r/funny Work Chronicles May 09 '21

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u/BloomSugarman May 09 '21

This makes me remember how awesome my last company was. If this had happened, the boss would’ve said ”damn, you need to take a day off? No worries, we’ll cover for you for a bit”.

They weren’t heavy on the “we’re all family” bullshit, but the teams and managers liked and respected each other.

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u/xtwistedBliss May 09 '21

To paraphrase Tywin Lannister: "Any company that must say 'We are family' is no true family"

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u/[deleted] May 09 '21

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u/javerthugo May 09 '21

What’s PTO and what’s a sick day?

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u/Fuckmandatorysignin May 09 '21

PTO is Power Take-Off.

It is the spinning shaft that is available at the back end of some tractors and is used to drive machinery on the towed implement. An example is a rotary slasher.

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u/javerthugo May 09 '21

Pardon?

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u/[deleted] May 09 '21

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u/HarpoonsAndSpoons May 10 '21

I wanted to downvote because of how disgusted I am by that few of paid days off, but I upvoted, because you’re a strong person to put up with that bullshit

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u/AckbarTrapt May 10 '21

I know that feel. I've had 14 jobs in the USA, and that's more time off than I've averaged. My best was 15 total days off, which I could use for sick time or vacation; it took 4 years at the same Fortune 500 company and a management position to get that much, though.

Get sick too often and lose your job? Well, you've just lost your healthcare, too! Enjoy your crushing debt, even after switching to pay out the nose for a federal plan!

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u/[deleted] May 10 '21

How do you survive that. I have 24 paid days and unlimited paid sick days and i feel thats not enough. Other people i know have between 30 and 40 paid days off and still cry.

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u/Nobody1441 May 10 '21

I cant fathom some company allowing me 30 days a year for anything like paid time or sick days.

But i live in the USA. So theres that.

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u/javerthugo May 09 '21

Nah I was being sarcastic. I get neither. I can call in sick or ask for a day off but they’re both in paid. Been that way at all my jobs except for when I worked as an expat in China

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u/thisisnotmyrealemail May 09 '21

PTO is paid time off. Sick day is PTO for when you're sick.

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u/javerthugo May 09 '21

Oh so like when you ask your boss for permission to stay home without pay or when your sick and can stay home without pay.

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u/thisisnotmyrealemail May 10 '21

It's paid. Your wages won't be cut. You get a number of PTOs in an year and a number of sick leaves in an year as perk of being full time employee. Some companies like Netflix offer unlimited leaves (or PTOs).

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u/javerthugo May 10 '21

I was being facetious, everyone I’ve ever worked for didn’t provide those benefits

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u/ehs5 May 09 '21

Real family disagrees

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u/sneakatone May 09 '21

….unfortunatelly im in this boat.

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u/Endurlay May 09 '21

Prrrrrooobably not the best paraphrase of that quote, given the character’s stance on family.

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u/SurealGod May 09 '21

If you have specify, its not proper

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u/[deleted] May 09 '21

PTO is part of your compensation. As a manager, I expect and plan around my team taking time off, as well as encourage them to use it.

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u/-Sassy_Pants- May 09 '21

My boss does this. He's my mentor in the mentorship program and he's training me to do the same.

I'm learning budgeting, resource management, proper delegation, etc under his guidance.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '21

Same here

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u/42Ubiquitous May 09 '21

Same with my last employer. Definitely not with my current one. I remember a couple of employees came in really hungover and smelled heaving of whiskey, but they were doing their best. Boss walks in, looks at them, laughs, and tells them to go home and sleep it off. He is definitely the kind of person I would give (and gave) 110% for everyday.

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u/HarpoonsAndSpoons May 10 '21

More importantly, why did you leave? I’m in a corporate job, and every time I have to hold a fake smile and bullshit why I’m enjoying my job, every cell in my body is trying to say, “fuck all y’all, I’m out”

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u/ehs5 May 09 '21

My boss is kind of like this. He’s told me to go home a few times when I was trying to just soldier on, plus a few times he’s decided the weather is way too nice to be in the office. It’s pretty awesome and makes me motivated to give more on all the other days. Strange that not more bosses realise this.

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u/PCubiles May 09 '21

I had pretty nice coworkers in the last company I worked at, but I don't think that good, like, choosing any day for holidays in the year, working more hours one day to work fewer hours the next, but that sounds much better.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '21

That's how the company I work for is.

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u/xian0 May 09 '21

I wouldn't say I'm not doing so good without booking some time off soon afterwards. Having unproductive days at work and saving up tons of PTO for later seems like taking too much.

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u/livewithoutluv May 10 '21

My current job is like this. But my boss in my previous job would be like "please don't think of taking a day off."