As Homecoming comes closer and closer, kids are scrambling to get day off of work in order to attend. Though this will not be reality for many.

Manager of Belfonte’s Carwash Stephen Outlaw is one of many individuals that have to decide between the large number of employees who will get their work day off in order to attend their high school homecoming.

“Everyone is trying to take off this weekend,” said Outlaw.

Getting time off is not a given, so when someone asks for a day off their explanation is looked at by all managers then decided if that is good enough or not.

“Cody ,the other site manager, will look at who has asked for time off and asses the situation. Not everyone can be off on the same day. It will most likely be a roulette,” said Outlaw.

Workers can only take so much work off, so when situations arise the amount of time they have previously taken off is especially looked at in consideration. If someone takes adequate work off it can end up with them losing their jobs in the process.

“Typically an employee can take up to two weeks off but i’ve had people take a month off. But when they come back they do not really have a job,” said Outlaw.

Senior Caleb Wright sees the chaos that has erupted since his coworkers are all trying to get work off, but the workplace can not be left empty during a work day.

“It depends on if we are short staffed or have too many people scheduled,” said Wright.

A person can not ask for work off the day before, for the managers have to plan who else needs to be notified to work.

“They have to give the manager a week’s notice,” said Wright.

Junior Kallee Peters and her fellow coworkers requested time off in order to go homecoming, but many did not get that time off. However, that did not stop them from going to the dance.

“Alot requested time off, but got denied. Usually though they will still go to homecoming,” said Peters.

Her mentality was the same as those who got denied, for if she did not get time off Peters would still have gone to homecoming.

“My plans would not have changed I would have gone to homecoming,“ said Peters.

Homecoming is not only hectic for high school students, but even more so for those in the workplace. Whether or not they win the day off leaves them on edge, and wondering what their Saturday night is going to be spent at a dance or working behind a counter.