Employers who understand

[stabow]

My boss is very flexible she lets me off to hunting just about anytime I want to go but we have been married for 36 years. Lol

[Keith Zimmerman]

As a care salesman it's tough to get time off.  Customers don't understand when you tell them you have a day off.  Or they call and ask what time you leave, and you say 5 to go to my daughters soccer game.  They show up at 455 every time.  Vacation days are the same.  Tough to schedule them because of car shows, special events, etc.  When you do take vacation, you lose money because other salesman take your deals because customers don't tell them they are working with you.  Customers are clueless as to how it works.  Its a tough life.

[Craig]

Never work for the USPS. They will always mess up something for you. It took me 17 years to get the 1st day of gun season off. So I started Traditional archery and was getting off in Oct. Guys would see me getting what I wanted and they started to take off then so I couldn't get off. Just to mess up your life. But now I have the upper hand I retired last year. I do what I want to do and when I want to do it.

[Chuck Janssen]

I have been fortunate in the past on my job. Been able to take the month of September off and be in the arctic, then come home and be able to take time for bow and rifle season. Trade off is work all summer so everyone else can take off. Boss just quit, so will be interesting who and what the next boss will be like. Getting closer to the retirement. But no complaints now.

[frassettor]

Originally posted by Cyclic-Rivers:


If I need time off and have to fight it, I will win. I just hate fighting for something that shouldn't need fighting for.

I feel your pain 110%!!!!!!!!!!

[mcgroundstalker]

I kinda think my boss could care less about hunting and what I do on my time off from work... I've never been denied leave, just give 110% when I am there... That works for me.

... mike ...

[Burnsie]

What you do on your time off should be of no concern to an employer.  Request the time off,  get it approved and go do what you have planned:  hunt,  play tiddley winks, sleep...whatever.
Pretty much all the places I've worked it was pretty cut and dry - So many people were allowed to schedule off on any given day,  if the day was open and you requested it,  you got it.
I've also found that if you treat the employer like you would want to be treated if you were the owner/boss,  they are more willing to work with you when things come up.  
Calling in sick is one of my pet peeves,  sick days are for being sick.  I've never called in a bogus sick day my entire life, since I was a teenager with my first job until now 35 years later.  If I called in sick,  I had my head in the toilet or something serious going on,  and I can count those days on my two hands.  A lot of the bogus stuff is what sours employers on being understanding.

[Goshawkin]

I've been working for the same guy in logging/landclearing going on 22 years now. He's a hunter too. We keep a 223 by our firewood processor at our yard in case we see any coyotes! I've probably shot at least 1/2 a dozen "on the clock" LOL!!!
He takes off two weeks right around Thanksgiving to hunt at his place in New York. I get that off,plus 3 more weeks to use when ever I want.He'll let me start early or stay late whenever I want ,to free up time another day to hunt. I'll work sundays to get a day off during the week(no Sunday hunting here)For turkey hunting,I'll hunt the morning(can only hunt until noon here anyway) and then work late to make up the time.He doesn't care as long as the job is done when it's suposed to be.I'm a falconer also and having a schedule like that works great for hunting with my birds too.

[Plumber]

I am high an tight at work when hunting season comes.they leave me alone

[huronhunter]

I have a great boss . Its never a problem taking time off or if I'm late do to a morning tracking job. He even asks' if I need help!
I would do the same for him.

[Sam McMichael]

Most of my bosses (with a couple of exceptions) did not hunt and if overtime was needed did not care about employee plans. Fortunately, I am now semi-retired and have much more free time.  If you have an understanding boss, you are lucky.

[Tom]

My current boss is anti but I just go quietly about the fall and don't talk to her about it. If someone makes strong comments about hunting I just ignore them as ignorant and still eat alot of deer regardless.

[doug77]

As long as I get my 40 hours in they don't care, so in the fall I work some 11 - 12 hour days and usually done work by noon on thursday, and I can bank up to 80 hours plus my vacation time. Come on november.


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