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[–] elxeno@lemm.ee 125 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] billygoat@catata.fish 6 points 7 months ago

I feel heard

[–] hollunder@discuss.tchncs.de 87 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Especially not your workplace.

[–] alehc@slrpnk.net 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I mean, your workplace already knows, otherwise you are just skipping work

[–] Kacarott@feddit.de 10 points 7 months ago

(that's the joke)

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Ooh look at Mr fancy pants who works in an organized workplace where people read emails. Trust me there is a difference between work knowing and then and knowing.

Just because it scheduled doesn't mean that anyone is actually aware that it's going to happen.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 41 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I knew a guy, now divorced, that would leave for work on his days off. He would eat breakfast out, then park down the road from his house and wait for his spouse to leave. Then he would go home.

I told my girlfriend of the time and we decided then and there that our days off were our own.

I encourage you all to have this conversation when the stakes are low.

[–] Pogbom@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

I feel like you really gave away the punchline at the start there 😂

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Particularly my father-in-law. Somehow there's always something he just so happens to "need" me for.

[–] Ahardyfellow@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Maybe he thinks you're a cool person and just wants to hang out?

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

He does, and I am.

[–] lightnegative@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

There's a reason why they're called in-laws and not out-laws.

Outlaws are wanted

[–] ellaella_ayayay@lemmy.world 25 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Kind of a different scenario but reminds me of when a co-worker took sick days and almost immediately updated their profile picture of them being out-of-state. Left us baffled.

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 2 points 7 months ago

Mental health days, needed to take a short trip. PTO is for personal time off; I never even give a reason for why I'm calling-in. I just make sure to give at least a 4-hour heads-up (though the policy is 3 hours before it's considered "unexcused") as a professional courtesy. Other than that, those are my days to use as I see fit.

Now if I have something planned ahead of time, of course I'll let them know way in advance. But sometimes shit pops up and the PTO is mine to use as needed. But that's just how I feel about it

[–] whoreticulture@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 7 months ago

Not even your boss.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think my wife will be mad

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, if I told my wife I didn't feel like working and was taking the day off, she'd probably be happy for me. But if I took the day off and didn't tell her, she'd probably murder the shit out of me.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Yeah mine is unemployed so I’d have to not be at home. If she found out she’d probably assume I cheated on her, which is impressive because literally the only way we can cheat in our relationship is to hide sleeping around. Also like idk what I’d even do all day hiding from home

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The wife does not approve of this. Especially when the paycheck is 10hrs short.

[–] Im_old@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I sometimes forget that paid leave is not an universal right. I'm truly sorry you have to choose between money and a day off.

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

Often it's not just "money" and a day off, but food, or rest. Or housing or rest.....

At least the CEO can make that meagre $6,000/hr. We really did good with society didn't we? /s

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yup, I take my 4-ish weeks of paid time off (not counting holidays) for granted.

[–] Ahardyfellow@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But I'll know, and if I don't get anything done I'll be upset with myself. How do I take a day of without me knowing?

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I feel this.

None of my stuff gets done when I'm gone, so a day off just makes things worse when I return to the office, so I end up spending my day off answering emails and taking phone calls.

A day off is basically just remote work that burns vacation time.

[–] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Have a made up work anecdote prepared in advance for the evening.

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

All the time

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Nah, just introvert things.