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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does your manager need to know about the volunteer requirement? He needs to know if you can do the job or not. 
You make a plan and say: I will be online x to y with z hours unpaid leave or whatever per month to meet my family’s needs. You owe your boss a workable plan you can stick to but not all the details of your life. Don’t get sucked into sharing more info than you need to. 
I say this as a manager myself. I have a 50 people office reporting to me (direct and indirect) I am sympathetic to everyone’s family needs etc. but I do not need or want details. I want them to work with their supervisor on how they will meet the firms needs while not burning out etc. a plan can also be changed within reason and to accommodate short and long term needs.

However a totally different tack it to use this move as a chance to rest, regroup and work on your mental health, anxiety and reconnect with your kids without having the stress of work deadlines. I was taking with a mom who was laid off in restructuring and she took a couple years off with early elem kids in school. Had a couple great summers with them, fixed up their house, planned fun travel, taught herself to cook fancier things and her kids too. [/quote]

He already knows details because I'd asked a few months ago about the possibility of swapping customers with a coworker - me dropping Europe and picking up the Americas or something else. It was originally handled very professionally and in a "here's what I can do and my ideas for solving the world shortage" manner. He didn't go for it, and it led into a conversation of why. He's sympathetic, but he'd rather have someone reliable. I get that.[/quote]

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