Ultra Lights – Clockin Out

My boss likes us to put in for our vacation days well ahead of time. We had a staff meeting last week where he asked us to put in our requests for time off as some of us are hitting the cap. That’s me. I did the math and just to avoid hitting the cap again soon, I will need to take off 3-4 days in both November and December just to stay below the limit, then a longer trip in February or March.

But I really can’t plan that far out. I would love it if they could pay us out instead because I always need money but I don’t have anywhere to go. The cold weather is coming too and you know how much I hate that and the darkness. I feel like I’m going to need to start planning something for early in the year.

I recognize that having a job with a lot of vacation is a very privileged thing. It’s not a problem, but I do need to be better about tracking and planning. For now I asked for extra long weekends and then start looking for some free or super cheap vacation options somewhere warm. Ideas?