taking holidays at work

[jibjab]

hi, i work as a graphic designer - anyway my colleague broke his colllarbone and is off for 6 weeks, he is a close friend of mine. I had 2 weeks booked off at the end of June and have still got 6 days to take before September - (our boss is implamenting a new system and whoever hasnt taken their holidays by september loses what they have left)

I now feel really bad about being at home doing nothing for 2 weeks just making sure i get my holidays while the guys in the studio suffer.

The thing is I have new holidays in September of which i was hoping to take 2 weeks immediately to go to Ibiza - but although im perfectly entitled to all this time off I feel like , because we are short staffed and I am cramming in 4 weeks off work into such a short space of time that he will feel i am taking the p1ss.

I just wanted anyone elses views / opinions on what I should do. Should i just take the 2 weeks and ask for another 2 weeks in september or go in and ask to swap the 2 weeks in June for 2 weeks in September

I also feel like i worry too much, which may come accross in this question : )

[crusty4rich]

To be honest it is really a matter of personal opionion but I would take the holiday that you are owed and the one in september if that is when you want to go away. It is too easy to get dragged into working too hard.