Man Confused After Employer Denies Pre-Approved Vacation Request: ‘My Cruise Is in Two Weeks!’

A man received support on Reddit after revealing his employer pre-approved his upcoming time off, but is now denying his request.

"For context, I have a cruise coming up in [two] weeks to Aruba. I already got my tickets and spent $700," he wrote.

"I was hired at my job in October. During the interview process, I informed HR that I would need this week off of work in January. They said it wouldn’t be a problem," he explained.

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"Just got my schedule for January and I’m scheduled to work that week," the confused man continued.

When he approached his manager about the issue, he was informed "they have a lot of work" and that he doesn't have "any vacation time" accrued.

"I work at a machine shop making pretty good money. Besides this, everything else is relatively fine," he concluded his post.

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In the comments section, Reddit users urged him to talk to someone in HR at his company.

"You write an email indicating this was discussed as a part of your hiring cycle — and one of the reasons you took the offer is because of the flexibility that was offered for your vacation time. [Lesson learned] ... always get something like this in writing," one person wrote.

"Send the email with a delivery receipt," another advised.

"Inform them that this is non-negotiable. You're going on the trip. If they want you to come back to work for them that's up to them," someone else commented.