Has anyones manager told them that their unit does not take sick time and you should instead go to the Doctor on the weekend or after work? Also has anyone manager told them if you’re remote and feeling sick you should still work because you’re not actually leaving your house?
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The manager is either:
A.) trying to run you off
B.) is stupid
- ) is being a jerk.
It's so odd to me, day one in orientation 8 years ago a HR rep said unplanned time is yours, take it. I never had a manager say otherwise.
Sick days ARE unplanned days - so HR gave the correct info. Not sure what you’re trying to say here.
It happens, depending on management styles.
When my co-worker caught covid, our manager asked them to try to work at least partial hours. I told them to consult HR for how to code absences due to covid. HR told them to take Unplanned days.
Take your own advice. If you don’t like it, then leave the post. You must either be in management or a koolaid drinker.
Take your sick days! They aren’t even for just when you’re sick, they are “unplanned days”. You can use them for whenever you need to a day. They don’t roll over, so use don’t lose!
I’ve been at Citi over 10yrs, never wasted a planned or unplanned day. Take them all, they are part of your total compensation.
You are partially correct. HR will ask a few questions here and there and very well may sweep it under the rug, that’s not the ONLY purpose of engaging them. You have to show a progression of attempts to resolve it internally before going to court. If you don’t and you go to court, your legal claim can be countered with “we had no idea”. If you can prove that you DID make progressive attempts to resolve it internally but to no avail, your legal standing is much stronger.
Original poster here. Thanks for the advice. This was actually said to me shortly after I started with the company and have never taken a sick day in fear of retaliation. I posed the question on here wondering if this is normal at Citi. I didn’t sue I didn’t take it to HR. HR would just sweep it under the rug and mark me as problematic. I need my job so I just swallowed it. Thanks for the support folks!
1rma, you don’t know wtf you are talking about……..I have first hand experience. They will try and dig up whatever dirt they can……..
No, nobody's manager has told them this. Including yours.
And @1qyp, really... grow up and stop watching so many movies. Nobody at a bank is going to illegally tap your phone. ge-z.
If you sue, be prepared for your life to be turned upside down: they will put a tap on your phone, a tracker on your car (if you have one), get access to your financial records………..it’s worth it in the long run. Who the F do they think they are.. …….and sue the manager personally, as well as Citi, since he/she was acting as an agent of Citi. Good Luck!
Ok, I never chime in on this forum but on this, sue. Sue the pants off of them now. One thing is clear, if you do nothing it will not get better.
Oh boy….there are a TON of lawyers who’d love to take this case upon contingency. Meaning that they will only be paid if the case wins. It’d be a long haul and my take years to get to court unless you settle out of court of course but sue them. Sue them now and get the ball rolling. Citi will most likely settle out of court to stay out of the public eye on such a negative thing.
Just another example of Citi bully tactics used to squeeze every drop of blood and energy from you to work longer, harder and more often to make to bottom line more appeasing to management. They crossed the line, warn them, then sue.
When you take a sick day you are not asking for permission but rather you are informing them. Yes, you should report it and then sue if ever approached again like that.
No. C’mon. Take every sick day, take every vacation day.
If your manager actually said those things, report him. Call HR for sure.
No. Might I suggest the following:
- ) file a complaint with your manager’s manager. Take a cell phone picture of the email.
- ) immediately followed by a complaint with HR. Take a cell phone picture of the email.
- ) if ever approached again in such a manner, immediately seek external legal counsel with an external lawyer. Providing your pictures as proof. Sue for 5 million dollars and be willing to settle for 3 with the condition that the manger be terminated and under no condition be allowed to return to the company as an employee or contractor.