Every Christmas, I ask for a week off to see my family, and my boss always says no. This year, I sent my request in June. Last week, 4 coworkers got approved.
I didn’t. My boss said I should be a “team player” since I don’t have kids. I smiled and walked away.
Yesterday, he froze when he saw (check link in comment👇) the announcement posted on the company’s internal board: I had accepted a new position at another firm, one that valued balance and respected early planning. The message wasn’t dramatic; it was a simple welcome note from my new employer, congratulating me on joining their team in January. But the timing said everything.
My current boss had assumed I would always pick up the slack, always adjust, always accept being the last one considered. He never imagined that I would choose a different path—one that allowed me the freedom to spend the holidays with my family, something I had quietly longed for each year.
…The story doesn’t end here, it continues on the next page 👇
