An annual-leave calendar hack promised nine days off for just three leave days in October

A Twitter post breaks down exactly which three workdays to book off for a nine-day October break — then a reply weighs in.

Translated by Klore · Published Sep 16, 2026

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Office workers, if you've got 3 leave days left, use them in October.직장인들 연차 3개 남아있으면 10월에 쓰세요

Just take Oct 6, 7, and 8 off—10월 6·7·8일 딱 3일 쓰면

and you get 9 straight days off, from Oct 3 to 11.10월 3일부터 11일까지 9일 쉼

The sweet spot where 3 leave days turn into 9 days off.연차 3개가 9일 되는 구간

Still got one shot at it left this year lol올해 아직 한 번 남아있음ㅋㅋ

You've never actually worked at a company, have you너 회사안다녀봤지

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The October 2026 calendar, Oct 3–11 circled in red.

(사진: 2026년 10월 달력에서 3일부터 11일까지 강조된 모습)

💡 Why does that reply sting?

In many Korean offices, stacking leave onto a holiday bridge means reading your boss's face first; the reply's point isn't that the math is wrong, it's that anyone who's actually held a desk job knows the request would never fly.vs. the US: like being told the July 4th PTO bridge is easy — the calendar allows it, the manager doesn't.Klore note

💡 Why the year-end urgency about leave?

Korean workers get a set number of annual leave days that often can't roll over into the next year, so every fall triggers a scramble to burn what's left before it disappears.vs. much of the EU: where unused leave typically carries over, fueling this uniquely Korean ritual of calendar-optimizing before the reset.Klore note

What Koreans said

10 top comments on the original thread, translated

86 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
If you actually take it like that, your boss will side-eye you so hard.
저렇게쓰면 상사가 이놈! 거림
67 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
You can totally take it. Just tell me now if you're planning to.
써도 됨. 근데 쓰려면 지금 말해줘
42 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
Even my dad, who's a manager, feels awkward taking leave like that. No way a junior employee pulls it off.
과장인 우리 아버지도 저렇게 쓰는게 눈치 보이신다는데 젊은 신참이 잘도 쓰겠다

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34 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
Come back from vacation and find your desk gone, huh?
갔다오면 책상 없어져있고?
12 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
Just tell your boss and take it. Does everyone here work at some hellhole company?
말하고 쓰면 되는데 다들 블랙기업만 다니나?
11 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
How many companies out there actually let you take leave like that though.
저런거 쓸수있는 회사가 몇이나 될까
10 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
Depending on the company, they might actually push you to take it, since partner companies are also slow around those days.
회사 분위기에따라 오히려 쓰라고 하는경우도 있다 왜냐면 저런날은 어차피 협업하는회사쪽도 휴가가는사람이 많아서 일이 한가해지지
10 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
Why are these comments so grim... how many people work at toxic companies? Nowadays companies literally email you to use your leave so they don't have to pay it out.
댓글들 왜이래 얼마나 블랙들에 대인거야… 요새는 휴가 안쓰면 돈주는게 싫어서 연차쓰라고 재촉 메일꺼지 오는데
8 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
My company scheduled mandatory overtime on the 3rd, 5th, and 9th. Yay, so fun.
우리 희사는 3 5 9일 전부 특근이다 야 신난다
8 upvotes on the original thread
Anon· on the original thread
I actually did that, took three days straight. Had 12.5 leave days left with less than 3 months in the year, stared down my boss and he approved it.
난 저거 3일 연속으로 썻음 이번년도 3개월 좀 안되게 남았는데 남은 연차가 12.5일 남아서 결재 올리고서 상사 쳐다보니 승인해줌

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