Timeline for Is it unprofessional to simply announce your absence in case of a family death?
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| May 12, 2017 at 19:05 | comment | added | Kevin | To perhaps but it sucinctly, ask permission when you would accept a response of yes or no, but give notice when you will be going regardless of their response | |
| May 12, 2017 at 14:02 | history | edited | mandy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 12, 2017 at 1:28 | comment | added | CKM | There are a fair number of corporate bereavement policies that make some crappy stipulations: Funeral attendance may need approval or proof of attendance, bereavement leave may be denied depending on staffing needs, advance notice is sometimes required, pay is left at the discretion of management... I can't see a company reasonably exercise these policies without receiving nasty PR backlash. | |
| May 11, 2017 at 13:48 | comment | added | Tim | @called2voyage It was clear in the question, but I found it was missing from the answer and since this post already has a lot of points it's likely that it will be useful to far more people than just OP. That's just a detail anyway, I've upvoted both the question and the answer. | |
| May 11, 2017 at 13:44 | comment | added | called2voyage | @TimF It sounds like the OP made clear that it was a life event, so I'm not sure what you're trying to point out. If you're just being cautionary, then I agree with you. | |
| May 11, 2017 at 13:40 | comment | added | called2voyage | @flith Actually, in this case it did come as something of a surprise, even though, yes, my boss knew my wife was pregnant. My wife was only at twenty weeks, so none of us were really prepared for that. Everyone knows it is a possibility, but few expect it. | |
| May 11, 2017 at 10:53 | comment | added | PlasmaHH | Interestingly this can also be an issue of the contract. In my contract I have the written right to get a day off for such occasions, as such it would be rather silly to ask for permission, when it happened I did just announce that I exercise this right. | |
| May 11, 2017 at 9:30 | comment | added | Tim | Life events first, OK with that but you have to be clear that it's a life event. If not specified your manager will think that you don't care about his/her authority. Whether you make clear that it's a life event and that you will be out of office, or you keep the nature of the event private and you request day(s) off. | |
| May 11, 2017 at 8:13 | comment | added | user5621 | @flith One also needs to assume that the boss has made some kind of "hit by a bus" provision for his employees. Sometimes these things come out of nowhere. But yes, it is a good idea to forewarn a boss if you know trouble is imminent. | |
| May 11, 2017 at 6:54 | comment | added | flith | @called2voyage: having been through this myself (daughter came 2 months preterm, I bailed on my team in the middle of a working day), I feel like you're missing the part where your boss already knew about the pregnancy and things could happen at any time (at least, that's how it was in my case). That's different than if it came as a total surprise. It's important to be clear about such distinctions on SE.com, where others might not have had such experiences yet and don't know that forewarned is forearmed and it's ok to discuss such personal matters with your boss, if it will impact your job. | |
| May 11, 2017 at 4:08 | comment | added | user541686 | @called2voyage: I guess you could say some kinds of labor are more important than others :-) | |
| May 11, 2017 at 1:06 | comment | added | user50183 | To clarify: You mean "I see no reason at all why someone attending a funeral should be worried about getting permission", right? "I see no reason at all why attending a funeral should be given permission" sounds like you're saying "People going to funerals shouldn't be allowed to go." | |
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| S May 10, 2017 at 18:48 | history | suggested | thumbtackthief | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 10, 2017 at 18:41 | comment | added | called2voyage | +1 When my wife went into preterm labor, I went straight to the hospital, then I let my manager know what was going on. Some things are more important than work, and my manager understood that. | |
| May 10, 2017 at 16:11 | comment | added | Old_Lamplighter | well said. context indeed matters. | |
| May 10, 2017 at 15:34 | history | answered | mandy | CC BY-SA 3.0 |