So I definitely have some sort of flu. I started feeling really bad on Thursday at the office, and asked my manager if I could use the one floating holiday I have next week. I also said I should’ve used at least one of my remaining sick days this week. Stupid me didn’t say I was feeling my worst right there and then. I don’t know why. Maybe because my commute is so long? I should’ve just asked to leave for the rest of the day.
But when I mentioned how I should’ve used sick days earlier in the week, he said, “you could have worked from home”. And I am SO. TIRED. Of this bullshit. Work from home? Oh yeah, that’ll help me get the rest I need. Working the same job, just in a different location.
I also realize that I requested time off too short notice, as far as vacation goes. So, naturally, I can’t take the time off because 3 people already have next week off. But here’s the kicker. I just found out that my sick time, AND my floating holiday, is gone now. It doesn’t carry over to next year. So I SHOULD have used this time, and didn’t. Hah, but my manager didn’t even want me to use it. “Work from home”. I even took an unpaid day off last august when my cousin died, thinking I could save my floating holiday for later. I sent an email to HR asking to swap that out. I haven’t heard back, and I’m afraid of what they might say.
I dunno. This whole scenario makes me want to quit right on the spot. I hate what I do anyway. I’m sick of being jealous of my SO who gets to have over a week off each holiday season. It breaks my heart to feel this way. I’m spending the few days I do have off practically bedridden. I almost don’t care if I take a blow in income for some time because I have savings and can still pay rent, and I’m willing to hunt for a better job each day while I take some time off that I never have anyway.
TL;DR Job has a use it or lose it policy with PTO and sick time, and I can’t even use any of it before the end of the year now while I’m actually sick.