Possibly the worst part about being a 9-5 wage slave…

[GuineaDago585]

…You can’t even do simple chit like make a doctor’s appointment

Their offices are only open the exact hours you work.

So if you need to make an appointment, after factoring in commute time, waiting and actually being seen (let alone driving to the pharmacy if there’s a prescription), you are forced to miss a half a day of work.

For most wagies like me, that means using at minimum 4 hours of your PTO.

There goes half a sick day or vacation day that could have been used towards needed rest or a vacation which replenishes the spirit.

Most people have at least one annual checkup, a dental cleaning and eye exam. That’s 12 hours of lost time, which sounds insignificant, however when you’re only given 2 weeks of PTO a year, it’s a massive hit srs.

Another example of the rat race keeping us chained and suffocating.

[tripod29]

Only one more day until your allowed to do what you want for 2 days. Well, really only one. Sundays are wasted from the dread that Monday is close. Amirite?

[PatchouliMusk]

ironic part is, the office is the biggest catalyst in why wagies get sick in the first place

imagine being free out in nature, getting as much sleep as needed, and cooking wholesome meals all the time as opposed to eating lunchables with degenerates coughing and sniffing all the time

[John L]

Stop whining, you have an out to get into a union and get good PTO and benefits but you're too lazy.

[GuineaDago585]

Only one more day until your allowed to do what you want for 2 days. Well, really only one. Sundays are wasted from the dread that Monday is close. Amirite?

Man I’m so excited srs. Can’t wait to be free again. Thinking about buying a bunch of Thai food from the restaurant up the street Friday night that will feed me for 2 days. Will be hitting the gym and going for a long walk weather permitting.

ironic part is, the office is the biggest catalyst in why wagies get sick in the first place

imagine being free out in nature, getting as much sleep as needed, and cooking wholesome meals all the time as opposed to eating lunchables with degenerates coughing and sniffing all the time

So fkin true. My mental and physical health has plummeted since going back into the office. My blood pressure is 10-15 points higher than it was when I was WFH. My test has likely dropped like a rock considering my symptoms. Fatigue, mental fog, low libido. I still workout, albeit less often.

Most of us cagies are sedentary all day long and eat like absolute chit, which leads to these chronic health issues.

Stop whining, you have an out to get into a union and get good PTO and benefits but you're too lazy.

Sheet metal Union doesn’t even get PTO (100% ded fkin srs - my friend hasn’t had a paid vacation in 4 years). They just renegotiated their contract to finally give apprentices something like 1 hour for every 40 hours worked, which will start this summer.

So really no job is ideal when it comes to time off, although their schedule is a little better since those tradies usually get out around 2:30p every day.

[meanstringbean]

I have never had a job that would care or make you take time off for an appointment

[Didlid]

Where you work sounds awful, we get 32 days PTO plus bank holidays. Can also just take any time you need "free" for appointments.

Find a new workplace mate

[blueberryboy]

Yup . That I will agree on .

I gotta go in for tooth extraction and brb gotta wage cuck thru the day before I even get the chance to call my insurance company and book an appointment.


Wage cucking is the worst when important chit comes up

[John L]

Man I’m so excited srs. Can’t wait to be free again. Thinking about buying a bunch of Thai food from the restaurant up the street Friday night that will feed me for 2 days. Will be hitting the gym and going for a long walk weather permitting.




So fkin true. My mental and physical health has plummeted since going back into the office. My blood pressure is 10-15 points higher than it was when I was WFH. My test has likely dropped like a rock considering my symptoms. Fatigue, mental fog, low libido. I still workout, albeit less often.

Most of us cagies are sedentary all day long and eat like absolute chit, which leads to these chronic health issues.



Sheet metal Union doesn’t even get PTO (100% ded fkin srs - my friend hasn’t had a paid vacation in 4 years). They just renegotiated their contract to finally give apprentices something like 1 hour for every 40 hours worked, which will start this summer.

So really no job is ideal when it comes to time off, although their schedule is a little better since those tradies usually get out around 2:30p every day.

This makes zero sense. Literally every non-union shop gives PTO days, how does a union not?

[nothingshocking]

You're right, your employer should pay you to go to the doctor. It's not like they give you a bank of paid days off to take care of whatever it is you need to take care of in your personal life.



you have a victim mentality, it's sad

[MikeLowrrrey]

Why would you need to take PTO? I've never had to take PTO for a dr. visit. Get cleanings 4x a year, eye doctor, and the occasional checkup.

[GuineaDago585]

This makes zero sense. Literally every non-union shop gives PTO days, how does a union not?

Yup. Depends on the local but for this one that’s how they operate. You take off whoever you want, just unpaid.

Apparently it’s more common than you’d think for unions to not give any PTO or to give the option to have money withheld from their check to go towards a vacation fund. Really fkin chitty.

[Kiop]

thats life, its like
a coal burnt toll asspaid/

[Cleveland33]

geez your boss doesn't let you move a couple hours around so you don't have to use PTO for an appt?

[misctrader]

Another reason why WFH is superior. Imaging wanting to go to your grey cubical everyday.

[GuineaDago585]

Another reason why WFH is superior. Imaging wanting to go to your grey cubical everyday.

Feels

Mine is beige LMAO.

[Paul Kreul]

Yup. Depends on the local but for this one that’s how they operate. You take off whoever you want, just unpaid.

Apparently it’s more common than you’d think for unions to not give any PTO or to give the option to have money withheld from their check to go towards a vacation fund. Really fkin chitty.

You should get a separate check every 6 months with your sick/PTO/vacation from the Union. That’s how the Carpenters Union worked when I was in it. You don’t see it on your weekly taking time off, you see it on that separate check.

[_zman]

That's why I work remote.