SMERCH.
So kids, I have a little situational quandary for you.
I'm currently planning a little adventure to NYC in December to go see Stephen Merchant live at the Town Hall theater. I've already got the tickets for the show proper, and I'm currently planning to double up on a fairly reasonable hotel with an internet buddy. The whole deal is so neatly situated in the bleeding heart of New York that it would be well worth it to stay two nights so we can spend at least part of the day wandering around seeing sights before the show. It's all very exciting.
The only problem is that the show is on December 20th, smack dab in the middle of Hell Week for a retail monkey like me. This period is firmly blacked out in terms of requesting time off.
Now, I've worked at this place steadily for at least 6-7 years, and they know my diligent habits, and tendencies to not call out unless there's something really serious afoot. But they are terribly anal about the Great Christmas Retail Season, so even though I've been a good little worker bee, I couldn't just roll up and ask for three days off in Hell Week right off the cuff. What I really need in this situation is an EXCUSE. I need a grand, arcane tale of some unalterable situation that spans the dates of December 19th through 21st that they couldn't say no to. Currently I'm considering a madcap story about my relatives from Italy coming over for Christmas and some sort of associated family reunion, or the like. Basically, I just need something far enough in advance to give my work enough time to prepare, so they aren't left hanging, but of enough portent to let them know that this is set in stone, and cannot be changed.
Any ideas? Comments? Cries to stop this madness before it's too late?
I'm currently planning a little adventure to NYC in December to go see Stephen Merchant live at the Town Hall theater. I've already got the tickets for the show proper, and I'm currently planning to double up on a fairly reasonable hotel with an internet buddy. The whole deal is so neatly situated in the bleeding heart of New York that it would be well worth it to stay two nights so we can spend at least part of the day wandering around seeing sights before the show. It's all very exciting.
The only problem is that the show is on December 20th, smack dab in the middle of Hell Week for a retail monkey like me. This period is firmly blacked out in terms of requesting time off.
Now, I've worked at this place steadily for at least 6-7 years, and they know my diligent habits, and tendencies to not call out unless there's something really serious afoot. But they are terribly anal about the Great Christmas Retail Season, so even though I've been a good little worker bee, I couldn't just roll up and ask for three days off in Hell Week right off the cuff. What I really need in this situation is an EXCUSE. I need a grand, arcane tale of some unalterable situation that spans the dates of December 19th through 21st that they couldn't say no to. Currently I'm considering a madcap story about my relatives from Italy coming over for Christmas and some sort of associated family reunion, or the like. Basically, I just need something far enough in advance to give my work enough time to prepare, so they aren't left hanging, but of enough portent to let them know that this is set in stone, and cannot be changed.
Any ideas? Comments? Cries to stop this madness before it's too late?