Hey all,
There has been a emergency a month ago, that has left my grandmother unable to care for herself. I notified my boss immediately that I may need to fly home to take care of her for about 2 weeks.
I asked if I’m able to take unpaid time off as I don’t have enough PTO saved up. He told me to go through the company website and do a FMLA request, and that unfortunately it’s not be up to him. So I did. The request got denied about 2 weeks ago as she’s not a qualifying family member (spouse, child, parent).
Once again I notified him of this, and he suggested I submit a regular leave of absence request. Which I did. I still haven’t heard back. And the day I leave is on Monday. I was going to give a 2 week notice but thats not on the table any more. How do I go about preserving my reputation for future employers as I plan on using this job on my resume.
I have nothing against my boss as he’s tried his best to help me, and I have nothing against the work environment. Just the HR department at the main headquarters dragging their feet and essentially screwing me over.
Any tips? Should I ask him to sign something that basically states that I was indirectly forced to resign?