I recently requested time off for a surgery that requires 5 days of recovery without talking, coughing, whispering, or laughing. My job involves talking to people all day, every day. I submitted my LOA request, detailing the need for a full 5-day recovery period.
Guess what? My boss handed it back with a post-it note saying, “Approved for the day of the surgery but expected back the next day,” and suggested there'd be paperwork in place to avoid me using my voice.
How am I supposed to recover properly if I can't follow my doctor's orders? This is beyond frustrating and feels completely unreasonable. Just had to vent about this nonsense.
Edit: this blew up. For context I am not in the US. I work in a school in the UK.
Do not worry, I will be taking the time off.