To think that people without children should not take leave in the school holidays

[JazzyPants]

I work in a place where we have to negotiate who has what weeks off, in order that we can still do our jobs properly. I've noticed that people who don't have children of school age are asking for 2 weeks off in the school holidays. I don't think this is really very fair and these people should take their leave outside the main school holidays, so that those of us who have children can take the time with them.

Am I Being Unreasonable about this?

Childless people aren't second class citizens.

Childless people aren't second class citizens.

Fairest system is the one at my place where it's first come first served. In January I book my Xmas and any days around bank holidays I'm likely to want, I can always cancel them later.. Parents have sight of school holidays way in advance so can book them as early as they want IMO.

Before I had kids I was completely unaware of when school holidays were except that some weeks of the year the traffic was better but I certainly didn't know in advance. I would always book holidays when I needed to take them and usually that was when DH's rota said he could or we needed to go to a specific event.

I use MN to find out when the school holidays are so that I don't try to do things when there will be lots of little -horrors-- darlings around.

strikeout fail

YABU (and weird)

just ignore me -testing- testing

Where i work it works on a first come first served basis . Except christmas and the new year where you requst the days you would like to work . Normally over the festive period there are people who prefer to work on christmas day and would prefer new years off , so it usually works out ok . I have worked christmas when my children were little , i actually quite enjoyed it .
People with children are no more entitled to holiday than those without .

ooooo now I know how to do it, thanks Trills

No offense, I understand where you're coming from [cba to read whole so just a quickie reply] but most people without children wouldn't have clue when the hols are, so it's not like it's done purposefully.

nobody is entitled to take their holiday when they choose. The law allows companies to allocate the leave as they see fit, so if you have the opportunity to choose at all you have a bonus.

YABU to think that childless people even know when the school holidays are! I know vaguely when the summer one is but am always surprised when colleagues with kids or friends who are teachers mention half term breaks or even the Easter one - I reckon the OP is an exception as most people don't think about stuff like this until it affects them.

Sometimes I would like parents to have to take all their holidays in the one week, then when i get a week away alone..........their would be NO whingeing/screaming/ranting kids!

You remind me of the women at my mum's work who insist it's unfair if she books Christmas Eve/Day off before them because they shouldn't have to work so they can be at home with their small children.

They see their kids every day. My mum sees us 4 or 5 times a year.

Life doesn't stop for other people just because you've squeezed one out.

So according to the op 13 weeks of the year which happen to cover all the bank holidays and the few national celebrations we have, should be off limits to anyone without school age children?

Hahahahaha

I have 4 kids of my own and I think your being unreasonable !! Could be spending time with family that have dc or infact only time they could match bf:dh or someone's else's holiday

My old boss wouldn't give me a day off in August (one day!) that NO ONE else had requested off due to the

'possibility of a miter maybe needing it off'

I was there on jan 1st to get that one day put in (was important)

I flipped my lid and threatened the rath of HR for discrimination against a childless person (no idea if I could do that but was just ranting)

Got my holiday.

Now I am a mother it's my responsibility to get my holidays or childcare and I will never expect anyone to be dictated to about their hols

YABU.

All reverse AIBU's get a YABU, from both directions.

This is because reverse AIBUs are bullshit.

Yabu. My sister doesn't have children. She doesn't have all the benefits and joys that come with them, makes no complaint and is actively supportive of those who do. Why should she also have to sacrifice her free choice of when to take holiday? Especially when her health dictated whether or not she could have kids. So no choice there. I actually think that those who have no kids should be able to take a government funded sabbatical similar to maternity leave. But I know that can't happen. At least she can take her hols when she wants.

I think that people without children shouldn't take any holiday at all, I mean they dont' really need it do they, what on earth are they going to do when they've got no kids.

No their annual leave entitlement should go to us parents.

:) and people without children should stay off the roads when the school run is on and not go shopping in the hours 3 to 4.30 and not go in car parks either.

Is this a windup?

Gosh I have heard it all now, some people really are entitled. Have as many children as you would like OP, but don't expect me to change MY life and what i want to do around YOUR life choices. In my place of work it is very rare that you can get part time working hours unless you have children - fair enough, but don't tell us when we can take our time off too. Like has been said, I have friends who are teachers and therefore if i want to do stuff with them it has to be non term time, also a whole other host of reasons why i may want time off that I shouldn't need to have to explain to you because I haven't bothered to reproduce (and i say this as someone who does prefer to take time off outside the school holidays but I don't feel it is my obligation - and people like you make me want to go and request a fortnight off mid August :))
If you can't get your leave then that is an issue with your workplace and they need to manage that but don't expect colleagues to bend around your plans - next it will be, people with no children shouldn't be allowed Christmas leave because unless you have children you can't enjoy it as much.
Selfish beyond belief

Is anyone actually going to read the thread?