Asking to leave work early as part timer

[Erlouise]

Hi ladies

AIBU to ask to leave work an hour early for a doctors appointment when I’m a part timer working 2.5 days a week?

doctors can’t re arrange and I’ve been waiting for an apt for ages and they’ve only booked me in because of a cancellation.

I was going to tell my manager that I needed to quickly run down to little ones school and will just make up the time.

or is it best to just be honest in this case? Work are pretty flexible and manager is pretty chilled just don’t want to look like I’m taking the P as I can’t stand when people do that.

thanks x

Why would you lie about the reason? A doctor’s appointment is a good reason to miss work. Popping down to your child’s school for a non-emergency is not.

Just use one of your lunch hours to cover it?

I sometimes take my lunch hour at the very end of one of my shorter working days if I have an appt that I need to leave early for.

Thanks ladies I will use lunch to cover and be honest but the worry is that because I’m a part timer don’t want to take the p

First answer nails it!

I am an employer and am flexible with everyone. I will regularly allow part timers to swap days if it means them being able to get an appointment or take family members to hospital appointments, etc.

Our employee handbook says that any appointment time for any staff member should be made up and I also abide by that myself.

Don't lie. Everyone knows doctors appointments are impossible to get lately.

Just be honest & as any decent employer should be either letting you make up the time or swapping shifts with another colleague.
Or failing that using an hour or two of annual leave.

All of the above is what my work do for medical/dentist/optician appointments (unless it's pregnancy related you don't make up the time owed)

You'd be taking the p if you lied about it.

I always make up the time, I did working full time as well