I've worked in workplaces where it was almost impossible to get time off because there was the policy that parents got first dibs on time off for school holidays - and whenever I wanted time off I was told "sorry, no, that's school holidays!"
And if it wasn't school holidays, I was told "no, we have too much work for you to take time off!" [I was working for a Govt organization where staffing levels had been cut TO THE BONE, to the point that someone taking a sick day was a major problem]
Also the managers would only give you time off if they were happy with you - if you were [in their eyes] underperforming [because you were burned out!] they wouldn't give you time off
HR would regularly send out all-staff emails scolding people for not taking recreation leave time off and having too much recreation leave time-off banked eg 120 hours, even tho managers would never APPROVE time off without a big fight.
But that was a terrible workplace!
One of the staff I worked with couldn't get time off until she had a nervous breakdown and was out for months on stress leave!
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And if it wasn't school holidays, I was told "no, we have too much work for you to take time off!" [I was working for a Govt organization where staffing levels had been cut TO THE BONE, to the point that someone taking a sick day was a major problem]
Also the managers would only give you time off if they were happy with you - if you were [in their eyes] underperforming [because you were burned out!] they wouldn't give you time off
HR would regularly send out all-staff emails scolding people for not taking recreation leave time off and having too much recreation leave time-off banked eg 120 hours, even tho managers would never APPROVE time off without a big fight.
But that was a terrible workplace!
One of the staff I worked with couldn't get time off until she had a nervous breakdown and was out for months on stress leave!