[nagdu] Getting time off work for class

[Katie Crocker via nagdu]

Sorry for the second email, I accidentally hit send on the first one before it was done. *grin*

My employer saw training as a reasonable accommodation, so I did not have to take any sick time or vacation time.  I work at a very small nonprofit, so things like that happen I guess.  I'm lucky.  But most people I know do have to take vacation time usually employers are pretty helpful when it comes to finding a solution for this.  Can you perhaps ask about it before you decide go for training?  Feeling out the situation beforehand might be the way to approach this, just my opinion.

Best of luck to you Tracy, and let us know what happens!

Katie and the Jet

-- Katie Crocker --

> On May 23, 2014, at 9:53 AM, Sherry Gomes via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> One company I worked for considered that time a reasonable accommodation and
> gave me the time off paid. Others have had me use vacation or sick time. I'm
> currently a contract employee, so my recent trip to GDB was completely
> unpaid which was bad. sigh.
> 
> Sherry
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> via nagdu
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 6:34 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Getting time off work for class
> 
> I'd be interested to hear how people have arranged time off work to go to 
> class.
> I am not keen to lose 3 weeks' pay.  I could use vacation time, if I am 
> careful about not taking much and saving some up.  I could try to work 
> during class, but I'm not sure that's a great idea.  Class is stressful 
> enough, without adding in work.  I would like to use some of my sick days, 
> of which I have a whole heaping lot, but, last time, my boss could not get 
> that idea through HR's tiny heads.  "She wants to use sick time to do what? 
> Get a "guide dog?"".
> Last time, the boss just made an arrangement on the QT, as a big favor.
> How have other people arranged this?
> Tracy
> 
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