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Take a few afternoons off for life admin

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Davidpuddyy · 21/04/2025 16:28

I want to take 4 half days off for life admin:

buying a house so need to see solicitors and banks.
need to speak to the sons schools about stuff
general life admin that I need to sort

i took 2.5 days off during Easter a total of 5.5 days since the start of the year.

Am I being lazy - I don’t want to run about trying to fit things in and then come back to a a dozen messages on the teams chat wondering where i am.

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B1indEye · 21/04/2025 17:13

Do you work somewhere that you have to give a reason to take your holiday entitlement?

Why are you needing to ask?

MolkosTeenageAngst · 21/04/2025 17:11

Davidpuddyy · 21/04/2025 16:34

Some people get annoyed at others taking frequent leaves, in particular half days.

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Why do you want to take 4 half days instead of 2 full days?

Cheesesteakyum · 21/04/2025 17:10

Not at all, I take a day off here and there throughout the year when kids are in school and DH is working just to do some life admin, maybe treat myself to a nice lunch as a reward. As long as it’s within your leave allowances and you’ve given notice then why not. I don’t explain to work why I’m taking time off.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 21/04/2025 17:00

JHound · 21/04/2025 16:59

Because as I said they were posting while I was writing. I have no idea why this is such a big issue to you but you’re boring me.

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chill out 😂

londongirl12 · 21/04/2025 17:00

Annual leave is to do what you wish. I wouldn’t waste it on life admin though as I do things like that on lunch breaks. But it’s up to you!

JHound · 21/04/2025 16:59

ToKittyornottoKitty · 21/04/2025 16:57

I made a simple comment to read OPs posts because you hadn’t read the OPs posts properly… it’s you that’s taken issue with it. But this is a discussion forum so we carry on talking…

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Because as I said they were posting while I was writing. I have no idea why this is such a big issue to you but you’re boring me.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 21/04/2025 16:57

JHound · 21/04/2025 16:54

Yes, and they changed. What is your issue?

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I made a simple comment to read OPs posts because you hadn’t read the OPs posts properly… it’s you that’s taken issue with it. But this is a discussion forum so we carry on talking…

AhBiscuits · 21/04/2025 16:56

You can use your annual leave however you want. Who is suggesting you can't.

JHound · 21/04/2025 16:54

ToKittyornottoKitty · 21/04/2025 16:51

They’ve only done 4 replies, and it was a sarcy comment not a changing story.

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Yes, and they changed. What is your issue?

TheChosenTwo · 21/04/2025 16:53

Of course this isn’t BU. It’s your annual leave, you use it for anything you need.
so what if people get pissy about you using it, it’s down to your line manager to authorise it (well that’s how it works for me, shouldn’t really assume it’s the same for everyone) and if they do then it’s fine.
I’ve taken 5 days so far this year, 3 of them used for fun stuff and 2 for really boring but necessary life admin things.

Alconleigh · 21/04/2025 16:52

No one cares what their colleagues are doing with their annual leave. As long as it's planned and not causing workload issues, but that's standard for leave.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 21/04/2025 16:51

JHound · 21/04/2025 16:45

I do.

But cannot keep up with the changing story!

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They’ve only done 4 replies, and it was a sarcy comment not a changing story.

AgnesX · 21/04/2025 16:48

Davidpuddyy · 21/04/2025 16:30

You caught me.

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So you mean pull sickies. Don't, really. You don't know what'll happen in the future

More to the point though, people aren't stupid and will have a good idea what you're up to. It won't sit well with your colleagues.

JHound · 21/04/2025 16:45

ToKittyornottoKitty · 21/04/2025 16:38

Read the OPs posts

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I do.

But cannot keep up with the changing story!

ToKittyornottoKitty · 21/04/2025 16:38

JHound · 21/04/2025 16:37

Oh yes I missed that. That would be unreasonable and how would it even work? She goes into work half day and then goes home?

Yeah that’s shit OP. Use annual leave.

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Read the OPs posts

pinklimefish · 21/04/2025 16:37

If it’s annual leave do whatever you want. I booked a days AL once just to sleep.

JHound · 21/04/2025 16:37

Crushed23 · 21/04/2025 16:35

I understood from OP’s “you caught me” post that it would not be annual leave…

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Oh yes I missed that. That would be unreasonable and how would it even work? She goes into work half day and then goes home?

Yeah that’s shit OP. Use annual leave.

BethDuttonYeHaw · 21/04/2025 16:36

That is what annual leave is for. Of course YANBU

Crushed23 · 21/04/2025 16:36

Davidpuddyy · 21/04/2025 16:35

It will be from my annual leave - cannot fake sickness for 4 afternoons over 9 days.

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Fair enough if it’s annual leave! Do what you like.

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Davidpuddyy · 21/04/2025 16:36

Crushed23 · 21/04/2025 16:35

I understood from OP’s “you caught me” post that it would not be annual leave…

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I was just joking - it will be from my annual leave.

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gerania · 21/04/2025 16:35

Davidpuddyy · 21/04/2025 16:30

You caught me.

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If by this you mean you were planning on phoning in sick, then yabu.

Take it as annual leave.

Edit- just seen that you are planning on annual leave. in which case yanbu.

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Davidpuddyy · 21/04/2025 16:35

JoyousEagle · 21/04/2025 16:34

Surely you’re not actually considering taking it as sick leave? 4 half days? You’re going to be sick for 4 afternoons in a short period?

It will be from my annual leave - cannot fake sickness for 4 afternoons over 9 days.

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Crushed23 · 21/04/2025 16:35

JHound · 21/04/2025 16:33

I think she is taking it as annual leave?

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I understood from OP’s “you caught me” post that it would not be annual leave…

Youcancallmeirrelevant · 21/04/2025 16:35

As long as you're taking annual leave then you can take your leave how you want and for whatever reason

ScaryM0nster · 21/04/2025 16:34

This is what annual leave is for.

It’s taking the piss to take it as sick, but it’s textbook use of annual leave. Or toil if you work some where that lets you accrue that and then block it as time off.