Got in early applying for holidays

[Bretrick]

Booked three weeks off work from 29 January till 19th February.
Do you/did you give plenty of notice when wanting a break from work?

 

[hollydolly]

Yes I always gave plenty of notice...because once flights were booked etc.. there would be no going back..so it was imperative my holidays were agreed well in advance

 

[Lilac]

We had a prime vacation time that was set from May to September. Once the memo came out, you had 2 weeks to turn in your request & it was done by by seniority. The rest of the year was done by whoever turned in their leave request first. You couldn't put in more than a few months in advance for time off.

An exception could be made if you could justify why you needed time far in advance it to your supervisor. When hubby & I went to Germany, we had planned it out of the prime vacation time & I talked to my supervisor prior to any firm arrangements. Once I had approval, I could find flights/reservations, etc. & gave them the dates we needed.

 

[Capt Lightning]

When I was working, holidays and other things were agreed at department level. Mrs. L worked in school admin and her holidays were fixed, so as long as I could get time off during the school holiday period, that was fine. Generally, priority was given to staff with young families and this also suited the older / younger staff who wanted off peak holidays.

Holidays usually consisted of taking the motorhome to Europe - a lot easier and cheaper when we lived in Hampshire. I never booked the ferry more than a few weeks in advance, and never booked camp sites in Europe.

The only time I booked well in advance, was when we had our road trip across the USA. Even then, we only booked the flights and the ferry crossing across lake Michigan. Everything else, we just planned day at a time.