She is not entitled to the PTO that he earned. We’ve all heard stories of teachers or nurses coming together to donate their sick days or paid time off to a coworker dealing with an illness, a family loss, or another tragedy that prevents them from working. While some see this story as a testament to coworkers’ …
Seguir leyendo Employee refuses to donate his PTO hours to a coworker who he barely knows: ‘Amy said that not donating is really selfish’
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Company only allows PTO on ‘sick days,’ forcing employees to lie about their time off: ‘That’s basically no PTO with extra steps’
Sometimes you have no choice but to lie. Honesty is usually the best policy, but there’s not always room for it. You’ve probably told a lie at some point and felt like it was your only option. Sometimes we tell lies to spare each other’s feelings. We know that the truth would hurt them, so …
Seguir leyendo Company only allows PTO on ‘sick days,’ forcing employees to lie about their time off: ‘That’s basically no PTO with extra steps’
Manager contacts employee’s personal phone number while she’s on her honeymoon, she feels her boundaries have been violated: ‘I’m not trying to escalate. I just want boundaries respected’
When you’re on vacation, you should not be bothered. This is why it’s called vacation. You get a break from all the little notifications on your phone. It’s for the better. Think about how many times in a day you have to do something you don’t want to do? There are too many to count. …
Seguir leyendo Manager contacts employee’s personal phone number while she’s on her honeymoon, she feels her boundaries have been violated: ‘I’m not trying to escalate. I just want boundaries respected’
Manager messages employee on Facebook on their approved PTO days asking for help with a project: ‘I muted both, marked them as read, and didn’t reply’
When you’re off, you’re off. This is the philosophy that most of us subscribe to when it comes to working. We work so hard and so often that we relish the times when we don’t. We work hard for our paid time off, and we expect not to be bothered while using it. But this …
Seguir leyendo Manager messages employee on Facebook on their approved PTO days asking for help with a project: ‘I muted both, marked them as read, and didn’t reply’
Loyal employee is denied PTO request for their birthday, rewards it instead to employee who asked for it verbally because it’s ‘tradition’: ‘She had multiple weekends off […] but my request was denied’
Nobody likes to have their requests denied. Especially if you’re already making plans. If you put in the time and effort and demonstrate the ability to plan enough to submit a PTO request before you need it, then those requests should always be honored. It’s what PTO is for after all. And in most cases, …
Seguir leyendo Loyal employee is denied PTO request for their birthday, rewards it instead to employee who asked for it verbally because it’s ‘tradition’: ‘She had multiple weekends off […] but my request was denied’
Employee leaves office at 5 PM instead of staying late after his boss denies his PTO requests, gets reprimanded for not being a team player: ‘I’ve been here 4 years and never called out once.’
They take his work for granted every day. Every office has a distinct culture and set of expectations for its employees. Some employers believe that if their employees don’t show up early and leave late every day, they are violating an unwritten rule that requires both. Employees can disagree with such a policy all they …
Seguir leyendo Employee leaves office at 5 PM instead of staying late after his boss denies his PTO requests, gets reprimanded for not being a team player: ‘I’ve been here 4 years and never called out once.’
Healthcare worker can’t take vacation when colleague takes vacation, colleague makes last minute requests every time she takes vacation time: ‘I reviewed the entire calendar… I noticed it’s a pattern’
Few people in the workplace are craftier than a slacker. After all, nobody likes the kind of person who leaves all their work for somebody else to do. It takes practice, skill, and a somewhat ironic amount of effort to avoid doing your job in a way that is successful and does not eventually lead …
Seguir leyendo Healthcare worker can’t take vacation when colleague takes vacation, colleague makes last minute requests every time she takes vacation time: ‘I reviewed the entire calendar… I noticed it’s a pattern’
School superintendent docks teacher’s pay after she took 1 day off to get married before a 3 day weekend: ‘My principal didn’t care and approved my PTO’
She didn’t even have a whole honeymoon. She only took one extra day off! PTO can be such a contentious issue in already contentious workplaces. If your company is functioning well, an employee should be able to take off any days of the year they please with the paid time off they’ve earned. If they’ve …
Seguir leyendo School superintendent docks teacher’s pay after she took 1 day off to get married before a 3 day weekend: ‘My principal didn’t care and approved my PTO’
Company asks employees to donate PTO to their coworkers because the holidays are a season of giving: ‘We need your generosity.’
They’re sounding like a villain in a Christmas movie right now. We’ve all heard the stories of teachers or nurses coming together and donating their sick days or paid time off to a coworker who is dealing with cancer, a loss in the family, or some other tragedy that would prevent them from working. While …
Seguir leyendo Company asks employees to donate PTO to their coworkers because the holidays are a season of giving: ‘We need your generosity.’
Manager forbids use of ‘use it or lose it’ PTO, employee finds loophole to take vacation time: ‘Two hours every morning next week, two hours every afternoon the week after, a random Friday 3 to 5 to watch a plumber’
Sometimes it pays to read the fine print. It is amazing what rules and technicalities can be buried in a contract or handbook that most people never thoroughly read, and often the best time to do so is when somebody who should know better is going against that for their own benefit. In particular, the …
Seguir leyendo Manager forbids use of ‘use it or lose it’ PTO, employee finds loophole to take vacation time: ‘Two hours every morning next week, two hours every afternoon the week after, a random Friday 3 to 5 to watch a plumber’