Howdy folks,
This will not be a vent or rant, I just wanted to get your take and advice how to handle this gem. We had to submit our requested summer vacation dates, in relation to our child, to the CP by February 1. We received confirmation that these dates were fine. Almost three months later we received an email stating that right smack dab in the middle of our two week vacation we had to drop off the child on a Friday afternoon so the child could write an exam on the Saturday and that we could pick up the child on Sunday morning. When asked where this exam was, time of exam and duration, we received a terse reply that since we did not pay for the lessons we did not need to know any more of the details other than what was provided in the email.
A little investigation on our part revealed that the cutoff time to register the child for this exam was February 2, that another date could have been be scheduled a few months later and that the duration of the exam was- wait for it - one hour. So essentially we lose two days in the middle of our vacation for a one hour exam. It also happens to be the child's birthday weekend - no doubt the reason for the two day over run for a one hour exam.
To be fair, I give the CP the benefit of doubt that they did not intentionally book the exam after seeing our requested dates but do think they intentionally did not inform us until a much later date to maximize the grief it would cause.
Our plans were ruined.
This is now the second year in a row that our summer vacations have been interrupted by the CP.
Question is: Should not the CP have informed us immediately of the conflicting scheduling dates and at least given us the opportunity to shift our dates?
What are our options?
BTW, option of dropping off and picking up child for exam has not been made open to us.
This will not be a vent or rant, I just wanted to get your take and advice how to handle this gem. We had to submit our requested summer vacation dates, in relation to our child, to the CP by February 1. We received confirmation that these dates were fine. Almost three months later we received an email stating that right smack dab in the middle of our two week vacation we had to drop off the child on a Friday afternoon so the child could write an exam on the Saturday and that we could pick up the child on Sunday morning. When asked where this exam was, time of exam and duration, we received a terse reply that since we did not pay for the lessons we did not need to know any more of the details other than what was provided in the email.
A little investigation on our part revealed that the cutoff time to register the child for this exam was February 2, that another date could have been be scheduled a few months later and that the duration of the exam was- wait for it - one hour. So essentially we lose two days in the middle of our vacation for a one hour exam. It also happens to be the child's birthday weekend - no doubt the reason for the two day over run for a one hour exam.
To be fair, I give the CP the benefit of doubt that they did not intentionally book the exam after seeing our requested dates but do think they intentionally did not inform us until a much later date to maximize the grief it would cause.
Our plans were ruined.
This is now the second year in a row that our summer vacations have been interrupted by the CP.
Question is: Should not the CP have informed us immediately of the conflicting scheduling dates and at least given us the opportunity to shift our dates?
What are our options?
BTW, option of dropping off and picking up child for exam has not been made open to us.
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