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Mood Spoiler: Happy ending

Original Post: April 18, 2024

My friend bought tickets (a month ago) to a concert for my wife, my son, me, and herself. We’re all STOKED to say the least. The computer system at work has been down, so I haven’t been able to submit my PTO request electronically, it has remained verbal.

Well, a coworker who just got back from a month and a half vacation apparently put in PTO for the same time, when the computer system came back up today, so they denied both, citing it as “only fair”.

“Only fair”? I had to bust my ass for a month and a half to fill her workload, but it’s only fair that I don’t get a break because she wants another one? Am I wrong to be a bit upset about this?

Relevant Comments:

Commenter: Yes unless you are making a shit ton of money go to your concert.

OOP: I’m def going to the show. At this point it’s just a matter of whether they approve the PTO or not.

Commenter: I gotta know what the group is.

OOP: AJR

More on OOP’s job:

I’m on the bottom rung of a corporate ladder, in an isolated station where we don’t get to communicate with higher-ups.

Commenter: You guys seem to get a whole lot of PTO. 6 weeks and she still has PTO left to use?

OOP: We work short shifts, and don’t take time off often. It accumulates quickly at our pay rate.

Commenter: Can you take a sick day without penalty? Sometimes work can just take a loss for a day.

OOP: It’s a three day trip. I told my boss I’m going, I’ve been telling them about it since before the coworker came back from vacation. The tickets are bought, the AirBnB is paid, I’m not missing this.

Update 1 (Same Post): Same Day

Edit for update: just talked to my boss again, I asked her to appeal it to her boss. I guess we’ll find out.

Update 2 (Same Post): Between April 19-25

Edit 2: I’m still waiting to hear back from the boss on my appeal for my PTO. I’m going to the show, period. It remains to be seen whether I’ll be paid for it or not. I’m pausing the app for the night, I’ll update when I know more.

Update 3 (Same Post): Sometime before April 25 (in the next week from OG post)

Final edit: I went to work today, and received no update. I take this to mean that my appeal did not go through as I’d hoped. When asked why I wasn’t talking much today, I said “I don’t have anything nice to say”.

I’m going to the concert. I will not be at work those three days. I will take the write-up, and I will regret nothing. I may not get paid for it, but I will definitely remember this experience with my son forever.

Thanks for all the comments reassuring me that I was not being emotional about this, that it’s actually mildly infuriating. I’ll be turning off notifications on this post now, but feel free to continue commenting and discussing the ins and outs of this per your own circumstances. Cheers!

April 25 (Comments)

How was the concert?

It was so cool!!!

Update 4 (Same Post): May 4, 2024 (just over 2 weeks from OG post)

2nd Final edit that I hoped I wouldn’t have to make: They wrote me up. I’m putting in an application with our local competition and I’ll be submitting a two week notice if I get hired.

Update 5 (Comments): June 29, 2024 (Almost 2 months later)

(I commented on the OG post, so I’ve listed OOP and myself as such)

Lucy: Just saw your newest edit- did you end up getting that new job??? Hope things are going ok for you

OOP: Thank you. Things are good, I did get the transfer, I’m leaving this little town behind.

Lucy: YAYYYY congrats to you!!! I hope your new job is wonderful AND that you have colleagues who are actually respectful of your PTO

OOP: I realize I should clarify - I didn’t get the job with the competitor, I took a transfer with the current company which will result in a raise and increase in hours.

I wish OOP the best with his transfer and am glad he got to go to the concert!

Work denied my PTO that I've been fighting the computer system to put in for a month.

Work denied my PTO that I've been fighting the computer system to put in for a month.

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