Boss demands insanely detailed leave requests before approving leave: 'If we're traveling he wants flight numbers and times'

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Brad Dickson • Managing Editor
Mar 18, 2024 10:00 AM EDT

It's only natural for your employer to be interested in what you spend your time doing while you're at work; after all, they're paying you for your time. Even then, there are reasonable limits to this, and some employers get carried away and happily track any and every bit of data possible to help them prove you're wasting time. It started with mouse trackers, which track the activity of the mouse and keyboard on your laptop; now, programs are even able to track where your eyes are on the screen thanks to constant video monitoring. Enthusiastic micromanagers may even keep track of how many times a day they use the bathroom and for how long. Before long, they'll be making you scan in to use the restroom, weighing you as you enter and exit to see if you've actually taken care of any "business."

Still, it stands to logical reasoning that your employer should not monitor your activities in your own time. Some try to do so anyway, attempting to monitor what employees are doing at home or attempting to block any leave requests they submit. 

This manager is a prime example, demanding that employees give intricate details about their plans when submitting requests for leave. Here's the thing about leave… you accrue and earn it, so you're entitled to take it—the whole point of the approval process isn't to monitor what workers are doing, but rather so that you know when workers are going to be gone.

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    r/antiwork 3 hr. ago theQueenofScream My boss requires us to write IN DETAIL what we're doing with our vacation time for approval My boss, has been an absolute menace for the entire time I've worked here. He recently sent out a message to all of us stating in order for approval for time off we need to "give detailed accounts" on why we are requesting time off. If we're traveling he wants flight numbers and times. If we're going away with family he wants where we're going and where we're staying.
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    I'm going on vacation (for the first time in three years) next weekend and want an extra day off just to decompress but I don't feel like telling him why. ETA: I'm located in Massachusetts
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    virgilreality 2h ago . Tell him you are visiting your proctologist to try to figure out why your boss is always up about stupid stuff. your ↑ 1 3 Reply ↑ Share
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    earth_resident_yep 2h ago • Ask chat GPT to write a 10,000 page essay on your upcoming vacation. ☆ 1 3 Reply ↑ Share
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    virgilreality 2h ago . Always remember that "No." is a complete sentence. 4 1 3 Reply ↑, Share
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    virgilreality 2h ago Tell him it's for job interviews. ↑ 1 3 Reply ↑ Share
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    ChiWhiteSox247 • 2h ago Hahaha that's wild. My response would be "absolutely none of your business, do you want to speak with HR now or upon my return?" ☆ 1 3 Reply ↑ Share
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    Harrigan_Raen 2h ago • "I am giving you notification that I am using my accrued paid time off. I am using it because I have earned it. If you need further information, please setup a meeting with HR and myself." 213 Reply ↑ Share
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    Equinsu-Ocha • 2h ago Camping. Always camping. ↑ 1 B ☐ Reply ↑ Share
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    hurtfulproduct • 2h ago All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Continue like that for several pages 813 Reply ↑ Share
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