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Jan 25, 2023
7:43:29pm

Skeptical Optimist Intervention Needed

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

not appropriate to ask employees why they are taking time off.

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Skeptical Optimist

Previous username: workindev
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Author

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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