Woman Asks Coworker to Give Up His Holiday Vacation Because He ‘Doesn’t Have Kids’ The coworker believes that ‘Christmas matters more for families’

 

A man says one of his coworkers asked him to move a trip he had been planning for months so that she and her family could vacation instead.  

In a Reddit post, the man explained that he works "in a small office where we have to book vacations almost a year in advance so everything stays organized."

In January, he asked for two weeks off around Christmas until the end of the year. The request was approved months ago, so he thought he was in the clear — up until last week. 

“My coworker came to me saying she found a ‘dream deal’  for a trip to Asia in December, but the dates overlap exactly with mine," he wrote. "She told me that since I don’t have kids, I should give up the holidays and take time off later because ‘Christmas matters more for families.' "

When the man refused, his coworker went to their manager to complain. 

“Thankfully, my manager supported me, but now she acts like I ruined her once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” the man continued. “Apparently, my well-planned holiday is optional, but her last-minute whim is untouchable.”

People in the comments section of the post also called out the woman's entitled behavior.

“I so hate people who say things like 'since you don’t have kids' and 'Christmas matters more for families' are so irritating. Why is their Xmas more important than yours because they chose to have children? Unbelievable!” one person wrote. 

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“The same applies to entitled parents telling child-free people that they can’t or shouldn’t take vacations during school holidays," another chimed in. "They don’t seem to care if you have a sibling or partner or whatever who is a teacher.” 

People in the comments also pointed out that just because someone doesn't have kids, that doesn't mean they don't have other family they wish to celebrate the holidays with.

“'Christmas matters more for families,’ I hate how they frame it like single childless people aren’t part of their own family. My parents and my sister are my family. I want to spend Christmas with my family too,” someone else added.