—u/roshowclassic —u/penguinman1337 “Sorry, I’ll let you know ahead of time when I plan to get sick next. Do you know any real psychics so I can find out when that’ll be?” —u/Sapient_Creampie —u/OlderandTired “Because, you know, after five times you stop getting sick. Everyone knows that.” —u/OnePunchReality —u/Drew_coldbeer —u/RevolutionaryTell668 —u/KailReed —u/KleosTitan —u/Pickled-soup “Plus, I accrue about two hours of PTO per month, so I never have any.” —u/Theheadandthefart —u/JoeDougieD —u/bravelittletoaster7 “This sounds like my boss. I was literally vomiting on phone calls and had a bucket next to me. I also had a doctor’s excuse. My team lead wouldn’t let me leave, or they would mark it as a no-call no-show. I’d already used my three days to go to funerals. We were not allowed to ask for PTO during open enrollment. He will be promoted soon.” —u/BunnyFireBerry “‘You need to use your vacation pool for this’…but I’ll be sick? I can get a doctor’s note. ‘Planned absence is a vacation; sick time is when you’re actually sick.’ Okay, well, cancel the request then. I was just trying to give you advance notice so you could staff ahead, but I guess I’ll surprise you and call in sick.” —u/Stepbrotherplzhelpme —u/cant_pick_anything —u/Acrobatic_Wishbone_5
