[nagdu] Getting time off work for class

[Craig Heaps via nagdu]

I used vacation time.  Because it was GDB, the program was two weeks.

I had enough seniority that I received a lot of paid time off, so it wasn't 
a burden.  But I can understand how it might be to someone who gets only two 
weeks vacation a year.

I didn't do any work, but the nature of my job was such that I couldn't do a 
whole lot while I was away.

Craig and Chase

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione 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 7:08 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Getting time off work for class


> 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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