A put up has gone viral on Reddit after a poster shared that their boss had denied them medical go away regardless of requesting it a month prematurely and having by no means taken a time off earlier than.

Redditor u/ baddiebusted shared a screenshot exhibiting the rejected day without work on the subreddit "Antiwork" in a put up that has been voted on over 38,000 occasions and has obtained over 3,000 feedback.

The screenshot confirmed what seems to be the worker portal the place days off might be requested. Below the "present requests" part it seems that a request for 8 hours of unpaid day without work for a "Medical/different appointment" on Might 13 was rejected.

The Redditor accompanied the screenshot with the caption: "My boss denied my medical request a month prematurely, first time ever even requesting a time off."

The "previous requests" part can be seen within the screenshot and it's proven that the worker had no previous requests.

Sick leave files
A put up has gone viral on Reddit after a poster shared that their boss denied them unpaid medical day without work. Right here, a inventory picture exhibits worker recordsdata with a observe highlighted "sick leaves."olm26250/Getty Photos

It's not made clear within the put up the place the Redditor lives or in what sector they work although in the USA if an employer is included within the Household and Medical Depart Act it's in opposition to the legislation to disclaim "an eligible worker's correct request for FMLA go away," in accordance with dcemploymentattorney.com.

The FMLA offers sure staff with as much as 12 weeks of unpaid go away per yr for use for sure household and medical causes. FMLA applies to all public businesses, all private and non-private elementary and secondary colleges, and firms with 50 or extra staff, in accordance with the U.S. Division of Labor

If an worker believes their day without work has been unfairly denied, Glassdoor suggests a number of steps to observe together with asking, properly, why it was denied and making certain that the work for that day will get completed or be coated.

If that fails, Glassdoor suggests taking the matter to Human Sources.

Commenters took difficulty with the truth that an absence due to a medical appointment would even need to be thought of a "request."

"[T]he audacity to have this arrange as requests is astounding," one commenter wrote.

"Your well being comes first TAKE it off," wrote one other.

"And on prime of that, it is UNPAID day without work. [F**k] OP's boss," one other supporter added.

One commenter referred to as the rejection a "large purple flag" and urged the Redditor start on the lookout for new work.

"Hopefully you are in a scenario that lets you begin on the lookout for one other job," one other added.