PTO

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee for some extra energy (May 23, 2026)

Elna McHilderson

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Update: Boss denies employee's July PTO request because it aligns with her vacation, employee refuses to cancel her trip, finds better job at competitor

Ben Weiss

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New remote manager files HR complaint for one employee using her allotted 14-day PTO and another her full 50-day maternity leave, HR just shrugs: ‘[HR] said, “No, she is absolutely entitled to do that."'

Elna McHilderson

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Boss issues formal warning to employee during her approved vacation in Cabo for missing a meeting added to her work calendar while she was out of the country

Etai Eshet

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HR requires a 500-word "reason" alongside each PTO request, so a witty employee writes an entire essay to go to their cousin's wedding: 'I began [by] explaining the historical significance of marriage'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'My coworker just got fired for literally the pettiest reason': Company attempts to gaslight top-performing employee

Remy Millisky

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Boss denies 25-year veteran employee’s fully prepared PTO request, blocking their vacation despite having plenty of accrued time off

Etai Eshet

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Disgruntled employees discuss the fallacy that is unlimited PTO: ‘It's only unlimited PTO on paper’

Lana DeGaetano

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Manager claims employee “should be grateful” for having a job after denying employee's PTO request for one day off to attend sister's wedding: ‘What does that even mean?’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Entitled mom pressures a coworker to give up 1 week of PTO because her vacation time is more important than their anniversary: 'She said parents should get priority'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Employee uses all 37 days of PTO at once before quitting: 'Is there anything stopping me?'

Ben Weiss

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Company forces lab employees to use PTO for a weather-related closure: ‘This cannot be legal. The company is deciding for us’

Etai Eshet

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Job applicant changes ethnic first name on applications and finally lands interviews after 2 years of job hunting while unemployed

Etai Eshet

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Optional PTO donation program leads to tension after employee refuses to donate his hours to coworker he barely knows: 'My boss pulled me aside and said it looks bad'

Isabella Penn

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Employee refuses to donate his PTO to a stranger in the office regardless of judgement from HR, colleagues, and his boss: 'I don't know Jennifer, maybe said hi twice'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Entitled coworker pressures employee to give up vacation day for her wedding, employee refuses, prompting backlash: 'I said I didn't want to do that!'

Ben Weiss

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