RE: Daily Dose of Sultnpapper 12/21/18> Letter to Santa; wiped away with not even a trace left.
FOR TSE --->
I made the mistake of not using them earlier and when I went to use them all in December, like I normally did for 11 years, I was told I didn’t give the two week’s notice as required by company policy. I haven’t read that policy book in years and so I said, "okay, approve what you can." The guy I report to now said he couldn’t approve all the days I had coming to me since that would have me being off work the last three full weeks of December plus New Years Eve day.
Ok, let's call a spade a spade here. They can do any damn thing they want, including give you the benefits / vacation, etc., you've earned through 11 years of employment. What they've decided to do is stiff you because ... well, that's the kind of person / company / POS they are. And you, for your 11 years of devotion, can just go pound sand for all they care. If they were making any kind of effort to keep you, somebody would be playing this hand a lot differently, IYAM. (Which nobody did. But I felt like telling you anyway.)
Oh they already gave me an offer to stay and I signed it about three weeks ago, but it isn't one that can't be terminated by either party at anytime. They are just being assholes. Thanks for voicing your thoughts.
(Wondering what their chances are of finding someone to replace you and bring them up to speed in the three weeks they could have given you graciously for vacation ... thus maybe creating a little good will for themselves in this situation ... instead of behaving this way. Not great I'd guess. So -- that's what I mean by saying "they could play this hand differently." But that would require thinking differently. And we know how hard that is for some people.)
Yes, I see what you are saying now. Thanks.