The Royal House of Short Shrifters (a.k.a. The-Company-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named), in particular its “What? We’re Supposed to Work?” Branch (a.k.a HRD), recently received an audit finding on the implementation of the mandatory 7-day block leave. Probably thinking that their tasks were finished when they had drafted their policies, they were surprised to learn that they have to actually implement it and are now informing everyone to take that leave or else forfeit 7 earned VLs for all eternity.
The aliping saguiguilids of the Royal House, including yours truly, are now required to inform their superiors (the timawas and maharlikas) on the dates they plan to avail of the block leave. Normally, this would be greeted with excitement at the prospect of being workless for 7 days. But experience had taught us that “not being in office” is not equal to “not working”. (If only the WWStW branch had done a better job of drawing up their policies, they should have defined vacation leave to include “work-related communication are not allowed when an employee is on leave, or the employee shall be given additional compensation…”.)
So I had discussed my leave options with my boss and our conversation went something like this: “hindi pwede first two weeks of the month kasi kelangan tapusin ang mga reports”; “huwag muna this August kasi masyadong maaga and we have a scheduled telecon with NY”; “Oops, meron din palang telecon on October and December”; “don’t take a leave on the last week of November, expiry nung credit facility”; “don’t take a leave on these dates, we have loans scheduled for repricing"...
Huwag na lang kaya akong mag leave?
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