[nagdu] Getting time off work for class

[Tracy Carcione via nagdu]

Oh yah, I'm going to start discussing it with my boss long before it 
happens.  I'm trying to get it all over before we start a big project 
sometime next Spring.
Thankfully, it's been a while since last time, but, as I recall, it took 
some time to arrange everything.
Tracy


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Katie Crocker via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Getting time off work for class


> 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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