Supervisor tells employee they cannot take PTO on Tuesdays through Thursdays weekly, even for medical reasons: ‘We all have to make sacrifices’

Some companies hide behind a disguise of flexibility, whether that be through nonsensical "unlimited" PTO policies or a faux mental health-forward company attitude. Higher-ups prove time and time again that they couldn't care less about their workers despite claiming to do so on paper, and it really shines through when an employee decides to use some well-earned PTO. It's always the darn PTO, isn't it?

It's even worse when companies refuse to differentiate sick days and vacation days and then expect you to know what's allowed and what isn't. The employee who wrote this story cannot believe their supervisor when they're told they cannot take off Tuesdays through Thursdays, every week, even for medical purposes. This stems from an issue the employee was having with their health, which prompted them to take off a few days for different doctor's appointments. Now, they want to use their PTO, but their hypocritical supervisor is saying "Nay". As if she wasn't taking off weeks at a time…

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