[2022] English CM's. We need you to say "HELLO" just to know that you're still here with us

Heads up, the Thanksgiving holiday in the US was on November 24th, with most offices usually closing on Thanksgiving, the day after, and for the holiday weekend.

Sorry, but I don’t agree. Time off is time off, and not working during time taken off work is not neglect. The staff of any company is always made up of humans working jobs. There will be times when individuals are not available, and to be blunt, although CMs interface directly with customers, having personal lives and time off is allowed and it is not a requirement to explain that or our personal calendars customers.

If this is the case, apologies for misunderstanding the intent of that message. I absolutely have been told I shouldn’t be allowed to take time off and received threats for going on one vacation since I started working here, as well as had photos of myself on a Sunday afternoon posted of me in work spaces while being blasted for not being on the job, so I apologize if I’m a bit defensive over work life balance and personal time. Because of my experiences, it’s something I will always push back against, as for all of the craziness in online spaces, that’s a big boundary for me.

You are all good, and like I said I totally misunderstood the message! Understanding the nuances of written word/text is fun, I know I’ve been taken out of context more than a few times myself based on that.

The issue I’ve run into in the past with always alerting folks of time off for staff is that it’s very easy for there to be an expectation that it then always needs to be done. So if someone ends up out of the office and they don’t mention it for whatever reason, like an emergency or anything else, that becomes an issue in and of itself.

That said, we’ll likely be taking some more time off in December and because that will be a broader break, that will probably be noted here.