All,
I wanted to reach out and see where everyone stood on this issue. So here is the situation:
When our schedule is built we move people to cover for bid leave. Do you all think the same courtesy should be extended to non-bid leave? This of course would be leave requested prior to posting. Anything else would fall under spot leave requests.
My general stance is that we should do whatever we can do, in every situation, to approve as much leave as possible. This would mean moving people to cover for non bid leave.
One caveat is that I would like to keep these moves to what is considered normal. Third swings are normal. Fourth swings are not. Filling in for someone's mid on your last day is normal. Double mids are not.
It really comes down to a question of what we see as more important. Do you want a better shot at leave or a better shot at not having a third swing or second day, etc?
Hitting reply to this email we go directly to me. Please let me know ASAP how you feel about this issue so I can make a decision that will best reflect what you all want.
In Solidarity,
Drew