'Yesterday was my last day': Employer makes worker "jump through hoops" to take PTO, quits instead

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Brad Dickson • Managing Editor
Jul 5, 2023 6:00 PM EDT

Jumping through hoops might be fun for your labrador, Charlie, but it does not make up a means of effective management. Sure, it might feel like you're doing something and having a significant impact on your team, but if you took a step back, you'd see that your directives have everyone needlessly running around in circles. Busy work is work, but it's not getting anyone anywhere.

This worker shared their experience with a popular online community for workplace matters, explaining how they had given notice to their job and were trying to get their employer to apply their remaining PTO to their remaining shifts. Their employer kept dodging the issue, which drove the worker, instead, to quit on the spot, leaving the employer with even less shift coverage than they were already worried about.

Keep reading to see selected screenshots of the post they shared on this popular Reddit community. Next, see this manager who got a call from their old employer demanding that they take their useless ex-coworker off their hands.

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    Font - r/antiwork. Posted by u/Intelligent Rodent 8 hours ago Job wants me to jump through hoops for pto, quit instead I gave my job a 3 week notice that I was quitting, and since I'm basically their only host I work basically every shift and it hasn't gone over well. They ask me to cover basically every shift I don't work and when I don't they get an attitude.
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    Font - My last day was the 7th and I've been trying to get my 20 hours of pto applied to my schedule but for the 1st week they dodged the request and now this week since they dodged me until the schedule was put out it's "out of their hands" now that that it's out?? Idk yesterday they sent me around playing the blame game with every other manager and finally I got to talk with hr who basically said we can't really do anything.
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    Font - I left my uniform in my locker yesterday and sent a text to the brand new manager that just started that it was great to meet her but this whole thing has been ridiculous and that yesterday was my last day. No response, but because they didn't want to pay me my 20 hours of pto their loosing 60+ hours of me working and they have literally no other employee to fill which means the managers will have to work. I work at a VERY expensive members only club where it costs over 10k just for admit
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    Font - Gee_NS 6 hr. ago I develop software for those type of private clubs, I can attest to the fact that they are the cheapest buggers I've ever run across. Having high school students who started as summer job waiters/waitresses promoted to general managers, controllers and head accountants. Turn over is insane, we're constantly re- training people to use the software, our training/support costs are insane! 1.1k Reply Share
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    Font - Intelligent Rodent OP · 6 hr. ago Lol it's crazy you say that, because one of my managers isn't even old enough to drink and was promoted as a host from one of their other properties and every other host is a high school or college student who works 1 day a week 4 491 Reply Share
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    Font - Fragrant_Reason_1043 8 hr. ago Great part? They now legally HAVE to pay out your PTO! Reply Share 1.8k . Intelligent Rodent OP 8 hr. ago Really? My HR said as a company they don't pay out pto. Would be nice though lol 4 ↑ 781 Reply Share
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    Font - Seanw59 5 hr. ago Most places I've worked for if you put in a notice to quit, they will not use your PTO to fill in the time. But depending on what state you're in, they are required to pay it out. sickleave not so much. ↑ 79 Reply Share
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    Font - • (-2/ old_woman83 · 6 hr. ago Look up the labor department in your state and file a claim for unpaid hours. 105 Reply Share
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    Font - elmariachi304 · 5 hr. ago I would have taken my PTO, then quit with no notice. I don't see why anyone feels bad doing that, it's a business, let them figure it out. They wouldn't give you 2 weeks notice to fire you. Reply Share 70
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    Font - Lord OftheNoldor 4 hr. ago Those country clubs are such a fog facade lol I've done countless service calls at them and the hoops you jump through just to perform work there is absurd, can't walk through the lobbies or regular areas, need approval to work in a space that members might be it's a fug joke and there was one maintenance guy at one who was the head one and he really wanted to a part of that society you could tell it effects his personal life, I felt bad for him trying to keep u
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