A friend of mine suddenly passed away, and I'm going to his funeral on Friday. I have about 45 hours of PTO, but I wasn't allowed off work because 2 people had already asked. When I asked for bereavement for that day, they said it only applies to family members. I'm taking the day off anyway, but I've gotten a verbal warning for it. It doesn't feel fair to me, but I've been told that's the standard?
A friend of mine suddenly passed away, and I'm going to his funeral on Friday. I have about 45 hours of PTO, but I wasn't allowed off work because 2 people had already asked. When I asked for bereavement for that day, they said it only applies to family members. I'm taking the day off anyway, but I've gotten a verbal warning for it. It doesn't feel fair to me, but I've been told that's the standard?