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

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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

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What I don’t do

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is let my work sit there

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so I can frick off for a day for no reason

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And I’m sure the only reason you’ve not posted since 12:24 is because you went to heat up your hot pockets for lunch.

ha, i am gen x. I can only roll over 80. I usually have a balance of 30-60 and I take vacations as often as my pto allows. the man aint getting my PTO balance because i don't take it.

What I don’t do is let my work sit there so I can frick off for a day for no reason

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What I don’t do

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is let my work sit there

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so I can frick off for a day for no reason

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And I’m sure the only reason you’ve not posted since 12:24 is because you went to heat up your hot pockets for lunch.

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As a boomer who lived to work and never took any of my PTO nor all of my vacation time; I feel stupid for not taking the time I earned and they offered. No one is irreplaceable.

I missed too many school plays; practices and games because I was always a good soldier. Stage IV cancer retired me at age 54. In many ways, surviving cancer made me a better person and I realized there is a whole lot more to life than putting in that 50-60 hours a week.

We have saved well so financially retirement is on track. Physically; I am a wreck and I wish I had taken advantage of the time back when the kids and my wife and I were younger. Put me in at Hell Yes! Take as much time off as you have earned. Don't play hooky or anything like that, but if you have earned PTO, use it.

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Great post.

The whole concept of "work until your hands bleed" isn't wrong per se, but it was born in an era when men truly did have to put their bodies and comfort on the line in order to provide for their families.

For some people, that fact of life is sadly still true. But for many -- and I'd dare say most -- that's not the case anymore. One can secure a fairly decent life for their families without putting themselves through the grinder. Many do it now because they want the bigger house, nicer car, etc.

We have countless examples of men who've expressed regret on their deathbeds that they spent too much time at work. What they really mean is that, somewhere along the line, they lost sight of the bigger picture. The whole point of working hard was to provide for their families, but the best way to provide is to be there for them; not buy them a bunch of nice stuff.

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Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”

And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’

“Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

“This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”

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Luke 12:15-21

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He’s free to do whatever he wants, but I’m free to evaluate his performance.

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"My employee requested PTO. I granted it. Then I retaliated against him for it."

He's not free to do whatever he wants. He's allowed to request PTO per his employment agreement, and you're allowed to grant it or not (according to what you've claimed).

Someone is evaluating your performance, too, boss.

Given that most employers have you by the balls and are sending countless emails, texts, or calls on days off…I encourage everyone to stay away as much as they can.

Excellent work Mingo

Why would I work for free??

Another way of looking at it: if a public company is being audited and they have employees that don't take their vacation days, they are automatically flagged for scrutiny as it is a red flag for fraud/theft.

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