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Annoyed and upset

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I just finished a crazy six week project at work.  As a reward, I decided to take 2 days off (We have plenty of vacation time).  I got the days off approved by my boss, no problem.  I came back today, and a friend informed me that everyone was talking smack about me taking the days.  They were saying that I should have come to work, and that the girl I was on the project with didn't take any time.  Mind you, all my work was covered, and that girl was out yesterday and today.  To make things worse, I found out yesterday that my cousin's husband and dog were killed in a horrible house fire.  It's not as though I had a happy fun day off.  Perhaps I was more emotional because of what is going on with my cousin. . . . but it really annoyed me and upset me that people are apparently talking about stuff that doesn't concern them at all!!
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  • JCbride2015JCbride2015 member
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    Oh my God, your poor cousin!  Of course you are upset.

    Sounds like the people at your work need to shut up.  :(
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  • AprilH81AprilH81 member
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    How in the world is it anyone's business when you take vacation time as long as your boss approves it?  I don't know why anyone would even care unless it directly impacted them and it doesn't sound like it did.  <scratching head>
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  • HisGirlFriday13HisGirlFriday13 member
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    Oh, that would annoy me. Seriously, just freaking piss me off. If you have the time, and it was approved, it is none of anyone's nevermind when you take vacation.

    I'm saving my vacation days at my new job for the two big trips DH and I have planned this year -- BECAUSE I CAN.

    The office manager chooses to take off every Friday in the summer -- BECAUSE SHE CAN. 

    Ugh. I'm so sorry for you. 

    And I am so sorry for your loss.
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  • CLoGreenEyesCLoGreenEyes member
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    Oh my gosh, how awful! So sorry for your loss. :( And yeah, your co-workers need to mind their own business. That's your time to use when you want, and it just doesn't even concern them. Major hugs!
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  • SBminiSBmini member
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    I'm terribly sorry to hear about your cousin's loss :'(

    As for your coworkers, I have three words for you: fuck the haters. Some people do things like this when they see others working harder than they are. They are trying to bring you down to their level in the eyes of others. I work with a woman who does this and it is beyond obnoxious. She's in late and leaves early every day. She talks about personal matters all day instead of working. Then someone takes a day off after a long day of travel (which she does all the time) and she goes right to their manager complaining that they aren't here.

    So again, three words: fuck the haters.

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  • bethsmilesbethsmiles member
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    I'm so sorry for your loss.

    Your coworkers are being jerks. It's none of their business when you choose to take your vacation time.


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  • abbyj700abbyj700 member
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    I'm so sorry for your loss. 

    And even if you were having a fun day off - that wasn't their business.

    I worked at a company like this for 6 years. I did not take my full amount of alotted vacation for many of the years (and if you didn't use it, you lost it) because the culture was similar to the culture at your work. If men took off to take care of their kids (even if they had the time) - they got shit. If you took a full week, you got shit. I seriously didn't go on vacation the whole last 3 years because of how terrible people could be and the way you got viewed.

    My advice to you is to RUN. This is not the kinda place where you need to spend your life every day now and for forever. They don't value you if they don't think you deserve your own time sometimes. 
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  • climbingsingleclimbingsingle member
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    Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry about your cousin! How awful! 
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  • erinlin25erinlin25 member
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    so sad for you and your cousin :(  as for work, people need to get over themselves!! Your vacation time is yours to use as you please and especially since it was approved by the BOSS it is none of their business!
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  • lyndausvilyndausvi mod
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    I'm sorry for your loss.


    Don't worry about co-workers.  It's funny how selective their memories of their own vacations are.






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