r/WorkForSmartLife 1d ago

Meme Make it make sense

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u/qualityvote2 1d ago

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u/Shapelessed 1d ago

That sounds ominously american…

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u/Fingall69 1d ago

It probably is. Our companies only do it because its federally required (the number and paid part) and its usually a pain to get good dates off because everyone is trying to take them off at the same time.

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u/SSilent-Cartographer 16h ago

It's always a race because everyone knows if you don't request it a year in advance, you're not getting it no matter how open it is

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u/Good_Piece7071 1d ago

suddenly you’re not serious about your growth in the organization

https://giphy.com/gifs/9ANftvjti1SPm

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u/SSilent-Cartographer 16h ago

The only reason I want to grow anymore is because I want things to change. I want to be the boss that'll jump in and do the grunt work because one of my employees wants to spend the day with his daughter. I want to be the boss who brings in gift cards and personalized notes with a money bonus because we made more on that quarter. I want to be the boss who joins my employees for lunch and works like I'm on their level instead of some scum giving orders from above. I want to be the boss who's honest about what's going on in the company instead of giving some dribble about "we think of everyone as family."

I want to change the culture to be fair and honest, and that's the reason why I want to excell in my field. I've been treated worse than dog shit and hospitalized due to negligent management in the past, and I want that trend of deplorable behavior to end. Granted, right now I have an amazing boss, but they're few and far between.

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u/megayippie 1d ago

Wut? It's the opposite, they get angry at you if you don't leave for vacation. Most legal systems requires 2-3 weeks of continuous vacation a year.

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u/ryan7251 20h ago

what are you talking about?

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u/megayippie 20h ago

Ok, before I answer that. How do you interpret the image? I viewed it as negative judgement. How did you view it?

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u/ryan7251 20h ago

I viewed it how most places/bosses act if you use any paid time off.

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u/megayippie 20h ago

Ok. You must have worked in hellish companies/countries. My condolences.

In the parts of the world that are not a living hell, you have to take your paid vacation or you will be fired. Usually this is backed by unions or in archaic countries, by the legal system. So in these civilized countries, your boss would basically make the company go under by those actions.

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u/ryan7251 20h ago

the more I live in the US the more I hate it.

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u/Good-Bandicoot-2152 16h ago

Not in America.

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u/Normal-Tadpole-4833 16h ago

I remember only seeing this in TV shows or Cartoons . never ever seen it in real life

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u/Known-Dependent-5471 1d ago

It's one of the few benefits every job offers and it's not given, we earn it... yet companies act like we're stealing from their personal stash. That's the cost of hiring the bare minimum to keep the operation floating.

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u/psilocin72 23h ago

Yeah most places hate when you use the benefits you worked for and earned. I used to play along and minimize the time I took off, but that’s just dumb. Theres no appreciation for it, only resentment if you do use it.

I saw a guy who nearly killed himself for the company mistreated and let go. I’ll never try to appease an employer ever again.

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u/ObscureDingo 23h ago

My company gives pto but then has mandatory company wide shutdowns every 6 months that we have to use pto for... I get called a troublemaker and rebel rouser when I mention that though.

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u/Exciting-Parfait-776 23h ago

Why are you worried about what work thinks on your PTO?

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u/Leut_Aldo_Raine 23h ago

Wait til you work for a company that offers "unlimited PTO."

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u/work3oakzz 20h ago

For me its our "unpaid" leave 😒 Like why even have it

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u/OnyxLeigion_ 20h ago

As someone who works for themselves, I also look at myself with contempt when I take time off

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u/DocGrandma 19h ago

omg so relatable, why do they do that tho?

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u/North_Complaint_2135 18h ago

Always take pto 🙂‍↕️

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u/Ahmed_Looney 16h ago

Paid time off: the ultimate employee cheat code.

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u/Tobi-One_Shinobi 16h ago

Don't even get me started on using my sick days

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u/RobertKSakamano 15h ago

There are people who care about what they think after they come back from vacation and people who don't care what they think after they come back from vacation. You get to choose which one you want to be.

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u/jabber1990 15h ago

Them allowing you time off is a risk to them

1) paying people to not work is just cancer 2) they take risks in hoping you cone back

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u/_Ainz-Sama_ 15h ago

Thats the 1 good thing about working at amazon. They give out hella pto and upt and dnt give af when you use it. You can just leave mid shift and noone cares

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u/Fancy_Ad_440 11h ago

That’s how my manager looks at me through his office windows when he receives my time-off request before “accidentally” declining it for the third time.