A woman has slammed parents who believe they should get priority when requesting annual leave for holidays because of their children's school holiday schedules. <\/p>\n
TikTok star Callie, @_cal_cifer, never shies away from speaking up for child-free adults, and had previously posted a video in which she talked about a confrontation she'd had at work. Despite having booked her days off in advance, at the last minute her boss asked if she could switch the days when a colleague with children wanted to take them off – but Callie had planned her trip and refused, prompting them to get confrontational because she didn't have kids herself. <\/p>\n
In a reply to the video, one commenter wrote: "In fairness, when it comes to school holidays (like the week of spring break) ideally parents would be given priority. But other than that!"<\/p>\n
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However, Callie was having none of it. In a follow-up video she hit back: "No! No! You do not get priority because you chose to have kids. If the week of spring break for your kids' school is so important to you because you're planning a family trip, you need to show initiative and take that time off. If somebody else you work with happens to ask off for those days first, I'm sorry but I guess you're s**t out of luck. "<\/p>\n
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In the comments, parents were quick to agree with Callie that prepping ahead can help guarantee you get the days off you need, whether you have children or not. One person wrote: "I'm a parent and I think this is for everyone. I plan trips 9-18 months in advance and take time off. People always get annoyed that I request it so early."<\/p>\n
Another added: "I'm a Mom! Always plan ahead…. I believe the school has a calendar out at the beginning of the school year so you know what days to take."<\/p>\n
A third commented: "Kids or no kids, I think employees should take turns working holidays."<\/p>\n
Parents can get caught between a rock and a hard place in the UK, as you're tied to school holiday dates but this can also mean sky-high prices. For those who decide to travel outside of the peak seasons, they could be risking a fine for taking their kids out of school. <\/p>\n
Earlier this year, one mum told the Daily Star that she takes her kids out of school because she doesn't care about the unfair fines. Mum-of-two Helen Walker, from North Lincolnshire, argued that schools should be more "flexible". <\/p>\n
Helen told the Daily Star: "We've taken them out last year to New York to celebrate their dad's 40th birthday which fell in term time. We're also taking them out in July to go on a Norwegian fjords cruise as it's our 15th wedding anniversary. Other times we've staggered a holiday partly into May half term and partly not due to cost and going with other people. My son is year 6 so has completed SATs and the school have said now it's time to have some fun!"<\/p>\n
She says that each holiday costs around \u00a3240 extra in fines, adding that she finds them unfair "especially after Covid when we were expected to have kids at home and were told it wasn't detrimental to them". <\/p>\n