My manager is acting strange since I asked for a leave. What should I do?
We’re pretty chill. But I’m planning to go for a vacation to Kerala for 10 days almost, and since i told them they have been weird. Immediate response was to say that it’ll be tough to manage the project and that long a leave isn’t possible
I debated back and they were like fine. But since then it’s just been very cold.
What can I do? 🤕
Never tell a Indian manager, you are going on vacation/ Buying a house/ wealth/ professional details of your husband/wife.
You want a day off - call in sick. want a vacation - make a illness drama for a month... dont take any day off. just pass the info that something is wrong - stomach ache/ headache / nausea .etc.... and then tell them you are feeling sick, need to go home to getter better. Always tell them a fake date. they will ask you to change it. Then give them the original date.
never share good news within your company. Buying a house - tell them you are going bankrupt, complain about how your in laws have big demands but offer no support.
If you have a better employed spouse/ supportive in laws - guard this as state secret.
very pragmatic approach for these micromanaging managers who can't let their reportees to have a vacation with peace of mind.Even when they are told in advance like a month or few months prior.
Okay I get your point.. sry if my advice sounded foolish. 😅 Btw is it a paid leave or an unpaid one?
Depends on how early you tell your manager. If you had told him/her a month back, then he/she shouldn’t be acting weird. If you are informing him/her in the last minute, then it’s your fault and you should have informed sooner.
For starters, taking a vacation is your earned privilege and you should NEVER be guilty of enjoying that. Now coming to the attitude of your boss / company..
Always remember, that you can’t control how others behave and you feed in to your negativity or apprehensions by overthinking a decision like taking a leave. It is what it is.
Now there is another side to it - how critical you are to the project, at what stage is the project and how much heads up have you given to the company/boss to plan for your absence. This equation is also important to be mindful of and so if you’re springing up the leave request last min, in a crunch situation that everyone else is working to get over…it does make the case of the rest of team/boss to not be thrilled about your leave. However, if you’ve been transparent about the planned leave and have been actively involved in planning things while you’re away, then just pack your bags and leave!