What do you do when you need to take off work to take care of your cats? Like to take them to the vet, etc.
Usually I take my boys on Saturdays for routine stuff even though there is always an awful wait (no appointments) so that I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t have to interrupt work. But…
One of my boys started coughing this morning and I wanted to take him to the vet this afternoon but my boss told me that my petâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s health was not his concern and I couldnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t take off early (1 hour!) to take him in. I am paid salary not hourly, my work was done for today and I have plenty of available time off.
They have never denied me time off before even when I had ridiculous reasons, so I am very upset about this. I am the only single person in the office and most everyone else has a stay at home spouse (read: I have nobody but myself to take care of this sort of thing).
Instead I put in a formal request (which has been approved) for tomorrow morning off work for a "doctorâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s appointment" instead. They donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t require excuses for less than ½ a day off work, so I will just take him in the morning when they first open and then come to work after.
So – what do you do? Are your bosses understanding or do you have to deceive them also? I know in the future I will not be honest about it, I will just tell him I am not feeling well or that I have a doctorâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s appointment instead.
Usually I take my boys on Saturdays for routine stuff even though there is always an awful wait (no appointments) so that I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t have to interrupt work. But…
One of my boys started coughing this morning and I wanted to take him to the vet this afternoon but my boss told me that my petâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s health was not his concern and I couldnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t take off early (1 hour!) to take him in. I am paid salary not hourly, my work was done for today and I have plenty of available time off.
They have never denied me time off before even when I had ridiculous reasons, so I am very upset about this. I am the only single person in the office and most everyone else has a stay at home spouse (read: I have nobody but myself to take care of this sort of thing).
Instead I put in a formal request (which has been approved) for tomorrow morning off work for a "doctorâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s appointment" instead. They donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t require excuses for less than ½ a day off work, so I will just take him in the morning when they first open and then come to work after.
So – what do you do? Are your bosses understanding or do you have to deceive them also? I know in the future I will not be honest about it, I will just tell him I am not feeling well or that I have a doctorâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s appointment instead.