Thread regarding Wells Fargo & Co. layoffs

I took three week vacations annually in my 20's/30's. It shouldn't be an issue, but depending on your manager and team, it can be.

Less than 2 weeks and I can't forget about this place before returning. >2 weeks I completely forget about this place for a while.

The short answer is yes. I had almost my full PTO hours which I hadn't used when my wife was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Once I had burned through that I went on unpaid leave for three weeks.

Plus a week of bereavement leave which was paid.

Talk to your manager. It’s likely fine, but it’s possible they may push back on that much time because of business needs.

Don’t forget about that week we receive to care for family members. If it is a close family member with a verifiable health condition, you have a week there to use that has nothing to do with pto. I can’t remember which family members count but I remember grandparents did not.

You should not have to approve PTO requests. Personal Holidays, floating holidays, community service, etc you have to approve. But straight up PTO requests for exempt should be auto-approved. There is a manager resource that explains this and that the settings are not modifiable. I was wondering why i had to approve for some and not others so HR pointed me to that article.

my whole cult is salary and I have had to approve their requests

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Read the manager resource regarding Workday. Hourly employees you must approve everything. Salary employees PTO request are auto-approved.

Yep I take three weeks at a time and it’s fine. I had a direct once who had been with the bank for 25+ years. She saved up all her PTO through the year and took off most of Q4. Not sure if that’s the best idea though, by the time she returned we had always figured out how to get by without her.

just ask and see what happens. time tracker as a manager I could set to auto approve but doesn't seem to be an option in workday. also liked that I could set time tracker to send me a calendar invite for my approved days.

PTO, FMLA, and STD are not the same. PTO benefit amount is based on years of service and only needs manager approval. FMLA is leave that provides the employee job protection. You can take up to 6 weeks for yourself or for a close relative (medical) based on doctor's recommendation. It is UNPAID. Short term disability can only be used for yourself for medical purposes. Still need that doctor recommendation. It cannot be used immediately. You must use 5 days if PTO (1 week) before it can start. Wells pays a % of your salary based on your time employed. Wells automatically offers this to all employees as a benefit.

Every Indian I know here takes 3-4 weeks off at a time and goes home. You earned it, use it as you like.

I have a coworker who visits family on the other side of the world for about three weeks every year. My team members are all cross-trained and function as each other's backup, so it's never been an issue.

Yes you can do it. I have a coworker who just took 6 weeks off at once to visit family in another state. I have another coworker who took 4 weeks off to tour Iceland before the pandemic.

What is the groups process is auto approve LoL

Follow whatever your groups process is for PTO, request it and see what happens