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for going? oh, do me a favour, if u can get some pics send them to me. im going nxt year and i wanna see what it is like!

on shoutouts! plse.

Stupid question, but why is it an issue to ask for holiday, even if you’ve not long started? Aren’t you entitled to any holiday or something? I would have thought that they’re more likely to be a bit upset if you don’t tell them until the day before instead of being honest and giving them plenty of notice.

And surely telling them that it’s a family emergency can only lead to trouble; when they find out that you lied (which inevitably them will) then you’ll be up for gross misconduct or something. Just tell them the truth and give them the notice they need to make proper plans / cover.

That’s my two penneth anyway. :)

You are legally entitled to holiday and a life outside of work, I really don’t think you should use the sick grandmother thing, once you start doing that you might want to do it again and keep having sick relatives and getting caught up in the lie, not wise,

if u do the lie thing, all u have to do is push someone someone down the stairs and then they will break their legs, they will go to hospitial and then u will have to go ‘look aftder their dog for a few weekes while they recover. on-one else can do it for personal reasons’ my bro did it b4, sure his house mate wasnt thrilled but he was none the wiser, so were the people at his job

Well - I suppose it’s just a question of priorities: is it more important for you to earn money or go to the gig? If your job is more important then you have to act responsibly within it and use the proper channels - if they say no then c’est la vie, as they say. If the gig is more important and they say no then tell them where to stuff the job and go.

Btw, if you ask them and they approve your leave then they can’t fire you for taking it.