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    Every time employee takes a PTO day they still end up 40 hours/week to cover it, nullifying the PTO: 'I should've worked 24 hours but I worked double that'

    When you take a day off… shouldn't you have that day off?

    Sometimes life just isn't logical. We're asked to do things that don't fully make sense to us, and we just have to be okay with living with that. But that doesn't mean that we can't stand up for what we think is right and refuse to accept treatment that does not serve us. This is especially true in the workplace. If you don't assert yourself and your needs, you might end up being taken advantage of. This is true even when you're thinking about taking time off. Time off should be a right, not a privilege. Nobody can work day after day with no rest. We need something to break it up every once in a while and give us something to look forward to. That's why most salaried jobs come with a little something called paid time off. 

    That's our time to use as we wish without losing out on compensation. Sure, your employer could potentially deny your PTO if it's coming at an inconvenient time, but if you're requesting it far enough in advance, everything should be hunky dory. But that doesn't always solve the problem. There are still tricky ways that your company might try to trick you out of your hard-earned time off. They might ask you to still keep up with your normal workload, which doesn't quite make sense. How are you going to do the same work in a smaller frame of time?

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    • This is, unfortunately, a common practice. You don't want to leave your team in a lurch, so you do your best to cover your daily tasks even when you're not there. But this has a way of piling up for some employees. Maybe you end up putting in more hours here and there. And then, before you know it, you've done a regular week's work when you were really supposed to have the time off. That's what this employee was feeling, and they wondered if they could do anything about it. Read on to see what happened in the story and see what you think.

    • If I take a PTO day, but still end up working over 40 hours that week, I didn't take PTO.

      Whenever I try to take a day off to make a three day weekend I end up working longer hours to compensate for being out of the office... So how is that PTO?
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    • A few weeks back we had a federal holiday here in the states. I added a PTO day afterwards to make a four day weekend. The remaining W-F had me working 43 hours. In three fucking days.
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    • Tell me, how is that fair that I had to use a PTO day and a HOL day, but still worked over 40 hours that week. I should've worked 24 hours but I worked double that. Also salaried so no chance of OT.
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    • Commenters wondered if there might be more going on here.

      ccarr313 If my wife takes PTO, and they schedule up to 40 on other days, she still gets paid the PTO. Sounds like you're getting scammed.
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    • Itstotallysafe Original Poster's Reply Totally being scammed. Salaried= scammed.
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    • jmckinl It doesn't sound like you're actually getting PTO. Been there and done that. What are you measured on? What would happen if the work didn't get done now and needed to be deferred until the following week?
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    • Itstotallysafe Original Poster's Reply I'm measured on a number of things, including turnaround time on paperwork, customer satisfaction, and project profitability. If I defer paperwork it will just build up as there's no space in the schedule for down time. There are others who have the same position as me constant getting called out for being late with paperwork and their performance reviews suffer because of it.
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    • rkala02 Why would you do this if it's not your own company?
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    • Itstotallysafe Original Poster's Reply I have bills to pay. This job pays decently on paper and wasn't always like this. Its just getting worse and worse as they try to squeeze every last bit of effort out of us.
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    • LacyLove I am salaried and when I take a day of PTO I am not expected to work longer to make up the time off. It sounds like a company problem.
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    • shawnaeatscats Yeah they're getting scammed. If we put in PTO then exceed 40 hours for that week, the PTO gets deducted. In other words: if I pit in for 8h off on Friday then work 36h M-Th, 4 hours will be removed from my PTO submission so that my time worked for the week does not exceed 40 hours
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    • CaptPotter47 Just don't do that. Your salary. Set you time expectations and start wrapping up the work you are doing 20-30 mins before you plan to leave.
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    • voxam72 You need to look into whether you actually qualify for OT. Salary doesn't automatically mean no OT; there are several factors. I suggest contacting your local labor department for the regulations, as things can vary wildly between municipalities.
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    • HalfSoul30 Wouldn't you still be paid more? The over 40 hours plus the pto pay? Edit: just saw salary paid. Just say no. They obviously need you, so what are they going to do?
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    • xboxchick311 If you work 43 hours in 3 days, why would you still claim the PTO? Turn in your time sheet with that PTO day as unpaid time.
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    • Darth Revan1138 The only time I work more hours when I take PTO, is when I don't have enough PTO hours to cover the full time off. Otherwise-bye!
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