I started working full time for my current employer on Jan. 20, 2020. The employee handbook given to me at the time said I would be given and additional 40 hours PTO after three years with no caveats listed, I still have this copy, so I thought it would be applied this past January. When it wasn't I reached out to HR thinking it was a simple mistake.
Nope. Turns out they grant additional PTO to employees on January 1 the year after their anniversary, no matter when that is. I followed up asking if a person started Dec. 30 and another Jan. 2, would the second need to work an additional year to get the same benefit? Their response was, ” this is the policy”…. I even asked where this was written and they linked me to an obscure “PTO FAQ” page buried on their company SharePoint page.
Thankfully, my boss is pretty understanding, and pissed about this too, and will let me take the days I've earned anyway. But seriously, fuck this policy and HR.
Is there anything I can realistically do about this? More for anyone after me who finds themselves in the same situation?