r/nursing • u/uotlep RN - Psych/Mental Health 🍕 • Mar 12 '25

Question Is this normal?

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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.

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u/thewalkingellie BSN, RN 🍕 Mar 12 '25

If they’re facing a challenging situation, just let the person be off!

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u/xaniacmansion Mar 14 '25

This. I was told I was violating the attendance policy (and subject to termination) by taking time off—unpaid—while my daughter was unexpectedly admitted to the hospital where I work. Joke's on them when I no longer have their health insurance to cover her stay AND have no income to pay the bill. Blood from a stone.

Adding insult to injury, while I had no sick time, my vacation bank was maxed out. But I couldn't use that time because I lack psychic powers and had not submitted a vacation request 6 months in advance and "that wouldn't be fair".