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re: PTO - for those on here that have it, how does it work for you?

Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:02 pm to
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
27875 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:02 pm to
You in Houston? Burn that PTO and look for a new job.

You in Louisiana look for a new job.

If Houston where is she?

East Houston Medical Center?
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
33751 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:03 pm to
OK OK OK....pic below:

Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
26334 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:04 pm to
I hear ya baw. They are not really giving her an option
This post was edited on 8/27/17 at 12:04 pm
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
33751 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:04 pm to
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If Houston where is she?

LBJ Hospital

Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
27875 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:06 pm to
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Trust me, if she were able to go in and help out to avoid burning PTO, she would.


Use it. Unless she has very little left. You'll never get to use it all unless illness. They act like you are a complete douche if you actually use your vacation time. Lol
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
33751 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:07 pm to
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tractor term for me also


Posted by ThatMakesSense
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Aug 2015
15281 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:08 pm to
Does she want to get paid for not working?

Use PTO.

If she doesn't want to get paid, I'd she doesn't want to get paid then call supervisor and advise not to use PTO.

You can't force someone into using PTO.
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
33751 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:09 pm to
That Makes Sense
Posted by diat150
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
48185 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:10 pm to
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She is on the recovery team, not the ride-out. So she has to wait for official notification that her unit has been re-opened. Trust me, if she were able to go in and help out to avoid burning PTO, she would.

Not given that option, sadly.


If she cant leave it sounds like she should be compensated for being on call in some form or fashion.
Posted by Cdawg
TigerFred's Living Room
Member since Sep 2003
62218 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:11 pm to
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She is on the recovery team

Serious response, mine is on the recovery team. THey are taking it day-to-day though but I believe her's is similar to what's been posted. See below.

1. Come to work and help out. May not be your job, Could just be helping out around the hospital to keep things running. You got paid, no PTO used
2. Don't come in and use your PTO. I think the logic is we are not going to give you a free day off


She was suppose to work today but was told not to come in. Rideout was still there.


Updated- PTO would not be used. They just wouldn't get paid.
This post was edited on 8/27/17 at 12:20 pm
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
27875 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:12 pm to
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LBJ Hospital


LBJ closed!!!?

That's fricking crazy.

I heard Bayshore had roof damage or collapse too, but it's odd that the news hasn't covered it.
Posted by ThatMakesSense
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Aug 2015
15281 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:12 pm to
Payroll was apart of my job during the floods last year. I unfortunately had to advise all my crew that no vacation or sick time could be used to cover lost hours.
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
27875 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:13 pm to
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You can't force someone into using PTO.




Technically they don't. But you will lose benefits as you must use PTO to have something to deduct it from.
Posted by notbilly
alter
Member since Sep 2015
7242 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:14 pm to
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They are making their employees burn their PTO days even though the hospital is shut down.


My wife (no pics) used to work in a similar situation but for an outpatient facility. They'd make her use PTO for shutdowns and/or holidays. She was a weekday employee so if Christmas fell on a Saturday, it made no difference in her schedule She still had to work Friday the 24th and Monday the 27th. If Christmas was on a Friday they'd close down and she'd have to use her PTO. Pretty fricked up.
Posted by chRxis
None of your fricking business
Member since Feb 2008
28267 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:15 pm to
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Is this the norm for PTO?

yeah...

PTO, for me as a pharmacist works very well.... i went from 2 weeks vacation and 6 sick days a year, which i could never use, because it's not like you just call in or don't make it to the office when you HAVE to be there for the place to even open... to over 3 weeks of PTO.... now, i do have to use PTO for holidays, when the pharmacy is closed, and that sucks, but you basically just account for that from day 1...

i take my schedule and figure which days will be ones that fall on my days to work that year, then take out my roll over time and i still end up with plenty of time to work with for vacations...

shite, last year, before i transferred to where i am now, i had a full 7 days off every month, just using 1 day of PTO, with the way our rotation was set up between us 3 pharmacists.... that shite was awesome and i do miss that schedule dearly....
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
27875 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:15 pm to
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Rideout was still there.


But when they call for recovery she should be kept 24 hours? She will get paid to sleep. Will that not make up for it?
Posted by Fusaichi Pegasus
Meh He Co
Member since Oct 2010
14717 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:16 pm to
She'll use her PTO now and the company will reimburse her at a later date.
Management here
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
33751 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:19 pm to
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But when they call for recovery she should be kept 24 hours? She will get paid to sleep. Will that not make up for it?

My mother-in-law works at St. Lukes up the The Woodlands, she is making mad $$$$$ this weekend. She is stuck at the hospital, getting paid to sleep and watch TV.
Posted by ThatMakesSense
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Aug 2015
15281 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:20 pm to
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My mother-in-law


Got any pics of her?
Posted by DavidTheGnome
Monroe
Member since Apr 2015
31597 posts
Posted on 8/27/17 at 12:21 pm to
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Why wouldn't they just not pay them for that time rather than make them burn PTO?



I'm not sure the rationale but I've seen companies force you to use pto before using unpaid time off. Accruing liabilities or something? Not sure.
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