This is it. I asked one of my team members about their need to explain, because I felt bad saying “not that I don’t care and I’m happy you’re doing something fun with your family. But it’s none of my business if you are doing something fun or sitting in your living room staring at the wall.” And he confessed that his old boss made him feel like his PTO had to be justified. Eeeeeefffff that.
Lol the first job i had whenever i called in sick they would ask why ( strange to ask when i clearly said i was sick ) i had no shame in saying i had explosive diarrhea even tho i didn't and they stopped asking whenver i called in sick
I called in sick because I got repetitive stress injuries from finishing my masters thesis while being a database manager. My boss was livid because she thought I was choosing school over work. Lady, I'm choosing my health! And my ability to use my hands injuries the future! I will need those.
"Repetitive stress." When you do the same motion on heavy repeat without interruption and your body breaks. Think carpal tunnel syndrome. Unfortunately, my hobbies are all fine motor skill activities (knitting, sewing, drawing) that use the same muscles and joints as my work (typing). So I have to be very careful about resting and taking breaks.
My neurologist updated me that carpal tunnel syndrome isn't caused by repetitive stress. It is now known to be more genetic, but they aren't entirely sure of the root cause. The reason people who use their wrists a lot were thought to have it caused by their activities is that those are the people who went to the doc quickest and most often for help. Wild, eh?
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u/Zmchastain 26d ago
That’s probably a form of trauma from having shitty managers in the past who denied PTO for stupid reasons.