u/Rhangalord

So im abroad visiting family therefore my boss approved 2 days of work from home for me for 6th and 7th of July, even though technically I can only start working from home from next month.

I realised my flight back home on 7th after work will land and I miss 30 mins of country’s match in the world cup.

I am a passionate fan of my national team in soccer and don’t want to miss it at all. I have 2.5 days left of AL and intend to use 0.5 in order to take an earlier flight home on Tuesday.

Last week I had an emergency on Wednesday and they were really nice to let me take a day off last minute and asked if i was okay when I came back.

Im worried if it looks bad to ask again especially since they went out of their way to approve WFH.

my colleague said the boss doesn’t care as long as you use AL but my girlfriend says in her company people get fired for last minute vacations as it looks like I don’t give a damn.

What do I do? I feel terrible missing the game and it is once every 4 years…

Tldr: fly earlier to watch football match?

So essentially I have digestion issues, where I get severe chest pains and stomach aches. They can keep me up all night and it isn’t great at all.

I usually take prescribed meds and gaviscon to treat it however this time it really didn’t sit right with me.

I had a deep stomach pain and sharpness in my chest followed by lathargicness and slight shortness of breath, however it has began to feel better.

tldr: it is 5am now and i would be running on 3 hours of sleep and the aftermath of this pain, should I go to work if pain is less or call in sick? Im worried doctor wont issue me a day off.

Hi,

So I woke up this morning to find my flight delayed.

It is intercontinental and I have a big suitcase to check in.

The STD was 13:35 pm however now the airline emails us saying it will be 16:24pm due to maintenance checks on the previous rotation.

Sounds silly but im not sure whether to listen to that or google which says the flight will arrive at 14:55pm.

And taking into account checkin counter to drop my luggage, what time should I arrive at the airport?

If I arrive now at 13:00pm is that safe? Will they change the counter dropoff times to accustom to the delay? Airline is American Airways.

Its currently 9am.

Thanks!

Hi,

So I woke up this morning to find my flight delayed.

It is intercontinental and I have a big suitcase to check in.

The STD was 13:35 pm however now the airline emails us saying it will be 16:24pm due to maintenance checks on the previous rotation.

Sounds silly but im not sure whether to listen to that or google which says the flight will arrive at 14:55pm.

And taking into account checkin counter to drop my luggage, what time should I arrive at the airport?

If I arrive now at 13:00pm is that safe? Will they change the counter dropoff times to accustom to the delay? Airline is American Airways.

Its currently 9am.

Thanks!

So I’ve been working a job for 4 months now and my probation review is up.

Tomorrow i find out.

Reasons I THINK I might pass
I’ve made it all the way to the final probation meeting instead of being let go earlier

My boss literally said:
“so far things are looking good”
“your supervisor said good things about you”

“I really want you to pass”

“we want you here on the team”

My supervisor separately told me she’s seen “a lot of improvement” since the earlier feedback meeting
They started letting me send my own tickets/cases independently this week instead of having every case checked

In a team meeting my boss reassured the senior staff by saying me and another new starter are “forming now” (meaning becoming productive)

They approved my holidays during probation

They surprised me with cake and sang happy birthday at my desk last week

My coworker who’s been there longer said people who fail probation are usually in constant meetings / heavy scrutiny and I’ve only had one real formal feedback meeting weeks ago
Team is understaffed:
2 people already left recently
summer busy season is literally starting now
experienced staff themselves complain workload is too high

Boss was even jokingly talking about me booking leave next year for my brother’s wedding which feels future-oriented

Reasons I’m worried I might fail:
I still make occasional small mistakes
Boss keeps reminding me:
“remember you’re on probation”
“this final month is crucial”
“we’re watching closely this last week”

Boss specifically pulled me up on that more than once
She said I sometimes look:
“lost”
“distracted”
“slow”

She said they need to see whether they can trust me with workload independently before deciding probation

I currently have backlog stress

I’m not as fast/productive yet as experienced team members

I’m naturally anxious and I think it sometimes shows visibly at work

TLDR; do i sound more likely to pass or fail?

So im finding out whether I pass probation next Thursday, I am quite nervous.

On Friday it is a public holiday where I am so nobody is going to work unless you want to work that day, in exchange for an extra holiday later on in the year.

I have 2 vacations booked this year so I only have 1.5 days leftover, so I am contemplating it to at least give me another day later this year in case I need it.

However, if I find out next week that I failed probation then I worked an extra day for nothing.

Currently i feel okay about passing probation, my manager had a casual chat with me about some mistakes I did a while ago but since then nothing.

TLDR work an extra day or not worth the risk?

What do I do?

So i am in final month of probation at my job. And at the end of this month my cousin is getting engaged and a lot of people are flying to visit including my parents who don’t live in the same country as me.

I would like to go because I haven’t visited this particular country in 12 years and would love to go back for the early summer.

I had a friendly meeting a few weeks ago that I need to improve mistakes, by my boss. However on thursday i asked my supervisor who works closely with the boss if i should request the days off considering the meeting with my boss.

She said to me that its my legal right and that it won’t impact my passing of probation, only mistakes would and she notices since the meeting with my boss I have improved a lot. She urges me to request… should I?

TLDR im still worried about the impression it gives for 7-8 days booking time off