‘I told my boss I’m on PTO so please let me rest and recuperate’: Upset Boss ignores only CPR-certified employee’s PTO to recover from a heart-stopping event, forcing him to outsmart company policy by using all his leave and quit the moment it runs out

Some companies treat employee health crises as little more than a minor scheduling inconvenience, and this story is a seminar in corporate indifference. The star here is the only staff member certified to teach first aid and CPR, a distinction that means little when the fine print of the PTO policy is designed with all the generosity of a parking ticket. After experiencing a Heart health scare, this dutiful employee uses every bit of accrued paid time off for recovery, quickly learning that years of loyalty translate to exactly zero in the company's ledger of meaningful recognition.

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  • No pay out on PTO, no exceptions.

    "Today is my last day of PTO, in the morning I'll give them notice"
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  • I'm sitting at home now wondering if they will figure this out. I have 81 hours of PTO on the books, on Friday's I teach a
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  • class on first aid and CPR. I'm the only one who is trained and certified to teach this class for the company I worked for. On a
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  • The rules are simple: resign and all remaining PTO instantly evaporates, leaving not even the satisfaction of cashing out what was rightfully earned. With a new, better opportunity lined up and upper management already irritated about vacation schedules, the solution our hearty employee finds is pure efficiency: ride out every single hour of PTO, then submit a resignation at the first legal moment, all while management ponders who will now answer those urgent emails. Bosses who once thought nothing of calling during a medical leave are now left to organize their own CPR training.

  • Friday, after teaching the class I'd left work with only an hour left in my day. I went to the hospital and found out, I suffered a heart
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  • attack. I'm back at work on Tuesday morning as I only work Tuesday through Friday. I was reading the PTO policy and
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  • noticed if you voluntarily terminate your employment with the company you'll lose your PTO. no chance of a cash in or buy out.
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  • Being the guy who follows the rules, I put in for 80 hours of PTO to recover from my heart attack. My boss was super upset about
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  • the amount of time I'll be off because I will not be there to cover his vacation. I went to HR and filed this as FMLA medical
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  • requirement before telling my boss. During my time off I've been bombarded with numerous telephone calls, asking me why
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  • I'm not answering my emails. I told my boss I get paid to read emails and I am on PTO so please let me rest and recuperate and I'll
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  • see you when I get back. An old colleague of mine reached out and asked me if I would like to come teach at their corporation.
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  • The pay is about 35% more than what I'm currently making and I really liked working for this individual. I filled out an
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  • application and when they ask for the start date, I gave the date as two days after my PTO ends.
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  • Today is my last day of PTO, in the morning I'll give them notice of my lady day of work which will be end of business Sunday.
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  • (Asked to work) AITAH for caring about myself first before the company I work for? I know I will
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  • not give them a two week notice, as I've been with this company for five years, and have seen many
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  • people leave and get screwed. over by this company with or without a two week notice.
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  • I only wish my co workers well after my departure.
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  • This is not a lesson in how to win at office politics but a blueprint for corporate survival

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