Tuesday 21 March, 2006

Complications

I've been planning this yoga teacher training for a long time. It was something I asked specifically for when I accepted my current job - that I would be able to take the time off. First level was no problem as Sean who offered me the job initially was still my boss and granted me the vacation. I let my new manager know as soon as I knew the next dates for the levels 2 and 3 - and for a long time she didn't say yay or nay. I enquired after the vacation some time ago, and finally got an answer - she could give me the level 2 off in May, but 3rd level in July was still tentative.

And on Monday we were told that no vacations would be granted until August because of some extremely important projects coming in... I got away with my May holiday as I booked it early enough, but there are no exceptions and I wouldn't be able to take the time off in July. The problem is that the next time the studio will be doing another level 3 will be in January, the earliest - possibly not until next summer... and that's over a year from now. And that would be just devastating.

So I've spoken to my managers, and to Jason... and all hope is not lost yet. I won't be able to get any time off - but I might be able to work overtime to compensate for the week in training... maybe work few weekends beforehand, few hours in the mornings before the training starts. Jason promised that he might be able to arrange something, at least I could skip the otherwise mandatory classes that are part of the training - I practice with him daily anyway so it makes sense. I'm not looking forward to a month without weekends off, or working 12 hour days - but if that's the only way to get the teacher training done now and not in a year's time, then that's what it will have to be.

Posted by kolibri at 21 March 21:43, 2006
Comments
# 1 - Julie Desjardins (on March 22, 2006 04:20 PM):

Hope you get it!

I am myself planning on taking a 100-hour teacher training course in July, and to do this I will have to request one week off with no pay, AND I would be out of the office for 4 weeks over a 6 or 5-week period (going to Europe for two weeks at the end of June and early July to be with Dutchboy before we come back to Canada together for his official move).

Hope you can work it out... and hope I can do the same! ;)


# 2 - kolibri [TypeKey Profile Page] (on March 22, 2006 04:40 PM):

Yeah, it's very difficult to get that kind of time off - that's why I was so happy that I could do this in three parts (10 days each)... much easier to get a week off at a time. Unless something like this happens, of course :( I hope you get yours sorted out too.


# 3 - Chu (on March 24, 2006 01:58 AM):

Best of luck with your plans, ladies!


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