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My supervisor is suddenly questioning my PTO requests

I’m one of the ones in the office who has the best attendance. I barely miss work unexcused. Maybe once every couple of months I’ll take off early unexpected. My wife is pregnant and we’ve had a ton of appointments this season. Including some for me like dentists, pcp, etc. And for our 2yo daughter which I like to be there as well. I was under the impression that I can use my sick time/pto for all of this. Now for some reason my supervisor is making comments like “that’s funny you had an appointment last week, what’s this one for?” or “what time is your appointment and why do you need more than 2 hours?” It’s just making me uncomfortable and I feel like I’m doing something wrong. She’s a great supervisor but it seems she’s been a little stressed lately. Should I be prepared to explain or have…


I’m one of the ones in the office who has the best attendance. I barely miss work unexcused. Maybe once every couple of months I’ll take off early unexpected.

My wife is pregnant and we’ve had a ton of appointments this season. Including some for me like dentists, pcp, etc. And for our 2yo daughter which I like to be there as well. I was under the impression that I can use my sick time/pto for all of this.

Now for some reason my supervisor is making comments like “that’s funny you had an appointment last week, what’s this one for?” or “what time is your appointment and why do you need more than 2 hours?”

It’s just making me uncomfortable and I feel like I’m doing something wrong. She’s a great supervisor but it seems she’s been a little stressed lately. Should I be prepared to explain or have records of my appointments? I’ve earned my PTO and still have plenty saved up. I really don’t use much.

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