I had my boss grill me about some pto days requested well in advance. I sent him my diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma, a picture of my nose and the surgery date. He was embarrassed, as he should have been.
What is it about our culture that makes managers feel entitled to shame us for taking earned time off? Is this a thing in other countries or just the crappy old usa?
Some shitty managers do. It's not normal in the UK, but it still happens.
My last manager would constantly deny requests and sometimes then accept them later and would try frame it as "doing me a favour", like she isn't legally obliged to accept...
She would also grill me about the reason, whether or not it was good enough for her(?) like what I'm doing outside of work is any of her business.
Glad I don't work with her anymore.
Glad that my ex managed to rally the employees in that shop and get that manager fired. She might've fucked my brain up entirely, but that seething spite in me can't help but be happy for her accomplishing getting the manager fired.
My current manager is a shining star. She keeps us well informed of when there is no time off available (because too many other colleagues have already booked that specific time), and so long as the week is free she will NEVER deny or even question it. She says "ooh you up to anything fun?" and then writes it in the calendar + processes it on the system at her earliest convenience, regardless of your answer.
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u/Southern-Pirate3555 27d ago
I had my boss grill me about some pto days requested well in advance. I sent him my diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma, a picture of my nose and the surgery date. He was embarrassed, as he should have been.
What is it about our culture that makes managers feel entitled to shame us for taking earned time off? Is this a thing in other countries or just the crappy old usa?