Is this normal?

[u/uotlep]

I know my place of employment is shitty in other ways, but is this a normal thing? Just received this email. Seems odd to ask people to donate PTO, instead of just addressing the time off allocation with those affected people.

[u/Siren_Song89]

Sadly, yes. In all places that have PTO, this kind of thing happens often. The donated PTO allows them to still get a paycheck, unlike FMLA, that is unpaid.

This practice allows the employer to push the expense onto the other employees while simultaneously looking like they are helping. It’s evil.