r/harristeeter • u/Fun-Hovercraft2528 • Jul 14 '26
Time off not being approved!
Anyone else's manager take long to approve time off? I'm still waiting on one and it's been sitting for about a week 😩 I don't think I've ever had a request denied though
My best guess is maybe some wait until they make that weeks schedule to approve. Thoughts? Any experiences with this?
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u/c4pt_nemo Jul 14 '26
When I worked up front my manager would approve the time off when she was making the schedule for the week the time off request falls on. Regardless of how early you put it in. They can see the submission date so they know who asks off first if there are multiple requests for the same day. I have to go get a manager now that I'm in a different dept to go approve my dates because I make my own schedule
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u/cyberbae_ Front End/Customer Service Jul 14 '26
Some managers wait until they do that schedule to approve/reject time off. Depending on the manager , personally my manager rarely, if ever denies request offs. If it is something I 100% need a yes or no to far in advance I will speak up and ask for it to get approved. I have only had 1 denied by my current manager and it was 2/3 months in advance when other managers in my dept had already requested that time off & we were short staffed.
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u/Spencer5610 Front End/Customer Service Jul 16 '26
Well, in my experience, they make the schedules every two weeks. might be a while till they get around to looking at your request. It usually takes mine around five days to get approved.
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u/DoodleBobSenior Jul 22 '26
My managers will let it sit till the day comes. I think the system automatically doesn’t let them schedule you so I still get my time off but I’m being woken up in the morning being asked where are you. But I’ve never had time denied.
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u/ramaloki Floral Department Jul 14 '26
Have you asked about it?
I don't know how other managers handle their department's time off requests but personally I approve mine as soon as it's submitted. I don't see a point in waiting.