re: Coworkers taking extended time off for an injury

Tell him to sign up here and post non-stop while he is off.

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I'm at lunch baw

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You could be out looking for a rental property to buy, instead of here bitching like a little twat.

if he's not breaking the rules that the company has set up, why is this any concern of yours?

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Don't give that much PTO then if you didn't want someone to use it in a situation like this so they can take their time to recover from surgery

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It's not literally his business. OP has no authority to determine anyone's PTO.

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He pretty much explicitly stated he will not be doing the same.

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Well, he'll get credit for hours worked when he's working remotely, right?

I know I did. I wasn't putting in full days because I did have to go to PT and doctor follow ups, but I kept a log of work I was doing and times I was working so I could track work hours vs. sick leave hours.

If I wasn't getting compensated, then I would have been far less likely to log in.

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It is my business doofus

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No it ain’t frickhead. Not everyone responds to surgery the same way. Age plays a factor. Pain tolerance. The kind of graft used for the ACL repair. Surgeon doing it.

Health is this country needs to be taken more seriously. He sounds smart.

If he's using paternity leave, then that tells me he didn't use it (or use all of it) when the baby was actually born. Which means he tried to get back to work as soon as he could.

Look, I believe PTO is meant to be taken as well. If his reason for leave qualifies, then so be it.

It will suck for you and your co-workers to be short, but these types of things tend to happen to everyone eventually. Even you, the great Mingo, will at some point need an extended stretch of time off from work.

As far as him not checking e-mails, I know in some companies, if you are on certain types of PTO, you are FORBIDDEN from doing this.

If anyone else has had a bad leg injury, it’s a pain in the arse. I broke my ankle a couple years ago and needed surgery.

You can’t use that leg and have to use crutches everywhere. It’s a pain in the arse just to sit on the toilet when you only have 1 good leg. It’s not easy to wipe your arse either. And taking a shower is a bitch too.

You are also supposed to elevate your leg above your heart for a lot of the day and ice it several times a day.

Any time you get up out of bed and put your leg down, all of the swelling pools back up into your ankle and foot, and it’s incredibly uncomfortable.

Obviously you can’t drive. At least I couldn’t since it was my right leg.

Six weeks out of the office doesn’t sound unreasonable. It was like 10 weeks before I could even start to put weight on it I think. And then even once you’re able to put weight on it, you can’t walk yet. Everything is so weak and tight. You need physical therapy and exercise to be able to walk again, which may take another 6 weeks.

Now could he work from home? Probably.

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Now could he work from home? Probably.

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Considering he does it already, yes he can. That's all I'm asking and don't feel it's unreasonable. Take 2 weeks to recover if that's what you need, but it's pretty shitty to not be available for 6 weeks in my opinion. He can lay in bed and answer emails.

I understand it's allowed, I just think it's pretty shitty to just say frick it for 6 weeks, I know I wouldn't shut it down for 6 weeks, to help the people picking up my slack if nothing else.

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He can lay in bed and answer emails.

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While hopped up on codeine and mountain dew? Sounds like a great idea.