I work PT in a job which works around my kids, its local and convenient. Recently an opportunity for promotion came up so I applied. The company was in the middle of a restructure and suddenly some senior staff left, causing a reshuffle. Between the day I applied for promotion and the interview, my dept suddenly needed a manager so this was discussed during my interview. I said I'd be happy to take on some managerial duties to help out. I really hoped to get the promotion but never considered management really, I've always seen my job as a second income and my focus was on the family. But his morning I got offered a management job, I was in shock and overwhelmed but absolutely delighted.
My dilemma is this: I have a holiday planned for Winter with my family and another family. We just met this weekend to work through details and decided to all confirm our annual leave Monday morning and book as soon as we get approval, before next weekend. I just realised this evening that the week in question may not be possible if I take the manager role. Its a crucial week and usually leave wouldn't be allowed. I don't know what to do. A few weeks ago I asked my manager if I could take time that month and she said that would be fine but I didn't fill out a request as we hadnt met with our friends, now she is gone anyway so there is no record of this request. Dh thinks I should say it straight away before I work out details of the new job. But I think maybe I should put in a few weeks work to prove myself first? This would be risky as I'd have to book the holiday and pay for flights. I don't want to let down my family and our friends and I don't want my new line manager (who I don't know as she is part of restructure) to think my annual leave is all I care about. Plus there is a very high chance she will say no, then I've lost some credibility and still upset my family and friends. I'm wondering if anyone has advice on how best to play this.