Work weirdness, good and bad.
Good: I have vacation hours to use up.
Bad: They won't let us schedule time off around Thanksgiving and Christmas the same way we can the rest of the year, which is up to 90 days in advance through a workforce planning and scheduling tool online in our company intranet.
Good: A month ago, we were informed we could request time off around the holidays by e-mail to our supervisor(s). I did that.
Bad: Never heard back regarding requested time off.
Good: Thanksgiving is a company holiday with paid time off.
Better: The Friday after Thanksgiving is a company holiday with paid time off.
Best: My work week is currently 10-hour days Monday through Thursday. November 28th will be 10 hours of overtime pay, and I don't have to go to work! Yay, $$$!
Good: It turns out they granted my request for paid time off before Thanksgiving.
Bad: They never told me it had been approved. I only discovered it when I happened to check the schedule before going home tonight. Hey! I could have made plans if only you'd given me some notice!
Worse: The supervisor who scheduled the time off didn't notice that the training department had stuck it's oar in. "Well, at first I gave you Monday off, but it turns out you have to come in from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. for this department training session we're having. Yes, that's the only time you can do it. No, you can't work the other six hours. Sorry about that."
So my long weekend is going to be a little longer than I thought, but not as long as it might have been. I can stand it, I just wish it had been arranged better.