Graduate Research Assistant taking spring break off??

virions
Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:01:07 +0000

9 days is a really long time to take off. It wouldn’t be completely out of line to ask well in advance, but it completely depends on your PI. I would recommend working even more than you are now in the time leading up to that vacation, if you’re able to take it.

Even the “national holidays” shouldn’t really be treated as days which you are guaranteed to have off. Many grad students have enough flexibility to take a day off now and then, making up the time when they can. Ask your lab-mates. But again, I think 9 days would be really hard to justify if this isn’t your wedding and honeymoon or something.