There is an employee who has been on leave (not sure if medical or psycho or what) for nearly 2 years now. No information is available to the other workers. But this person's email still says out of office. Is is safe to assume she is simply collecting a check and milking WF?
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@jqx, not just Texas... Look at the low lives in California. I have never seen anything like it before.
Incredible that these types of people seem to keep jobs forever (like someone said, we have to keep holding their jobs for them rather than hiring someone who will contribute). Meanwhile, I’ve seen some unbelievably talented people laid off. It just doesn’t make any business sense at all.
I had a co-worker that everyone truly loved. She cared for her team, her work, and was a real joy to chat with. She went out on leave one day for surgery, had a rough recovery, which slipped into depression. She was on leave for about 18 months when she suddenly went to zz. Truly a bad loss for us. Hopefully she is in a better place now.
OP - maybe, maybe not! The length of time they've been out doesn't prove anything. They could have cancer or some other chronic disease, severe depression, etc. I get tired of people judging teammates for being sick.
If it's military leave (called to active duty for more than 30 days), peoples jobs are protected by USERRA for FIVE YEARS... So, someone could be gone doing military stuff for 5 years and come back and still have their job.
For the first two years they receive differential pay from Wells (the difference between what they make at Wells and what they make in the military). After two years they receive no pay but still have their jobs protected.
MYOB. It is none of your business. Seriously. Why do people think they are owed information or an explanation about things that have nothing to do with them? Move on.
@upm It's Texas, what do you expect? Corporate welfare queens sounds about right.
I have two peers like that in corporate risk (Auto Finance) in Dallas. They go out on leave for four months, come back for a month, get retrained, and then go back out on leave again. It’s a he-l of a racket if you can figure out the loopholes.
We’ve stopped assuming they’re going to carry their weight and just take bets on how quickly they’ll stick it to us again. Meanwhile, we have to hold their jobs open for them instead of getting someone who will actually work and not chronically abuse a broken system. The cost to morale for consistently covering for “Peers With Disabilities” is almost as bad as management’s constant attempts to hide behind broken corporate policies and inconsistent workflow issues. I’m amazed we’re still in business. What a dumpster fire.🤦🏻♂️
There is always that group that work the system perfectly. Mental issues, Fibro Myalgia, stress etc.
As long as you know the laws you can avoid working for life.
Most likely. I have seen the scam artists in action many times.
It's not safe to assume anything.