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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/One_Prune_6882 on 2026-06-01 12:38:52+00:00.

Today is the first day of my annual leave. Each year I take annual leave at the same time each year for the same amount of time each year to go see my wife’s family. This is common knowledge around the office and has been routine for the past 5 years.

Today is the first day of my annual leave and I receive an email from the HR lady asking me to come into the office for a meeting about my excessive use of personal leave this year.

Only other time I took time off this year was bereavement leave because my grandmother died after a series of large strokes and I had to be present at the hospital because I had medical power of attorney and because it’s my family.

Now instead of using my regular leave to take my annual trip to see my partners family I’ll be using all my time to handle the complex estate my grandmother left behind.

This email from HR really upset me and I’ve decided when my leave ends I’m going to hand in my resignation.

Fingers crossed I can find a job asap.

(Worth noting this is just the straw that broke the camels back realistically I should have quit a year and a half ago)