Plan B

I've never been a big fan of Plan B.

Plan B is never usually as good as Plan A, which pretty much explains why it's a Plan B.

We fall back to Plan B because it usually does not get you everything you wanted, but it still manages to accomplish the goal.

I'm setting my Plan B in motion.


The Situation-
a while back i took a promotion into a position that is, well not living up to expectations. the slight increase in pay has not made up for the stress, the work, or the aggravation that I've endured. While this job has been an endurance trial, i will admit that i could have done a much better job. Currently the big problem is revolving around time off.

in the past 8 months I've taken 3 weeks off (not counting the week that the company shut down for x-mas or the time lost due to illness). (now before you start, i know I've been a bad Exile, but it was so worth it.) my last time off request was for my birthday/Florida trip, and my rational for asking for the time off was that it was going to be my last request for time off until the end of the year. (after all, my family vacation was put on hiatus, so there was no reason to not request the time off.)

what i wasn't expecting was that my with my dad's increase in health my family has decided to go through with the plans for a family vacation. they decided that instead of a trip to Laughlin we would do a trip to Las Vegas. (When you consider the gas for the boat and sea-doos Vegas is just cheaper.) My family is also looking forward to to meeting the Canadian of my dreams.

My dilemma is that plan was to take the time off during the middle of August before my Mom's B-day, but I've already burned up my last vacation of the year....

Plan A-
Plan A was to just go for it and ask my boss if i could have the time off, i figured that the news of my father doing so well may warm him over to the idea of being rid of me for a week. resulting me in me keeping my job and having the time off that i need.

Plan B-
Plan B was based on the idea that I've already asked for too much time off, and the only option i have is to find another job, and submit my notice with a one week buffer between jobs to take the vacation. of course the prospect of looking for a job sucks so much ass...

Well... i attempted Plan A, to which Boss Man denied me. he made a point that i was taking advantage of his generosity by requesting so much time off and putting on everyone else to pick up the slack. (yes i do cover for other people, but i took more time off then anyone else.)but the other problem was that someone else was extorting the situation by cashing out vacation time then taking time off without pay.

So long story short (too late) i will not get any more time off at this job, but i don't' want to pass up a family trip that nearly never was.


So needless to say I'm falling back to Plan B.

it could be worse, at least it's not Plan C (who can get weapons grade plutonium at this time of day?)








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