View original post - everyone must be in the office by 9:00am (used to be much more flexible)
Nearly all jobs require people to be at work at a specific time.
View original post - cannot take more than 10 consecutive business days for vacation (I've taken 12 before, and it was just fine; group runs smoothly and we cover for each other well)
10 consecutive business days--in other words, 2 weeks. 2 weeks is also a very common standard.
View original postA bunch of additional little (petty) things were also codified and written up as policy:
I'll assume you're allowed an hour for lunch. This means that 2 p.m. is the middle of your shift. Leaving earlier than that is taking more than half the day off.
View original post - at least a week's notice is required if to take more than 1 vacation/personal day
Are vacation/personal days separate from sick days? My company just has Paid Time Off. It's used for all of the above categories.
This is unreasonable for the personal day category. If, for example, you need to take a day off because of a sick child or a relative has been hurt, you can hardly give a week's notice. Same goes for being sick.
But a vacation day? It's reasonable to give notice for that sooner than the day of.
View original postTo be clear, these are not the rules from the big corporation we are a part of, these are much more restrictive and specific. These rules do not come about as a result of any problem or underperformance, just a preemptive strike.
View original postTo me, this is a major departure from previous policies, and very demoralizing. They also come on top of an (aborted) attempt to cut our salaries - to turn 10% of our fixed salary into a bonus verging on annual performance review. There was a revolt in the ranks, and the partners backed down. But I used up all of my clout fighting that salary change, and have nothing left for the vacation change.
View original postEverything about this is infuriating. It's a massive step backwards; it's punitive and restrictive. The max 10 business days off irks me so damn much. I really want to tell them to eff off. But... am I overreacting?
Yes. Essentially, you're losing and/or having perks reduced.
View original postThe work itself I really like. It's only gotten more interesting lately, and I have a tremendous opportunity right now there if I stick around and work hard - to move up. But, now I know that this move up won't come with better hours or longer vacations, and honestly, longer vacations is my SOLE motivation for anything.
If the maximum amount of time off work is your sole motivation, the only solution is to be the boss so no one can tell you different.
View original postSo, tell me, aside from the huge sense of betrayal, are these reasonable corporate policies?
Yes.
