AIBU To Take 2 days Annual Leave for dog getting neutered

My husband just took a whole week off because I am going away on a course and usually work from home. 😂

It’s your leave. If your manager authorises it, that’s all you need.

I never ask my team why they’re having time off. Sometimes it might come up conversationally or if it’s at extremely short notice, but otherwise, it’s none of my business.

Are you joking? I took 4 days leave the other week to sit in a loungewear, watch tv, walk the dog and read.

Who are you to decide how your employees should spend their legally mandated time off.

And for this very reason I sincerely hope you are never ever considered for a managerial or leadership work role.

A person's leave entitlement is part of their employment contract, if leave is requested and is available then no manager has the right to make a judgement call on how those leave days are used.....🤔

It's not her business. You can sit in front of the TV for two days and neck prosecco if you want.

Rather than the day he goes in, when he'll be in there from morning until about 4pm, I'd go to work as normal but then take the following 2 days off to spend actual time with him. It's a nice idea OP!

You don’t need to have any reason for using your allowed annual leave, you could literally take it to watch Netflix all day or get your hair done or because you know you’ll have had a big night out the night before. It’s literally no one’s business (including your managers).

Obviously if you want to take it at short notice it might help to have a sympathetic manager but if booking for some time later it shouldn’t matter.

Drop the dog off on your way to work, pick up on your way home and take the next two days as annual leave. Itsa good reason for annual leave, your dog needs you.

Have done this three times over the years.
I wouldn't waste a day of leave for the day of the op. Work stopped me worrying and took my mind off things.
I dropped my respective dogs off on the way to work and collected them after work (think I finished early to collect about 4pm).
Definitely take leave the day after to sit on the couch and keep DDog from doing too much. Lots of cuddles and box sets on the TV. Especially if dog is a bouncy energetic one. The pain meds work brilliantly!
I found the time I really needed to supervise was when the fur started to grow back where they'd been shaved. Even with collar of shame my boys were trying to lick the shaven area until we got some cream for it from the vet.

I arranged to work from home when my kittens were neutered last year because I just needed to drop them off in the morning and pick them up later. I then took the following 2 days off as AL so I could keep a close eye on them while they recovered.

Also Op - it’s really concerning you feel the need to justify your leave, is there something about your workplace that makes you feel this way? My AL requests go through with the dates on, there’s no reason to add context unless it’s very last minute and you want to to appease your manager.

Your leave OP, take it for what you want!

Our system is on line, days are requested with no reason required.

You don’t need to give a reason.

It’s your leave, you don’t have to justify using it. Do whatever you please.

Tell her to mind her own business.

Are you a manager who deals with annual leave? Do
you afk for reasons for leave? If you do, why?

It’s none of your business!

Why do you need to state a reason for taking annual leave? People take annual leave because you should take annual leave.

You don't need to my dog was fine that evening it's a waste of holiday days. If you're that concerned book the neutering for a Friday

Maybe you don’t have pets you think the world of and are part of your family!

I would totally do this OP

Perfectly reasonable to take AL for that. I was able to WFH but otherwise i’d have done the same.

Then you'd be a pretty awful manager. It's absolutely none of your business why someone takes their annual leave. They have a set number of days - end of story.

I hope you’re not anyone’s manager then as people are fully entitled to take their time off for any reason or no reason at all. You’re not required to have a ‘good reason’ for taking a day off.

& as long as one of us is in she’s fine with it however she most likely will ask why

That’s not right. A manager has no right to know what people do with their leave. People can go overseas on holiday, camp in their backyard, sit and stare at a wall in their living room, or run a naked marathon. None of this is any business of the employer.

Who needs a reason to book annual leave?
If I want a day off, I take a day off.

Why is it ridiculous... Annual leave is there to use how you want!

Then just say you’re getting the dog neutered and taking the chance to catch up on life admin.
although tbh if either of you can work at home I’d be doing that to save the annual leave for the beach!