“Prefer not to work” tells WORKOFO that you would rather not work on a

  selected day. It is a preference, not a guaranteed day off.


  1. Open the relevant work schedule before optimization.

  2. Select the Availability only view.

  3. Click your name and the required date.

  4. Select Prefer not to work.

  5. Wait for the green success message.

  6. Confirm that the preference remains visible after refreshing the page.


WORKOFO will try to respect the preference during optimization, but staffing and other scheduling requirements may take priority. If you cannot work that day, use Not available instead.


If the preference is missing after refreshing, it was not successfully saved. Try again and, if the issue continues, contact support with the approximate submission time, device/application used, and a screenshot.