Days off on College Program

[Stitch1404]

For anyone who has done the CP, is it possible to get a couple of days off ever? I am looking into doing it and I was just wondering if you can request days off. Thanks!

 

[teh fish]

you can always request...just never know if you get it. You can always call in though.

 

[Joanna71985]

If there are days that you will know that you want off (ex. birthday), request them WAY in advance.

 

[Stitch1404]

Can you ever get like 3-4 days off in a row?

 

[Joanna71985]

You can try requesting Friday-Monday off. But there's no guarantees, and that would be 2 weeks worth of days off.

 

[Feigned]

And in requesting days off (like if you knew you had family coming to visit or something) way in advance, does it count against you or anything?

 

[Joanna71985]

I don't think so. I had requested my birthday and days off for my family well in advanced. I got my birthday off, and i got 2 of the 3 days off I had asked for family. It all depends.

 

[Feigned]

I remember reading somewhere about getting reprimands for calling out. Is that something completely different? Like calling out the day of work, instead of asking for a day off before the schedules far in advance have been made? I hope you understand what I mean? I remember something about a point system or something, but I didn't really know how it all worked.

 

[Joanna71985]

Yes. Calling out of work is totally different then requesting days off. There is a point system for how many times you call out. After a certain amount you start getting reprimands. If you get a certain amount of those, then you will get terminated. So you have to be careful. I never called in because I was afraid of getting in trouble (I did request early shift releases, which I got a lot of ).

 

[Horizons16]

you also get points for clocking in early and late....

 

[Feigned]

Thanks Joanna for the explanation!

You get points for clocking in early? Do you mean like way early or even just a few minutes early? Like I could understood if they didn't want people to try to take advantage and get extra pay, but I usually like to be like 2-5 minutes early for work.

 

[Horizons16]

there is a 15 minute window on both ends. Say you work at 13:00 you can clock in at 12:45. you work until 20:00, you have until 20:15. After that its a point.

Its a half of a point on each end. If i remember correctlly

 

[Feigned]

Oh alright, that's not too bad. I probably wouldn't clock in earlier than 15 minutes before my shift anyway. Thanks!

 

[dizprincess717]

My fiance is coming home (he's a Marine) and I requested a Friday and Saturday off. Then I'm going to call in Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (if you call in sick 3 days in a row it's only 1 point) so I get 5 days total. It's all about working the system.

Plus, points clear after 30 days. Therefore, according the the calander schedule I have worked out, I can take off most weekends the last month I'm here and never have to worry about getting termed. Play the system new CPs, play the system!

 

[dizprincess717]

there is a 15 minute window on both ends. Say you work at 13:00 you can clock in at 12:45. you work until 20:00, you have until 20:15. After that its a point.

Its a half of a point on each end. If i remember correctlly

Here's another example of the system: If you're late, don't be like 1/2 hour late. You get up to 2 hours after your scheduled start time to be considered late and get 1/2 point. If you're going to be late, be 2 hours late.

It took me about 2 weeks before I realized all this. Thank goodness I do now. And thank goodness I have to coolest coordinators and managers at Frontierland. I <3 Splash.

 

[stal]

How far in advance do you find out if you have got the day you requested off??