Is it acceptable to request to leave an hour early during an internship? #InternshipEtiquette #TimeOffRequest
I have an internship starting soon and need to catch a flight right after work an hour later. Can I ask to leave early without raising red flags? #FlightSchedule #WorkFlexibility
### Planning Travel Around Internship Hours
– Need to leave an hour early for a flight
– Concerned about asking for time off before internship starts
### Asking for Permission to Leave Early
– Will leaving early be acceptable?
– Looking for advice on requesting time off
### Ensuring Professionalism
– Avoiding red flags when requesting time off
– Worried about how to ask for early leave at internship
Asking for an hour 1 month in advance is not a red flag.
Wait till you start and it’s 2 weeks before the date
It’s not a big deal. We’re adults now, it’s not like school where you need a doctors note to show up an hour late.
Your manager is a person too, with a life. They’ll understand.
Yes, this is fine. Any company that gives you grief, you wouldn’t want to work there anyway.
It’s absolutely fine… Sometimes I come earlier if I want to leave earlier or stay longer another day. Just ask your manager for permission.
Don’t ask now, ask 1-2 weeks before the flight.
It’s ok. Give a heads up in advance and you should be fine.
Yes, most definitely. In fact. make sure you give yourself ample time to get to the airport. Meaning, don’t just ask to leave that hour early. At least two so you can account for traffic, forgetting something at home and needing to get it.
Red flag if they give you any pushback.
You can just ask one week before. I did this last year, I asked for half day off and then work from home in the evening.
It’s fine to ask for something like this. There’s always a slim chance they’ll say no.
Ask 2 weeks before the flight and offer to come in an hour early that day. Shouldn’t be a big deal. A lot of companies let you set your own hours so long as you work 8 and are on during core hours (10-3). For example, my company lets met come in 7-3, or 9-5, or 8-4, or anything in between.
Just leave an hour early that day. No sane place cares.
Do you even know if the company has a 9 to 5 policy?
One time? Nah, that’s fine.
Yeah why not?
When I did my internship, I lived 5 hours from home. I asked my manager if I could leave early as long as I put in 40 hours, and got an easy/quick “of course”. Every Friday I’d leave super early so I could drive back home for the weekend. Most people are understanding and reasonable. They, too, have their own plans and accommodations.
Just work an extra hour in the morning to make up for it
The point of internship is to learn how to communicate with people in work setting. Simply discuss the schedule with manager, not random internet strangers.
Just leave an hour early as it won’t be a big deal. But if it does bother you, you can always show up an hour early to compensate. Or make up the hour the previous or next day.
It’s ok but consider the others who are not doing that. That’s maybe who will be seen as more trustworthy or something
Not my personal opinion but I know how petty managers can be
You are MASSIVELY over thinking this. Simply leave the office when you need to leave. Done. No one gives a shit.
The only wierd thing would be emailing a manager you never met about leaving an hour early a month from now.