This seems like a very honest way to ask. They're just trying to take a day off to have some fun and relax (which is perfectly reasonable). But they're not making up an excuse about being sick, or having a family obligations, they are being clear that it's a low priority bit of fun giving their Boss a chance to say something like "We're going to be swamped today/then, how about Monday when we'll be slow?" I wish more employees/employers could embrace this level of mature honesty.
Go drink in the evening when the company isn’t operating
Edit: so sensitive! I guess I’m the only person here that gets PTO :)
Can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning.
You don't understand the dynamics of proper day drinking. If you drink early you get your hangover in the evening, then have a good sleep and a hangover free day after. Day drinking properly done has definitely its benefits - even for the company.
Why? Why is the company's operation more important than my friends? And why is that company so incompetent I can't take a (contractually agreed upon) day off without endangering its operation?
You're not my manager
..thankfully.
Better get off HN, worker-bee. Your company is trying to operate, and you're not contributing!
I’m happily taking PTO and not running my personal life by my manager for permission to drink.