Our holiday schedule was posted. Thanksgiving falls on a "normal" workday, I went ahead and self-scheduled for that day. When the November schedule was posted I was scheduled, I am now scheduled off & short hours for the week.
A couple days ago I notice December's schedule was available and I'm working Christmas Eve & Day.
I am okay with working all Winter holidays except Christmas Eve. I've tried the past few years writing it on the holiday preference sheet, self-scheduling that way, requesting it as a day off, saying it in person, offering to trade etc. but am told "no" for various reasons. Some are: I am day shift not night shift, it wouldn't be "fair" to trade since Christmas Eve isn't technically a major holiday, day off request aren't "allowed" d/t holidays.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get Christmas Eve off in the future?
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Our holiday schedule was posted. Thanksgiving falls on a "normal" workday, I went ahead and self-scheduled for that day. When the November schedule was posted I was scheduled, I am now scheduled off & short hours for the week.
A couple days ago I notice December's schedule was available and I'm working Christmas Eve & Day.
I am okay with working all Winter holidays except Christmas Eve. I've tried the past few years writing it on the holiday preference sheet, self-scheduling that way, requesting it as a day off, saying it in person, offering to trade etc. but am told "no" for various reasons. Some are: I am day shift not night shift, it wouldn't be "fair" to trade since Christmas Eve isn't technically a major holiday, day off request aren't "allowed" d/t holidays.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get Christmas Eve off in the future?