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re: Do you respect people who take PTO “because they have it”

Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:18 pm to
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
39574 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:18 pm to
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I would take every hour of PTO if it doesn't roll over or cash out. What's the point of maxing out your PTO and still not taking off work? Leaving PTO on the table to expire at the end of the year is just working free days for however many days you don't take off.



This is the correct answer unless the person is that guy that lives for the work they do. If that is what keeps them going each day then have at it
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
75609 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:18 pm to
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Pathetic. You should at the very least be asking for a pay DECREASE, since you are soaking all those hours up.


Due to state and federal minimum wage laws, I don’t think McDonalds can legally pay him any less than they are now.
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
63123 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:19 pm to
I don’t think that a person’s use of their PTO has ever been a criterion for determining whether I respect that person.
Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
Member since Apr 2012
64841 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:20 pm to
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Paid Time Off. it’s the modern term for vacation days.


If that is the case, my last vacation, where I got to do what I wanted to do (hence not the driver, maid, short order cook, etc) was a long weekend to Charleston, SC in the 1990's.

(I did not get paid for it)
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
61240 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:22 pm to
At my plant we call it “pussy time off”


Real men don’t take days off
Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
Member since Apr 2012
64841 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:23 pm to
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BTW, you’ve been in this thread making a complete arse of yourself


That is his thing

Not sure if all of it is trolling, or he / she actually believes it.

I am guessing it is all trolling because if not, he/ she has the common sense as a sack of marbles.
Posted by JTM72
BR, LA.
Member since Mar 2014
2006 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:24 pm to
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. My PTO balance stays at the cap because I show up to work.



My goodness this sounds like a miserable life. This is a statement of a man that does not have a single hobby or friends/family.

I use 1 week for the beach, and 2 weeks +/- for hunting or just spending time at the camp.
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
75609 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:24 pm to
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Not only that, he clearly sees himself as superior to this employee and pretty much everyone else for that matter.


That’s a sign of his fragile ego and self loathing. The only way he can feel good about himself is by looking down on and shitting on others.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
38657 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:24 pm to
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I use 1 week for the beach, and 2 weeks +/- for hunting or just spending time at the camp.


This will keep me at the cap
Posted by Tigersforthee
Member since Dec 2025
754 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:25 pm to
I usually end the year with a couple days left over that I hold in reserve for emergencies or illness. But otherwise I'm using the rest of those suckers!
Posted by Tampa Ray
Member since Oct 2026
195 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:26 pm to
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. Living for work is boomer mentality.


Yes, Boomers worked their asses off.
That's why Boomers are rich.

Young people refuse to work, won't even return to the office.
That's why young people are broke and will always be broke.

Funny how that works isn't it?

Muh, Boomers just work work work.
Muh, Boomers are rich
This post was edited on 10/23/26 at 12:28 pm
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
39200 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:29 pm to
It's sort of a non issue and no one's business. If they are entitled to it, they are entitled to it and if you cannot carry over the particular days, then more power to the guy.
Posted by ob1pimpbobi
College Station
Member since Jul 2022
3526 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:30 pm to
Having loyalty to a company that would can you tomorrow to save the bonus of the big guys is retarded.
Posted by RustyDaDog
BAOK
Member since Mar 2023
1214 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:30 pm to
Once you hit 160 hours at my company you are maxed and can’t accrue anymore, I enjoy taking time off but if I ever get to the 160 mark you damn right I’m taking it.

There is a reason they give it to you, sometimes you need a break
Posted by KennabraTiger
Kenner, LA
Member since Sep 2013
7930 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:35 pm to
I’m taking every hour of my PTO. But you do you, company man.
Posted by Bert Macklin FBI
Quantico
Member since May 2013
12665 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:37 pm to
People work to live the don’t live to work. As long as deadlines aren’t being missed there is zero issue with taking PTO.
Posted by Steadyhands
Slightly above I-10
Member since May 2016
7228 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:37 pm to
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What I don’t do is let my work sit there so I can frick off for a day for no reason


I'm not sure what kind of work you do, or don't do, but there is always work sitting that needs to be done. In a real job, the work doesn't really ever stop, so you just have to put it down and let it be from time to time.
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
20247 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:38 pm to
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Guy at my office took today off because his PTO balance is about to reach the cap. My PTO balance stays at the cap because I show up to work. That’s shite women do. What’s he going to do, sit at home, eat bon bons, and watch General Hospital


Everything about this screams low level worker bee
Posted by JTM72
BR, LA.
Member since Mar 2014
2006 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:40 pm to
Still unsure why you think its okay to pry into what someone does with their PTO is your business. I have never told my boss why i needed PTO. Maybe he's going somewhere for a long weekend and didn't feel like it was your business to tell you? - Probably the case, because you sound like an a-hole boss.

And if you are his boss, why did you not deny his PTO request? Allowing someone to take off of work on a Friday, then bitching about it on here when you could have done something about it is wild.

This post was edited on 10/23/26 at 12:43 pm
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
83740 posts
Posted on 10/23/26 at 12:46 pm to
I take it when I need it.

I can cash out the excess at the end of the year so I win either way.
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