https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 14:56:38 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this/page/2#post-2648329 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 20:37:41 +0000 youboots 2648329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The 7th largest gathering in human history I'd let it go <a href="http://www.fox32chicago.com/%20/215601786-story" rel="nofollow">http://www.fox32chicago.com/%20/215601786-story</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this/page/2#post-2648282 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 18:52:45 +0000 pastemoo 2648282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@macintosh: PS gotta love a gym with daycare! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this/page/2#post-2648280 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 18:43:09 +0000 pastemoo 2648280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@macintosh: I would ask for time off!</p> <p>I wouldn't expect to get it but I would hope for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this/page/2#post-2648270 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 17:31:50 +0000 sapphire 2648270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't tell my manager why I want a day off, just that I want it. I expect that if I have given enough notice (is this the problem here?), and there isn't a schedule conflict, that this will be granted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this/page/2#post-2648265 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 17:09:07 +0000 CakeLady 2648265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In this specific situation I would be ok with it, if my schedule could accommodate it. My grandmother and father were both lifelong Cubs fans, they have both since passed without a Cubs world series, my brother and I are also big fans, so this feels like an incredibly significant occasion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this/page/2#post-2648239 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 15:51:54 +0000 MzPumpkin 2648239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think more importantly its not why she wants it off you should consider. Maybe just respect that she wants a day off. It would do better to support the employee based relationship vs. you deciding that her request is not important enough to you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this/page/2#post-2648130 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 13:00:51 +0000 Silva 2648130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took time off to see Bruce Springsteen in concert and only found out about a week ahead of time that I had tickets. I'd have given even less notice if I had to. It's The Boss.<br /> If it isn't happening all the time then I don't know what else days off are for.</p> <p>We only live once, folks. Something's are too important to miss- and it's not my job to decide what's important for someone else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this/page/2#post-2648127 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 12:55:05 +0000 kes18 2648127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Glad you let her! Yes, I would and I have. Of course, I have PTO so I just use that. But I've called in to go to 2 parades and I've also scheduled PTO for day games (just so I can watch them on TV). And yep, I told my employer why. These things don't come around too often for most places. Generally if you get a set number of PTO, you can do whatever the hell you want with it! Unfortunately, these parades are by default last-minute events.</p> <p>I am also one of those people that will take off the first 2 days of the NCAA tournament every year (thurs and fri) just to each watch at a bar or go to Vegas to watch. But I know those days well in advance. It's just parades or maybe the games themselves since you won't get advance notice they're playing until they pass through certain rounds of the tournaments/playoffs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this/page/2#post-2648106 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 12:20:57 +0000 erinbaderin 2648106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@macintosh: I'm glad you were able to work it out and I bet your nanny really appreciated it. It was probably a good move towards building loyalty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this/page/2#post-2648084 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 11:55:11 +0000 meganmp 2648084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: Bingo. I feel the same way as you do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this/page/2#post-2647987 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 09:24:37 +0000 macintosh 2647987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did end up giving her the day off. I work from home with flexible hours, so I decided to take DS to the gym child care and squeeze in a yoga class :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this/page/2#post-2647983 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 09:22:21 +0000 looch 2647983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way, but just because I hate those kind of crowded events. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this/page/2#post-2647982 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 09:21:46 +0000 Chillybear 2647982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like @2PeasinaPod I'm a huge Phillies fan and when they won in 2008 I took the day off to go to the parade. It was a huge deal in philly at the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this/page/2#post-2647978 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 09:18:33 +0000 rachiecakes 2647978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsKoala: yes! me too, I was happy it was a Saturday because I wasn't working Saturdays back then :)<br /> the month before we had worked for a week on Fever Pitch and felt so close to it &lt;3 good times </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this/page/2#post-2647976 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 09:15:36 +0000 rachiecakes 2647976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YES! This is a big one.. once in a lifetime type thing! </p> <p>but I'm from Boston and sports are kind of our religion around here :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this/page/2#post-2647916 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 07:30:51 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2647916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a big sports fan. But I was a nanny when I was 19 and asked for two days off so I could go to a music festival on the beach with friends. So I understand the sentiment! as an adult now with kids I likely wouldn't do that (and to be fair the concert thing was arranged in advance), but I know as a younger woman I may have been more likely inclined to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this#post-2647869 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 05:28:12 +0000 cam 2647869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does she have a set mumber of personal or