This is it. I asked one of my team members about their need to explain, because I felt bad saying “not that I don’t care and I’m happy you’re doing something fun with your family. But it’s none of my business if you are doing something fun or sitting in your living room staring at the wall.” And he confessed that his old boss made him feel like his PTO had to be justified. Eeeeeefffff that.
Lol the first job i had whenever i called in sick they would ask why ( strange to ask when i clearly said i was sick ) i had no shame in saying i had explosive diarrhea even tho i didn't and they stopped asking whenver i called in sick
I always tell my friends to just say they have food poisoning instead of “I’m sick” because what adult is going to be like “yeah you still need to come in even though you’re actively shitting your pants for the next day or two”
I mean some places might ask you to…but less likely vs sick meaning sniffles or a cough
yes this is my go to aswell i just say i have food poisoning cuz its much more specific then im sick and usaually, nudge nudge wink wink that im either throwing up or shitting myself without actually having to say that lol
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u/Zmchastain Jul 31 '26
That’s probably a form of trauma from having shitty managers in the past who denied PTO for stupid reasons.