I know you have been beaten up over this, but this isn't your duty

Jan 25, 2023
7:33:18pm

FiveTen-BuckEighty All-American

But I feel it actually is my duty to the company to make sure PTO is not being abused as just free time away from work during normal work hours.

It isn't your business until someones performance is affected by excessive absence and even then, you would have to tread very lightly with the discussion.

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FiveTen-BuckEighty

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Time

Is it appropriate to ask an employee why they are taking time off?

TheWanderer

1/25/23 6:53pm

It’s not any of your business

Jeff Spicoli

1/25/23 6:54pm

It’s none of your business

CBaass

1/25/23 6:54pm

Lol. It’s not your business, Karen.

WDaddy

1/25/23 6:55pm

Definitely your business, you should pry. Spy if necessary

SJS

1/25/23 6:55pm

Said Dwight Schrute lol

Tmoney1969

1/25/23 7:11pm

Nope. None of your business. I never ask my employees. PTO is quite literally is paid personal time away from work

YIsForBrigham

1/25/23 6:55pm

Uh yeah… none of your business if it’s their PTO. You sound like a lot of fun

Cougar86

1/25/23 6:55pm

Micromanagement

MGM

1/25/23 6:55pm

*microgement.

RalphWiggam

1/25/23 7:09pm

No. It is not. They can volunteer that information, but it is up to them how

BYUtka

1/25/23 6:55pm

If it is PTO none of your business. They’ve earned it, its theirs.

BeyondTheMark

1/25/23 6:55pm

If your company gives your employees paid time off it's none of your business

Sandy Lyle

1/25/23 6:55pm

I'm assuming this is a reverse?

Clark Addison

1/25/23 6:55pm

I don’t think it is your business. They have PTO. They can use it as they wish. Maybe they are taking care of a sick

RalphWiggam

1/25/23 6:55pm

Absolutely not.

BlooCoog

1/25/23 6:56pm

Is this a reverse?

fredetteaboutit13

1/25/23 6:56pm

Has to be. Otherwise, the dude is incredibly prickly

maxpowers

1/25/23 7:17pm

It's a parody account

rcbyufan

1/25/23 7:58pm

I'd bet he is the employee in this story. Not the manager.

JuicyJam

1/25/23 8:07pm

If they want to share great. But it’s their business.

Tim Riggins

1/25/23 6:56pm

Fire the lazy sack

Backcountry

1/25/23 6:56pm

How can your employees emphasize to you that it is in fact none of your business what they use PTO for?

Texas Hammer

1/25/23 6:56pm

I’m reporting you to HR

cougarblue

1/25/23 6:56pm

Haha, no.

JOPE

1/25/23 6:56pm

They are using accrued sick leave or vacation time?

Great38

1/25/23 6:57pm

That is what I was wondering as well

Whip

1/25/23 7:07pm

We have something called PL: Personal Leave. It’s PTO or sick time as needed.

TheWanderer

1/25/23 7:11pm

Then it doesn't matter why they are taking time off, as long as it is approved

cougaman

1/25/23 8:06pm

Since you are paying for it, it is clearly your business. Unpaid time off you should not ask about.

Baron

1/25/23 6:57pm

Tip: make a dupe account on Instagram and follow them to see if they post stories that make it clear they lied.

TCuz

1/25/23 6:57pm

Is it unlimited PTO? If not then what they do during their PTO is their business

MrTootles

1/25/23 6:57pm

If they are taking too much, talk about that. Still none of your business what

BYUtka

1/25/23 7:00pm

You can't abuse unlimited time off

Sandy Lyle

1/25/23 7:13pm

The Dwight Schrute school of management

vagabonder

1/25/23 6:57pm

Guess what he doesn't know about Oscar. Oscar isn't really sick.

Pro Logic

1/25/23 8:27pm

Board name doesn't check out

creameryon9th

1/25/23 6:58pm

If my manager asked me that, I would tell her I have a

Jeff Spicoli

1/25/23 6:58pm

"I'm having another penis reduction surgery."

Belboz

1/25/23 7:18pm

I know you are joking but that recovery was the most brutal thing I have done.

Ojiisan

1/25/23 7:24pm

It's called transition surgery ma'am.

Tmoney1969

1/25/23 7:28pm

PTO isn’t your business…specific sick leave might be more your business.

sidsie716

1/25/23 6:58pm

The younger generations don’t want to work, and get angry when their employer

DieHarder

1/25/23 6:59pm

This is like demanding to know what your employees are spending their money on

YIsForBrigham

1/25/23 7:00pm

RE: Is it appropriate to ask an employee why they are taking time off?

cougarbart

1/25/23 7:02pm

Yes!!! I knew a genius would connect this!!!

Tmoney1969

1/25/23 7:15pm

Isn't PTO for free time away from work during business hours?

RexIdaCoug

1/25/23 7:02pm

Probably want to just inquire a little more about their love life first, then th

calvindyer

1/25/23 7:02pm

None of your business. Is this a reverse?

legiaourbana

1/25/23 7:03pm

This has to be a reverse.

nslcougar

1/25/23 7:04pm

Nope. As long as they submit the request with the required notice I want

VACOUGFAN

1/25/23 7:04pm

Look at it like "Personal Time Off", then it's like....personal.

BYUFBDAD

1/25/23 7:04pm

Paid time off

Sandy Lyle

1/25/23 7:11pm

I'm aware of that, which is why I suggested he look at it differently.

BYUFBDAD

1/25/23 8:31pm

Do you mean they are asking to leave during the middle of the day and using

Whip

1/25/23 7:05pm

All PTO is exactly this. Not sure what your point here is...

VACOUGFAN

1/25/23 7:05pm

Can someone please share the link to the original this is "reversing"?

BYUtka

1/25/23 7:08pm

Reverse posts are 2013 CB. It’s now 2023

Nikomedes

1/25/23 7:11pm

RE: Is it appropriate to ask an employee why they are taking time off?

Cougarnovas

1/25/23 7:11pm

What does the P stand for?

Bandersnatch

1/25/23 7:13pm

Paid

Sandy Lyle

1/25/23 7:13pm

If they say their dentist is named Crentist, you know they are lying.

westsidecoug

1/25/23 7:14pm

Do you make your employees take PTO during non-business hours?

RexIdaCoug

1/25/23 7:21pm

If this isn’t a reverse, I will say this

gww687

1/25/23 7:27pm

Back to troll the board again today huh?

justAnotherCoug

1/25/23 7:29pm

I know you have been beaten up over this, but this isn't your duty

FiveTen-BuckEighty

1/25/23 7:33pm

Not sure if this has been expressed in any of the other replies, but no - it's

Skeptical Optimist

1/25/23 7:43pm

Who cares what they do during their PTO? Unless it’s unlimited and your

allaboutthegainz

1/25/23 7:45pm

How can anyone abuse unlimited PTO. That is not possible

Sandy Lyle

1/25/23 8:09pm

Don't you know, companies with "Unlimited" PTO don't actually expect employees

BYUtka

1/26/23 6:34am

Probably best to do a stake out and get to the bottom of it if they won’t tell you. You owe it to your company…

Probable Sacko

1/25/23 7:51pm

Congratulations to the dude with the guts to tell you to mind your own business

fredy

1/25/23 8:07pm

It was probably the one he wanted to fire.

Chester Copperpot

1/25/23 8:08pm

Where is the original?

jdub

1/25/23 8:15pm

This is a trolling joke, right? I mean I'm like 99% sure this is a joke.

Mitty

1/26/23 10:10am

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