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Honeymoon question. please help!?
I just found out today that my fiance's aunt and uncle and his parents have gone in together to get us a honeymoon.
My problem is that I am scheduled to work the entire month of August. Which is when the honeymoon is. It's a time share and the dates are set in stone.
My fear is that if I tell my work that I cannot do the times they have scheduled, they won't hire me back in the fall or next summer. (I work as an independent contractor for a children's theatre school).
I haven't officially signed my contract yet, but I have given a verbal agreement. I need to let them know on Friday at the latest if I am going to break this agreement.
I just don't know what to do. If I stay to work, I will not get the honeymoon provided by his family. That will make me feel really guilty because he really wants to go (It's a trip to the Alps in Austria) and I don't want to make his aunt and uncle feel guilty because we don't take the wedding gift they have provided us. His parents are paying for the plane tickets and the time share is coming from the aunt and uncle. So his parents won't be out any money, just his aunt and uncle.
I feel horrible, but at the same time, I don't want to risk my career either.
I don't know what to do!!!! It sucks either way!
It doesn't matter if I miss less work days. The way my job works is by the week. I'm either there a week or I am not. I can't say I will go on my honeymoon for Mon-Wed and work Thurs and Fri. It's either Mon-Fri or not at all. It's a special school and camp. We work in sections that last a week at a time.
Also, it has already been mentioned in my post that I CANNOT change the dates of the honeymoon. It is a TIME SHARE and the dates are set in stone
I agreed to the job before I knew the honeymoon had been booked for us. I just found out about the honeymoon today. I agreed to the job earlier in the year.
I am lead staff in the job, so they rely on my pretty heavily. I'm specialized too, for a young age group.
8 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Go on your honeymoon, girl! You have the rest of your life to work. And I think they'll understand that you're getting MARRIED and going on your HONEYMOON. It's not like you're going to run off and do that every year.
So talk to the theatre management, tell them your family sort of made this decision without consulting you, and you feel terrible letting the theatre down, but this a very rare occasion because it's your honeymoon and you hope they'll consider you again for the fall because you love working for them. Kay?
- truefirsteditionLv 71 decade ago
I think you need to have a conversation with your supervisors at this job and explain your special circumstances - you're getting married, the trip is a gift, you didn't know about it when you accepted the job, and before you make a decision you want to see what your options are for work. Can they hire a substitute for the week you'll be gone and just pay you less? Can you do extra prep work and delegate leadership tasks to other staff before you leave so the camp can run in your absence?
If they say that they can be flexible and a compromise can be reached, you're golden. If they say that they need you there for the entire month or they'll find a new employee, then you need to decide which is more important to you and to your long-term goals - a vacation or a career opportunity.
If you can't go on the vacation this year, is there any chance you could go next year?
- 1 decade ago
Do whats in your heart. if you go to your boss ,and hopefully they are nice, and tell them the COMPLETE truth. Im sure they will be understanding. Plus it is always nice to let your employer know that you are getting married. The date and if you need any time off to plan is a plus. this will help them to know that you definantly need the time off. Also you should keep in mind that i am guessing you have you no kids so think about it this way this is a once in a life time thing. You should think about this that if the employer isnt accomidating to you taking your honeymoon more than likely as tiem passes you will find that you are not going to like working for this person.
Life is too short to sit around and work when you could be out with your husband exploring another country. Look at it this way my wedding is in May and I cant even get ne1 to help with the wedding and my brides maids arent wanting to do ne thing.
I wish you the best of luck :)
- 1 decade ago
You have given them a verbal, but signed no contract, I say take the time off. I say this for two reasons.
1. You are only going to be married once (Hopefully) and your honeymoon should be an memorable trip. It sounds like your future husband has some wonderfully thoughtful and caring family who are trying to make this memorable occasion a dream come true. Let them do this for you. No one ever laid on their death bed saying "I'm sorry I spent that fabulous time with the love of my life, I shoulda been at work instead."
2. Any organization that is completely unwilling to cut you some slack for a life event such as a wedding/honeymoon is not worth working for. If they're a good organization, they'll realize who their top talent is, and give you some room for work-life balance, especially for an occasion like this.
Best of luck to you and I hope you have a wonderful wedding.
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- ?Lv 44 years ago
exchange your honeymoon plans and do something much less high priced. with the aid of fact of this i think of extremely everyone getting married ought to pay for their own wedding ceremony and not place self belief in others to realize this. We ended up spending purely a pair of days remote from residing house in a lodge approximately 50 miles away after our wedding ceremony and have been "honeymooning" at residing house over the final 11 months. we've deliberate a greater complicated, longer holiday that's already paid in finished to have fun our first anniversary in 4 weeks.
- HorsenseLv 71 decade ago
What happened when . . . ?
Did you agree to the job before the gift of the honeymoon was made known to you . . .
Or, was the honeymoon known to you before you agreed to do the job . . . ?
"Just let Your word Yes mean Yes, Your No, No . . ." --Matthew 5:37
If you decide to do the job . . .
your aunt & uncle can either resell the timesare,
or, take the trip themselves,
or, give it to someone else (your parents maybe?).
After all, it is scheduled for 4 months away!
If they didn't check with you before booking the time-share, they were taking a chance that you might have other plans, anyway. . . (Maybe a honeymoon can be arranged at some other time?)
If you do not keep your word regarding the job, you have to consider the possibility that it *might* negatively impact your future job opportunities.*
But, I don't really know how much they are depending on you as yet for that job time.
Perhaps you could discuss the situation with them . . . maybe they would offer another timeframe . . .
"Why Cultivate Virtue?"
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- ?Lv 61 decade ago
I would take the honeymoon because you dont want to be working for people who wont hire you if you take a honeymoon. You need to work in an environment with mutual respect. This being said, I would see if there is another date you can go on your honeymoon, or maybe you can make it shorter so you are missing less work days.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I would go on the honeymoon. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Your career includes many opportunities. If your employer really appreciates your work, you will be hired back regardless, if not, then you can't be all that appreciated and it wouldn't have worked out anyways.