This has been on my mind for a few months and it still bothers me, so I want to ask you fine folks…
A few months ago my grandmother passed. It was a Thursday. I told my boss I would take the following day off to grieve and deal with family matters. When I turned in my timesheet, I was told that we did not have “bereavement” days and that I would have to use a “sick” day instead. Fine. whatever. The handbook confirms this.
My issue is that the HR lady came to me asking if I could provide a copy of the obituary (I assume to validate that my grandmother actually died). I was really disturbed by this and additionally upset because I had to use MY OWN time that I accrued. So I didn't see why this mattered. Is this something companies actually do? Side note: I actually work for a state government entity, but my co-worker says they didn't do this to her when her parents passed.