with “there are no set hours”).
People favored will get no push from management for longer or more frequent vacation while those not that good with sucking up feel pressure when asking for vacation. Then in your review they might say you took too much vacation showing lack of interest - nothing good can come out of this. Unwritten rules = politics.
Yes! That's one of my concern. We're so used to written rules and set limits. Vacation days are usually defined and typically 'earned'.
If there is a defined number and person A doesn't like that person B has 5 more days, person A can't blame person B and has to talk to the Boss.
However, if there is no defined number and person A takes 5 more days then maybe person B, D, E might take issue. It's unwritten and undefined, why did person A take more days..?
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This cannot be good! This type of vacation can lead to politics since you’ve not technically "earned it". It reminds me of a company where there were no start/end hours for the day, but the politics around those showing up after nine and/or leaving before five was suffocating and completely unfair (eyes rolled when the less politically favored came late or left early while those favored always got away with “there are no set hours”).
People favored will get no push from management for longer or more frequent vacation while those not that good with sucking up feel pressure when asking for vacation. Then in your review they might say you took too much vacation showing lack of interest - nothing good can come out of this. Unwritten rules = politics.
Yes! That's one of my concern. We're so used to written rules and set limits. Vacation days are usually defined and typically 'earned'.
If there is a defined number and person A doesn't like that person B has 5 more days, person A can't blame person B and has to talk to the Boss.
However, if there is no defined number and person A takes 5 more days then maybe person B, D, E might take issue. It's unwritten and undefined, why did person A take more days..?