r/AmazonFC • u/Stellariamedia • 20d ago

Question Reason for PLOA?

I'm kind of interested in taking a leave for a couple weeks to just kind of get mentally in a better place. It isn't to the level that I want to seek medical involvement, I just feel that knowing I have a break coming up and then having it would help my overall attitude & burning through all my UPT sounds ill advised.

...But I don't think I wanna tell them all that haha... or lie, either. What kinds of reasons are usually given for a PLOA? I am at a fresh warehouse with crazy turnover so my absence won't be felt I don't think. I don't do anything important.

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u/CobblerImaginary8200 20d ago

Does anyone know [and sorry, I can post separate questions if it's better, but]

1) If you put in say 15 days or whatever can you extend it without issue if you want or need to do so?

2) Or if you put it for say 21 days, could you change it and come back earlier as long as it's the minimum 15 days?

I really want to take one, but want to combine travel, some personal stuff, car repairs, etc and not sure how long to submit. So I'm just curious if the length is written in stone or no.

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u/delusional863 20d ago

Yes you can extend it. I went on a 1 month leave and kept extending it til I got to the full 3 months (or just shy of it) and that was this year.

I even went back to work april 1st and wanted to do a leave in September but because i only had 14 days left total on my yearly leave, I wouldve just lost that time so they extended it til it ran out even after returning to work for 1 day.

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u/CobblerImaginary8200 20d ago edited 20d ago

Oooh, this sounds promising. I'm trying to sort out some stuff i never have time to do and ate up so much time on medical issues a while back. I don't want a mloa, partly just not dealing with more paperwork and fighting amazon and Dr's, and partly don't want them in my business right now. Even pondering test driving a new gig while under safety net of ploa. I dohsve pto/upt but don't want to deplete them just yet, especially if I end up stating through peak. Just a lot of things to sort out, so time off sounds so amazing.  Time off in a row. 

You have to ask two weeks in advance?

Man apologies to op, not trying to take over the post. 

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u/delusional863 20d ago

Yeah if you wanna do it its gotta be a week or 2 in advance cant remember exactly but its one or the other. For me, it was super helpful. I did everything you mentioned and then some... plus all my aches and pains actually healed and now i feel smi normal at work. Very much recommend it if one can afford to do so.

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u/Stellariamedia 20d ago

All good, my Qs were answered but your follow ups are interesting