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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/vw-beds on 2025-06-06 11:10:41+00:00.

I think it’s safe to post this now as the relevant company no longer exists.

A few years ago my job was on a 8 year contract that was nearing its end. I was looking at redundancy and rather than apply for another job I worked out I was financially better off waiting for HRs axe to fall and take the payoff.

My boss however made other plans, started taking time off and then left. Admin tasks were being ignored and gradually the offices were becoming empty as people left.

I had a lot of annual leave entitlement banked and decided to book a holiday as redundancy was likely still months away and I used the HR system to book 2 weeks. I informed anyone who would listen, put in the calendar etc. of course as my boss was now absent, nobody actually approved my leave in the system.

I enjoyed my time off and came back to work and all was ok.

As we approached the final weeks of the contract I had to tidy up loose ends and asked HR about final payments including any unused holiday entitlement.

What I got back was a snide dig about how I hadn’t properly managed my account as I had unapproved leave requests open that needed to be closed. This was the request for the leave I’d already taken…

So I did what I was told and cancelled the request, adding another 10 days back into my banked leave allowance, which the HR dept then had to pay me for during redundancy. Thank you very much for the time off and the extra cash.