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edit: salaries are just getting worse day after day feeling so bad for fresh grads that with all of that face rejection cause of experience lack and no interview skills I checked this sub and it have great tips in interviews and very useful one also
I tripped on the stairs while leaving work a few weeks ago and went straight to urgent care. They did an x-ray and told me I had a bad ankle sprain as well as a fracture in my leg, so they wrapped it and put it in a splint.
I sent HR the medical paperwork the doctor gave me, and then one of them called me and said that "anyone can make up a doctor's note" and that I had to come into the office so they could see the injury for themselves before they approved anything. Honestly, I was shocked and upset during the call, and in the end I snapped at her because she was being extremely rude and treating me like I was trying to scam them.
They eventually approved my sick leave after basically accusing me of faking the whole thing, but I still want to do something about the HR person who spoke to me that way. I don't know what the right step is here... Report her to someone above her, file a complaint, or do something else? Any advice?
Most people don't have an organized, shiny career path, and yes, that includes older men and women too. They work regular jobs in shipping centers, retail, food service, driving trucks, cleaning buildings, or anything that pays the bills.
A lot of people aren't living in a way where they buy houses every other year or make 110k like it's something easy. That kind of income isn't the norm. It's rare for ordinary people, especially depending on where they live.
For most people, it's just steady work, maybe moving up a level if they're lucky, or picking up a second gig on the side. People need a reality check because the internet makes it seem like everyone is rich except you, and that's simply not true.
I'm dealing with a slightly strange situation and need to hear an outside perspective. I'm the manager of an employee who seems to genuinely get upset every time his coworker takes time off.
Earlier today, I was doing the usual check-ins with everyone. I asked him how his week was going, and he suddenly launched into a complaint that his coworker is "never around" and takes a lot of PTO. To clarify the picture, the person he's upset with has used 6 days of leave since the beginning of February.
Honestly, I'm not sure what the right response is here. The first thing that came to mind was to tell him that he also has PTO available if he wants to take it, and that his coworker's approved leave really isn't his concern. But that clearly didn't land the way it needed to.
To explain the system, our leave policy is very simple:
If you have PTO balance, you can take it. And I approve it. The only thing I ask for is about 4 weeks' advance notice for longer trips, meaning anything more than a few days.
When someone is on leave, it doesn't dump extra work on the rest of the team. If something urgent comes up, I handle it myself, so his workload doesn't change because someone else isn't there.
Also, any unused vacation time gets paid out to them on their work anniversary anyway.
Any advice on how to shut this down in a professional way? Honestly, I find it very strange that someone would get this upset over another person using benefits they're entitled to use.
I'm dealing with a slightly strange situation and need to hear an outside perspective. I'm the manager of an employee who seems to genuinely get upset every time his coworker takes time off.
Earlier today, I was doing the usual check-ins with everyone. I asked him how his week was going, and he suddenly launched into a complaint that his coworker is "never around" and takes a lot of PTO. To clarify the picture, the person he's upset with has used 6 days of leave since the beginning of February.
Honestly, I'm not sure what the right response is here. The first thing that came to mind was to tell him that he also has PTO available if he wants to take it, and that his coworker's approved leave really isn't his concern. But that clearly didn't land the way it needed to.
To explain the system, our leave policy is very simple:
If you have PTO balance, you can take it. And I approve it. The only thing I ask for is about 4 weeks' advance notice for longer trips, meaning anything more than a few days.
When someone is on leave, it doesn't dump extra work on the rest of the team. If something urgent comes up, I handle it myself, so his workload doesn't change because someone else isn't there.
Also, any unused vacation time gets paid out to them on their work anniversary anyway.
Any advice on how to shut this down in a professional way? Honestly, I find it very strange that someone would get this upset over another person using benefits they're entitled to use.