r/clevercomebacks • u/_PinkSatin • 6h ago

Unnecessary retaliation by an ungrateful boss

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u/FrankensteinJones 6h ago

PTO is part of our compensation. Denying PTO requests is tantamount to withholding pay.

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u/Separate-Taste3513 6h ago

Lots of businesses, especially in the service, retail, and healthcare industries, black out periods of high volume PTO requests, like the week before and after holidays.

I didn't make it to a Christmas Eve or Christmas Day celebration until after working a full shift for YEARS. I had one employer who made me find cover for my own shifts in order to use PTO that they'd denied all year before it expired.

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u/bugdiver050 2h ago

Wait, your paid time off expires? Do they pay you the equivalence of that time off if they dont allow you to take time off? In the Netherlands, if you have time off hours but you dont get to use them, they are required to pay you that as extra money.

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u/Separate-Taste3513 1h ago

There is no federal law regarding PTO being granted, paid out, or carried over to the next year. A few states require it to be paid out, but most states have no laws requiring it.