How to ask for days off for the holidays as a new hire?

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I just started a new job this week.

I'm not usually a timid person, but I'm nervous about asking for things like days off at the holidays -- it's kinda silly, but I just have this fear that my boss won't think I'm serious about the job if I ask about days off during my first week in the office. 

The timing is just plain awkward; I've never started a job so close to the holidays, or for that matter, at any point where I've known that I'd like to request days off before I've accrued them.

 

Is there a *good* way to ask for a couple of days off as a new hire, or should I just suck it up and adjust my travel plans and be thankful that I have a job to schedule around?

Anonymous · Answer

It probably doesn't hurt to ask if there are any options available to you. How your boss takes it may depend on your reasoning behind needing the time off. Wanting time off to spend with family that is visiting from over 2000 miles away might go over a lot better than wanting to go on a snowboarding trip with your friends the week after Christmas.

Also, if your employer pays a bonus for working during the holidays then you might easily find a coworker or two willing to take the shift for you.

? · Answer

Adjust your plans and be thankful you have a job. Usually new hires have a 90 day probationary period so any reason you miss work will result in your termination. 
If jobs are easy to come by where you live, take the chance. If not, be thankful you are working.

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How to ask for days off for the holidays as a new hire?

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