'They sent me home due to low workload': Manager forces workers to use PTO after sending them home early

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    Font - Posted by u/Terry_The_Tarrasque 13 hours ago Manager forced me to use a PTO to hit 40 hours after they sent me home due to low workload Title basically says it. On Wednesday of last week we had a slow day and there wasnt enough work to go around. They asked if people would be willing to go home early. Under the idea that you would not be paid for the time that was missed. A bit dumb but I take one for the team and offer to go home. End of the week comes
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    Font - and my manager says my timesheet doesn't equal 40 hours. Its because you sent me home. He says I need to use my PTO to equal the difference even though they asked us to volunteer to go home. I said I never agreed to use PTO for this and he responds with you volunteered. Is there anything I can do about this. I eventually relented due to having my timesheet basically being held hostage. I have the correspondence saved.
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    Font - Peeing_in_my_shoe 11 hr. ago They sent you home. That's not pto. What's next, using pto to have a weekend? 1.5k JosKarith 10 hr. ago Don't give them ideas... 382 Reply Share ● Reply Share
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    Font - Wolfmans GotNards2 · 7 hr. ago I agree completely. Obviously, it depends what his contract says, and his boss should have made it clear (it's probably a policy), but it's fng stupid. No one should be forced to use their PTO unless it's forcing them to use it during the year (as in not allowing people not to take their vacations and overwork instead).
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    Font - I had a friend who was a work-a- holic who had a great boss. He replaced her old one and not only got everyone's PTO up to 4 weeks per year who had been there 5 years prior longer (still not enough, but he added a week at least), but he changed the policy where you could just get it paid out. He made people use it and let them use 2 weeks at a time max instead of the 1 week at a time max it was prior.
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    Font - To be fair, he did it because he wasn't an idiot and knew it would increase productivity, just like he added sick time. If people take advantage and are s, fire them, but don't punish your 98% of honest, hard working employees. He also added one week of rollover in case people couldn't take all of it. Paying out PTO is bu 't not
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    Font - because people shouldn't be able to do whatever they want with their PTO but because it's seen as like a badge of honor often to take less. FOthat. People need to take their PTO, and again, he was no saint. He knew it made the company run better and put more money in his pocket. He may still be an ultra-capitalist, but at least he's a smart one who actually knows how to maximize profits. Reply Share 133
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    Organism - rosie2490 6 hr. ago Our company makes us use pto for federal holidays. We do not have the option to work them. 57 ↓ Reply Share MemphisAmaze - 6 hr. ago . Report them to the DOL 104 Reply Share
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    Font - drsmith21 · 9 hr. ago PTO=Paid Time Off This was unpaid leave. Unless you are trying to maintain your normal 40hr paycheck, you shouldn't have to use PTO for being sent home due to lack of work. 517 Reply Share
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    Font - College NW 8 hr. ago ● I'd send an email (while on the clock) noting that you would have never volunteered to go early had you known you would be forced to use PTO - you would rather go without pay for those hrs. Then start working on quiet quitting. If they write you back and say "sorry, ya.. you have to use your pto," then reply "good to know for future will never volunteer again to avoid risk of inadvertent negative effect to myself ... obviously not cool."
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    Font - The only good that possibly came from this is you might want to start looking for new job and you have to "use or lose" your PTo... so ironically may work out in your benefit to make sure you burn through that b4 leaving. 173 Reply Share
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    Font - AWholeNewFattitude 9 hr. ago Just keep saying no, do you have an email asking for volunteers to leave early? 442 Reply Share
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    Font - herpaderp43321 11 hr. ago I'd ask an employement lawyer on this one, but I don't see how he could force you to use your PTO if he also admits he sent you home. While yes you did volunteer, he approved the request without any statement you would need to use your PTO, this feels like a bait and switch of sorts. 76 Reply Share
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    Font - SlippyA 7 hr. ago They've shown you who they are now. Never volunteer for anything ever again! Also show them what the phrase 'quiet quitting' means. 13 Reply Share
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    Font - Skygge_or_Skov · 6 hr. ago I know that in Germany that's illegal: you offered your work, if your boss doesn't have enough and sends you home he still needs to pay for the full day you would've worked. Sounds like the thing to ask a union/lawyer about for help. Reply Share 11 ●●●
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    Font - tellme_getbacktowork 8 hr. ago . If you want to fight it: you stick firm, say that no, this was agreed as unpaid time off with you only being paid for the hours that you worked, not that you agreed to take PTO. And then try to sue them for the difference if they refuse. Reality is that fighting it can often lead to bigger problems than just rolling over and taking it. So, tricky decision, when to fight, when to take the L. Reply Share 12
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    Font - HavocCat 7 hr. ago Common practice in hospitals. First they ask for volunteers. Sounds like you volunteered (though without knowledge of the process). Volunteers have to use PTO to make up for the time off. If no one volunteers, then someone is MANDATED to take off and they can then have unpaid time off, doesn't have to come from their PTO bank. 4⁹ 9 Reply Share ●●●

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