Tag: time off

April 27, 2026 at 11:24 pm

Supervisor Isn’t Allowed To Take Christmas And New Year’s Off, So He Quits Before The Holidays And Reapplies For His Old Job In January

home for the holidays

If you’re a valuable enough employee, your boss won’t want you to quit.

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April 22, 2026 at 12:35 pm

Grocery Store Employee Had His Holiday Pay Denied By An Incompetent HR Rep Claiming “Union Policy,” So He Looked Closer At The Policy And Got Even More Time Off

man reading a book

If HR wants to quote the rulebook, they should at least properly read it first!

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April 15, 2026 at 4:35 am

Employee Is Told That Tuesday Isn’t Enough Notice To Ask For Saturday Off Work, But The Boss Thinks Sunday Is Enough Notice To Tell The Employee To Work Monday

car manufacturing facility

Sometimes a double standard is part of the contract.

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April 14, 2026 at 5:47 pm

Employee Notifies Supervisor That She’s Taking A Day Off, But The Supervisor Wants Two Weeks Notice Going Forward

stressed out woman sitting at desk looking at her laptop

There’s a difference between asking for time off and demanding time off.

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April 5, 2026 at 12:55 am

Construction Employee’s Boss Called Him While On Leave And Blamed Him For Unfinished Work, But When He Told His Boss To Respect His Time Off, He Faced A Thinly Veiled Threat

construction worker wearing yellow hard hat

If you can’t manage manpower, at least manage your temper.

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March 26, 2026 at 2:46 am

Retail Employee Followed The Chain Of Command And Reported His Sick Day To The Assistant Store Manager, But When Communication Broke Down, His Frustrated Boss Accused Him Of Skipping Work

sick man in bed

The real problem here was bad communication.

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March 23, 2026 at 1:20 pm

Employee Gets Unlimited PTO In His New Job, But His Request For A 2-Day Leave Three Weeks In Advance Got Denied During A “Busy Season”

employees in a meeting in an office

Unlimited PTO sounds great until you actually try to take a day off.

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March 13, 2026 at 2:46 am

Employee Is Going To Lose A Day Off At The End Of The Year, So They Threaten To Take Two Months Off Instead

business woman holding her glasses while looking at a piece of paper

Whatever you do, don’t let your vacation time expire!

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February 11, 2026 at 10:48 am

Pregnant Woman Gets Time Off In Exchange For Working Overtime, So She Banks Enough Time To Take Six Weeks Of Maternity Leave

mom kissing newborn baby's forehead

I really wish things were different for mothers in the US.

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January 23, 2026 at 3:55 am

Oilfield Worker Was Denied A Day Off For A Friend’s Final Service, So He Used A Job Assignment To Attend An Interview And Walked Away For A Better Offer

Large oil rig out in the middle of the ocean

He did what he had to!

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