"Can you put me down for these days? Nobody else is off." Ask, but don't leave room for reason to deny the time requested. Pretty simple, IMO.
I'd always go with courtesy first. Every workplace environment is different, but there are definitely some bosses that would not respond well to being told when their employee won't be in. Why give someone that can fire you a reason to feel disrespected?
I'd always go with courtesy first. Every workplace environment is different, but there are definitely some bosses that would not respond well to being told when their employee won't be in. Why give someone that can fire you a reason to feel disrespected?