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File it in the rumor box for now, but remember last year, when AT&T restricted vacation time during the iPhone launch window?  It appears that it’s happening again.  The team at Boy Genius Report have stumbled onto a leaked internal e-mail stating that no vacations are to be taken between June 15th and July 12th, due to an “exciting product launch.”  Sound familiar?

The e-mail goes on to refer to a “heavy selling period” and an “exciting summer promotional launch.”  It could be coincidental, however considering the only time AT&T has done this was last year at the iPhone launch, we are certainly suspicious.

Click below for the full e-mail to AT&T employees.

AT&T Mobility

Vacation Schedules

To: All Employees

Last year at this time we asked that all vacations be scheduled before June 15 or after July 15, to ensure adequate store staffing and to give everyone an equal opportunity to benefit from an exciting product launch.  Thanks to your hard work, we experienced excellent sales during the mid-summer period.  This year, the numbers you produced in 2007 will be hard to beat; but as a business, we must rise to the challenge, and make every effort to exceed last year’s sales results.  Your management team is counting on you!

We’ll meet the challenge “head-on” by providing an exciting Summer Promotional Launch to enable your sales to soar.  We again anticipate heavier than normal customer traffic in our stores, providing an excellent earning opportunity for every front line retail sales consultant (RSC) in company owned retail stores.

To ensure proper staffing during this period, Sales personnel planning to take approved time off are encouraged to schedule their vacations before June 15 or after July 12 to participate in the heavy selling period

Previously approved vacation will be allowed where voluntary rescheduling is not feasible

No additional vacation will be approved for 6/15 – 7/12

If customer traffic is manageable, there may be an opportunity to approve vacation toward the end of the period.  Managers will communicate updates as they become available.

[via Boy Genius Report]

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