'I quit': Employee quits after being denied a single day of leave to spend with visiting parents over Christmas

Imagine wanting a single day to spend with your visiting relatives over the holiday period and being told that it's not an option. Unfortunately, it's a reality that many employees face, particularly in sectors like retail, which also happen to be experiencing pumping trade at this time of year, and can't afford to have a single staff member away—primarily due to the appallingly low staffing levels they keep. They regard their authority in this situation to be absolute and—to be fair, it often is. That's probably why this manager was so shocked when their worker quit after being refused the chance to take a single day of leave in order to spend time with their visiting parents over Christmas. 

The worker shared their experience with a popular online workplace community, sparking voracious discussion around the topic of leave during the holidays and the reluctance of some employers to allow it.