I took sick off after sept long weekend because I actually fell sick returning from the trip. My birthday happenned to fall during the same time. My manager in our 1:1 told me to be cautious with taking sick leaves because she fears if the management may try to layoff employees if they take sick leave after a long weekend and their birthday falls during the same time. Is this really a thing that management will consider while laying off employees or is she just a overthinking shady manager who doesn’t trust her employees and was just trying to scare me hiding behind layoffs.During our 1:1 she also told me I know you had your birthday and took sick off.I have never had such a weird experience with my previous managers at schwab who were really awesome managers. What should I do? Ignore this ? Report this behavior to HR? But she only told this to me on the call and I dont have any written evidence.I also have lots of sick leaves and vacation time and take them only when actually needed. I kept reaffirming that but she kept saying..’ I would be cautious taking sick off’…
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Shoot if that’s all I have to do to get on the layoff list I’m calling out.
Plain and simple is that your manager su-ks and cannot provide the necessary feedback and hides behind this shi**y message.
i'm always been of the mindset that taking too much sick time, makes you a target? why? if all things are equal, and they need a way to single out a person, sick could be it... you're not as available or able to perform the job.
1lkp+1oCJqT9k maybe they should ditch "sick time" like most companies did in the 90s. Until then they can deal with falsified sick days.
OP u r screwed. Don’t fake to be sick or else they will give you a reason to become one
I wouldn't put anything past this firm at this point.
Your manager is full of sh1+ or is unaware she is giving you straight out bad advice.
You can''t be laid off for taking a sick day if it is close to your birthday or after a long holiday.
There are policies where calling off too frequently can result in punitive action. Just like any other company.
Well I have barely taken any sick days while we’ve been WFH for the past several years. But I will take sick time when I feel I am in a total dumper. And I usually make up my time anyways as I have so much work. This advice is just total bull…. Fromm the manager, not the OP sharing.
job eliminations and an employee taking paid sick leave that has accrued are two totally different things. However, I had heard somewhere that if you take more than two days/week, you might be asked for a doctor's note or something to that effect. Also a "sick day", I would imagine, is not limited to physical illness only. Significant life stressors (like what some of us are experiencing now) can, and does, take a mental and emotional toll that can amount to having to take a paid sick day due to not feeling well (physically, mentally or emotionally) What? We can only take a sick day if we have the Flu or Covid??
@skk+1oCJqT9k - how does suggesting an employee who is lower in hierarchy to take sick off cautiously help in not getting a manager’s manager from getting fired? It is still difficult to understand relation between the two
Careful on taking sick days. Too many people doing this and Walt will throw another fit and who knows what the consequences might be. Most likely doctors notes for all sick days and permission slips for PTO days.
@mfo+1oCJqT9k Maybe her manager is the one on the chopping blocks.
This is absolutely braindead advice, and frankly one that I’d expect from middle management.
They can’t lay you off because they suspect you are faking sick days. They have no proof that you weren’t sick.
That sounds like a terrible manager. Take your sick time whenever you need/want to.
the decisions have been made, take your sick time while you can
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@rkw+1oCJqT9k - This is a genuine question I have, is there a reason you think it is BS?
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