Managers denying leave requests during medical recovery
Managers intentionally block leave requests during low-season and subject vulnerable employees to public degradation and targeted criticism. This hostile behavior prevents employees from focusing on their recovery and leaves them feeling trapped without proper support.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1requesting medical leave without providing unnecessary personal or specific information
- 2documenting everything in writing and keeping email recaps of verbal conversations
- 3seeking outside advice and feedback from other resources within the company
- 4disclosing medical diagnoses to HR to reframe communication issues
- 5polishing the resume and looking for other job opportunities
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“over the past few months, i feel like there has been a pretty consistent pattern of my PM bashing me or attempting to degrade me in front of residents, prospects, and vendors.”source ↗
“there have been multiple interactions where i’ve felt like she is looking for inconsistencies in what i say or trying to catch me in something rather than simply asking me to clarify if i remember something differently.”source ↗
“what i’m struggling with is the way the criticism is being delivered and the feeling that it has become targeted and personal.”source ↗
“a statement that really threw me off was being told that i “purposely zone out.” i genuinely don’t even know what to do with that one lol.”source ↗
“the "I hear about everything" line alone would have me polishing my resume regardless of how the PIP plays out.”source ↗
Where this came up
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