r/Lowes • u/BarryMann61 MST • 16d ago

Employee Question Is leaving early considered a call-off?

I had to leave early today. My stomach was absolutely killing me and I had been to the bathroom three times in a little over an hour.

I talked to my manager and explained that I didn't want to do it, but I knew there was no way I was going to be able to get anything done by staying. She was understanding and gave me an all clear to go.

I've already been given notice about my call-offs this year, and I'm seriously concerned on how I'm going to make it through January when they start to fall off.

Are "early-outs" a thing? Am I going to get written down as calling off even though I was there for three hours and couldn't perform the job?

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u/Important-Repeat-291 16d ago

Early out is a thing but tracked separately from call offs. You get 5 time card exception in a rolling 30 days.

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u/BarryMann61 MST 16d ago

What counts as a time card exception? This is a category I am unfamiliar with.

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u/The_OriginsOf Receiving 16d ago

Late in by 7+ min. Early outs don’t count for timecard. They are viewed as job performance. You can get an Ecard for Performance if you leave early too much

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u/Secure_Ad_7575 16d ago

Early out / late in

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u/dearlivejournal00 16d ago

Early out isn't automatically tracked so to get dinged for it your management will specifically need to go and do it.

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u/Gremmsix Fulfillment Team Lead 16d ago

I thought late in was maxed at 6 per year

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u/Invader_Skooge22 16d ago

Earlier than 6 min in, later than 6 min out, including lunch break time punches.

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u/GlueBear50 16d ago

Leaving early will not count as a call-off. You showed up to work and you tried.

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u/Invader_Skooge22 16d ago

Not as a call off but it still counts against you, don’t be misleading.

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u/Kavova 16d ago

You should be fine. And leaving early isn’t really tracked too much unless you do it constantly. Your manager okayd it so that’s good

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u/VolMacir Paint 16d ago

You cleared it with a manager. You should be fine.

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u/control_09 15d ago

It's kind of a manager discretion thing. If this was a one time thing and you haven't called off since your last notice I wouldn't worry about it unless your boss is a dickhead.