Employer being nosy about hols

[muttonjeffmum]

What do you all think about this.

I emailed my boss requesting a week's annual leave in August.

He finally replied after about 3 weeks authorising the leave but he has asked why I want the leave. This was in capitals and highlighted on the email.

Why? What has it got to do with them?

I'm tempted to reply with someone sarcastic.

Does anyone else think this is weird and none of their business?

“Suspected tapeworm”

All of Fizzy's replies.

Or tell him that you're going to LA to have your hymen surgically repaired so that you and DH can 'feel the magic all over again

One of my ex colleagues and great friend at that time who was a very private person took a week off. Nosy other staff badgered me for info on where she had gone so told them she had gone to help with the lambing somewhere oop north.

The truth was much better, she had gone to stay with someone who she had been carrying out a flirtation with who rang the office sometimes. She left soon afterwards to go and live with him.

With that attitude from your manager, I would just not reply.

I quite often used to be asked if I had plans for days or weeks off that I'd booked. If I said no, then I'd get a sob story about a parent needing the time off (I have stepkids but none of my own) and I'd be asked to swap. It really used to p&%$ me off.

I think you'd be within your rights to tell your boss it's a private matter.

Thanks everyone. I still haven't replied to him but had another email on Monday requesting the information. Again in the bold, capital letters and highlighted.
I'm tempted to reply in the same manner. It's a very small company without a HR dept. They are notoriously crap at looking after their staff and I think a big row is about to erupt. One of my colleagues wife's had an emergency c section on Monday night and they are refusing to give him paternity leave next week.
I'm hoping that when I get in today they have realised what arseholes they are being. We have all said we will cover for him.
I need a new job!

What a twat he is.

Just say 'holiday'. Full stop.

Ah, we have a prized bellend in our midst.

He wrote in bold, capitals and highlighted? Highlight any of the following and send:

HOLIDAY

*ANNUAL LEAVE

NOT RELEVANT*

... or some other non-answer!

Just tell him that the law requires them to give you at least 28 days leave per year and you are helping them meet this requirement.

I'd be tempted to say something like:

'I have requested, and been granted, annual leave in accordance with my contract of employment. I am not aware of any statutory requirement to divulge what I will be doing during my period of annual leave.'

But then I'm a pain in the arse

If you want to do the answering without answering thing go with something about wanting to ensure you use all the leave you are entitled before the end of the leave period.

Meh, just make something up like visiting family abroad and keep your head down. It's irritating as hell though.

Tell him you're spending the week in an S and M dungeon.

Leave it 3 weeks before you reply at least.

Just tell him that it's a contractual obligation.

My DH's holiday form actually asks on the form what the leave request is for? He just writes Holiday or family reasons.

Same at my workplace, and I write "Holiday." I assumed it's because the same form is used for all kinds of leave (unpaid, time in lieu, etc) and HR sometimes need to log it - e.g. compassionate leave or parental leave. Dunno though. It's never bothered me, though the OP's situation would!

I'd just ignore it.