When you're off, you're off. Period end of sentence.

Jan 14, 2022
11:43:59am

VACOUGFAN Truly Addicted User

PTO is supposed to be used to recharge IMO. You can't recharge if you're still taking part in the day to day bullyewt that you're trying to get away from for a short period of time.

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While on PTO, does your company expect you to still call in for staff meetings/ group meetings?

Texas Hammer Amazon’s favorite customer

1/14/22 11:35am

Sounds pretty messed up

Vincent's Picks

1/14/22 11:38am

Was it a personal invitation, or just a mass group invitation, maybe he didn't

BYUFootballisBack

1/14/22 11:38am

Personal. When I didn’t join, he called me directly from Teams to invite me to join.

Texas Hammer

1/14/22 11:40am

Barf

BYUFootballisBack

1/14/22 11:43am

Is he a bad person?

NacoCoug

1/14/22 11:44am

He’s actually a pretty good boss. I rarely speak with him one-on-one. He pretty much lets me do my thing.

Texas Hammer

1/14/22 11:48am

No. That sounds like a terrible culture.

Skeptical Optimist

1/14/22 11:38am

No way. Your boss seems like a twit.

NacoCoug

1/14/22 11:39am

He has poor judgement and lacks a backbone.

Q-grr

1/14/22 12:38pm

Yeah... that's not a healthy company culture IMO

letthewookieewin

1/14/22 11:39am

When you're off, you're off. Period end of sentence.

VACOUGFAN

1/14/22 11:43am

RE: When you're off, you're off. Period end of sentence.

Baron

1/14/22 11:44am

I've heard PTO referred to as Pretend Time Off in my company

Captain Stubing

1/14/22 11:44am

That's likely a violation of policy. I usually have to work on PTO because of my role but work that

Baron

1/14/22 11:44am

Somewhere in between. People call in sometimes to important meetings (not mere

RGGeemer

1/14/22 11:45am

Not normal. Not healthy. Needs to be called out and corrected.

shoganai

1/14/22 11:46am

I don't believe legally you're required to use PTO as an exempt employee if

whirl

1/14/22 11:49am

I think it depends on the state

BYUFootballisBack

1/14/22 11:52am

Depends on the policy.

cracka

1/14/22 12:24pm

Absolutely not. I've told my team I expect nothing while they're gone.

mottman

1/14/22 11:58am

I tell my guys the exact same thing.

VACOUGFAN

1/14/22 2:47pm

that is messed up and archaic. Good luck finding and retaining talent with a cu

Mayor of Cougartown

1/14/22 12:06pm

That shouldn’t be normal, but depending on the role is more/less common

SurreyDad

1/14/22 12:08pm

Nope, dealbreaker

PortlandCoug

1/14/22 12:15pm

That is completely inappropriate. You should definitely subtract out the time

BLT-Coug

1/14/22 12:33pm

Yeah that's messed up. I would respond to my bosses thank you email and let him know that it was BS and you won't be

supertux

1/14/22 12:37pm

You better use some good tact while doing it. Your company has turned into one

Q-grr

1/14/22 12:43pm

Sounds like a culture developed from a fear of getting laid off. A group should

Q-grr

1/14/22 12:37pm

Definitely something HR should be handling for the company as a whole.

ochobeeguy

1/14/22 1:02pm

If I were in your situation, I would simply let them know I was going to be some

BYU Grounds

1/14/22 12:41pm

Your boss is clueless

WDaddy

1/14/22 12:48pm

Feels like the new culture is to try to prove your worth by being available 24/7

ochobeeguy

1/14/22 12:57pm

That's a lame reason to come off of PTO. I have to call in at times on PTO

tevye

1/14/22 1:40pm

my company WANTS me to not work but the reality is that I rarely have anyone

fattycoug

1/14/22 3:26pm

Boooo! No way. There's a reason for the TO in PTO. It's not out-of-the-office-but-on-the-clock.

BlooGeek

1/14/22 4:25pm

When I was billing hours at a law firm yes, now that I’m in the house generally no

JOPE

1/14/22 5:15pm

Is Lynn ok with this arrangement?

BlooGeek

1/14/22 5:25pm

That's BS

Mitty

1/15/22 7:59pm

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