vacation days she's entitled to? If so, the reason shouldn't matter and she should be able to take it off unless there's a pre-existing reason why you absolutely need her that day. I never have to tell my boss what I'm planning to do on vacation days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this#post-2647852 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 02:10:00 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2647852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catomd00: agree. It's a personal day that she's entitled to. She really shouldn't have to justify the reason to you. What if it was some other silly reason like to catch up on errands. You still probably wouldn't say no right? </p> <p>I agree in asking if she could make up the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this#post-2647777 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 21:01:01 +0000 catomd00 2647777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Personally, I wouldn't look at the reason why she wants off as the deciding factor. I never tell my boss why I'm taking off, nor does he ask. I see nothing wrong with wanting to celebrate a huge sports event. It's a once in a lifetime thing! But, yeah I don't think it's your place to judge how her husband uses his PTO either. If you need her to work, just say that. If you don't need her but you just don't think she has a good reason for taking off, then let her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this#post-2647770 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 20:53:38 +0000 Mrs. J 2647770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caterw: they just announced the parade today though. They won last night, and the parade might have been Monday, but the team asked for tomorrow. DH's company gave them the day off for it, but we have no one to watch the kids, so we can't go :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this#post-2647687 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 19:41:28 +0000 caterw 2647687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would be peeved too! I don't think it's unreasonable for her to ask off for a sports event if she really enjoys that sort of thing, but I think it's inappropriate to take a personal day with such short notice (especially if she was late today too!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this#post-2647606 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 17:47:15 +0000 mrbee 2647606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't mind her taking the day off, but I would ask if she could make up the day another day this week so that you still get the help you need! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this#post-2647605 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 17:45:04 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 2647605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No especially not if I was a nanny! I rarely take off, waste 9 or 10 sick days every year. I can't imagine doing it if it would affect my employer's work as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this#post-2647594 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 17:04:28 +0000 dolphin 2647594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I think it's a valid reason to take off. My company sent out an email saying that we're closed tomorrow so anyone can celebrate this more than incredible occasion for our team and city! I saw on Facebook a few of my friend's companies did the same. I'm not a big baseball fan (admittedly never watched baseball until the World Series), but this is history! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this#post-2647593 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 17:01:33 +0000 erinbaderin 2647593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was 14 and the Blue Jays won the World Series my mom and my best friend's mom called in sick to work, let us skip school, and took us to the parade. It was awesome and 23 years later I remember it vividly </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this#post-2647583 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:40:42 +0000 LovelyPlum 2647583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: there are going to be SO many sick days tomorrow...and I bet there were today, too!</p> <p>I'd give her off, because I love baseball. I would be very grateful for the time, if I were her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this#post-2647580 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:35:55 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 2647580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll preface this by saying I'm a huge Cubs fan, and it's hard for me to be unbiased since it's the Cubs, but....I totally get where both of you are coming from. I would go to that parade in a heartbeat were the parade not 2000 miles away! That being said, since you're being so nice and letting her go, I would certainly hope she understands this is a unique situation and you won't let her off for non-essential stuff in the future. Still... FLY THE W!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this#post-2647576 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:23:37 +0000 Foodnerd81 2647576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah... my husband flew out to Chicago last weekend just to be there and watch the games in bars in Wrigleyville because he has been waiting his entire life for this. He would take off work. We both stayed up to watch the game (and I'm not a big sports person but his excitement was contagious). </p> <p>If you can spare her I would say yes. I would just be glad she asked ahead of time instead of calling out sick- in guessing there will be a whole lot of sick days tomorrow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this#post-2647568 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:17:03 +0000 periwinklebee 2647568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could care less about baseball, but I *loved* the atmosphere when our local team has won the world series. On the night of the final game, it feels like everyone is coming together and there's just so much excitement and energy in the air, random people actually smile and high five you in the street, and everyone is sharing in something together. It's one of the very few times where it feels like everyone is together as a community. I was super bummed to have to miss the parade for work, I didn't complain and didn't ask off because I knew it wouldn't be feasible, but I was sad about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-take-time-off-for-this#post-2647567 Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:17:03 +0000 winniebee 2647567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me, When the Red Sox won the World Series it was a huge deal. I was in law school but I totally would have taken the day off of work for it. I can't remember if you work. If you do, then no. If you don't work, I would give her the day off. Good will goes a long way and unless you have an appt or something I would just do it. And I wouldn't pay her for the day. As a compromise I might ask her for another day instead. </p>