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To take your first week as holiday

61 replies

JTBB33 · 09/07/2026 08:24

to accept a job offer and then have a holiday in your first week. It was an internal job offer with a significant pay rise. I’ve made lots of plans for their first week, only to just be told their current manager has approved that first week off?
now I have to rearrange all the meetings and plans.
am I being unreasonable to be miffed about this?

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Original poster
JTBB33 · 09/07/2026 08:40

MsSquiz · 09/07/2026 08:31

Surely you asked if they had any annual leave booked in already?
I’ve always been asked this at interview whether the job was internal or not

100%

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SJM1988 · 09/07/2026 08:40

Pre booked holiday are honoured surely and not an issue. Either you should have asked the person if they had anything prebooked or their manager should have told you when you confirmed the start date.

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JTBB33 · 09/07/2026 08:37

Goditsmemargaret · 09/07/2026 08:27

Surely their current manager can't approve time off for that week given they will no longer be their manager and it needs to be you.

Id weigh up how much it will inconvenience you to rearrange versus the impact on your working relationship.

When is this happening, how was it communicated?

I'd be miffed yes.

This is my thinking and no. I offered a start date. It was agreed by them and their line manager. Only to find out their current line manager has approved this holiday? 2 weeks before they transition over?

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TheHungryHungryLandsharks · 09/07/2026 08:31

YABU to be annoyed as people can take holiday.

YANBU to think they should have informed you before you went ahead and arranged meetings and, presumably, were put onto your payroll. Might be an internal move, but often the payroll thing can be an absolute killer - it is for my dept. It's pretty logical to assume, in a new role, that a lot of effort will be made in your first week to get you up to speed quickly and that requires planning etc - quite poor not to have considered you/others and to have therefore let you know early.

Onus is on them to tell you about their leave early, not at the last minute. It's just good employment manners.

MsSquiz · 09/07/2026 08:31

Surely you asked if they had any annual leave booked in already?
I’ve always been asked this at interview whether the job was internal or not

NoSausage · 09/07/2026 08:29

Everyone know pre-booked holidaynis honoured and that you agree a start date.

Why didn't you didn't ask them about that before setting up what you assumed would be their first week?

MyMilchick · 09/07/2026 08:27

YABU they obviously had something already planned for that week. Get over it

Goditsmemargaret · 09/07/2026 08:27

Surely their current manager can't approve time off for that week given they will no longer be their manager and it needs to be you.

Id weigh up how much it will inconvenience you to rearrange versus the impact on your working relationship.

When is this happening, how was it communicated?

I'd be miffed yes.

MatchaTea1 · 09/07/2026 08:26

If it’s internal then their holiday plans will just continue, why wouldn’t they? I can get why you are a bit ‘miffed’ but maybe you should have had a chat with them before making all those plans on their behalf..

movintothecountry · 09/07/2026 08:26

Yes YABU, it's better they are off in between roles surely, they get a break then a fresh start. Does it matter if they take a week now or next month?

Dermatologically · 09/07/2026 08:25

Its the fault of their current manager surely? They should have told you about the actual start date. I'm assuming there is a good reason for the holiday being then - maybe it was booked before they got the job?