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I personally find HR departments a waste (but that's another issue). Palatine Send a noteboard - 13/01/2014 04:41:29 PM

View original postBut then there are the partners, who are 1/3 of our group by body count - now I'm very tempted to start counting their vacation days. Would it be hypocritical to set one standard, and then not follow it?

By partners, I assume you mean the bosses. Bosses can do whatever they want. Hypocritical, no, but neither is it fair. But since their the bosses they don't have to be fair in this regard.


View original postHere's the thing - we are not hourly workers. We are exempt from overtime, and expected to work as much as required to get it done. When needed, I am in the office until 9pm or 10pm. So rules like that feel like a slap in the face.

Ok, I'm with you on this one. As a salaried worker, if the day's work done in an hour you should be able to leave in an hour without penalty.


View original postThe rule makes sense, but I don't think it needed to be codified. We are all very mindful of not leaving the group hanging... I don't think anyone has ever just took days off on a lark. If you are sick, of course there's no advance notice. So really, what was the point of that directive?

The codification may simply be for legal reasons.


View original postAlright, now on to my sense of betrayal - justified, right?

If you and your fellow employees haven't done anything "wrong," then I can understand that feeling. Since you do feel so strongly about it, you might want to ask the reasons for the changes. Don't go in saying that you don't like them, but that you just want information about why they were made. The reasons may have nothing directly to do with the employees.

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Tell me if I'm overreacting or not to these vacation policy changes Aeryn - 12/01/2014 04:17:28 PM 898 Views
Yes, they are reasonable. Palatine - 12/01/2014 04:42:57 PM 937 Views
This stuff made me miss working in a company with an HR department Aeryn - 12/01/2014 06:44:22 PM 609 Views
I personally find HR departments a waste (but that's another issue). Palatine - 13/01/2014 04:41:29 PM 830 Views
They would be reasonable if you were an idiot in a nanny state type job. Tom - 12/01/2014 07:28:41 PM 657 Views
Re: They would be reasonable if you were an idiot in a nanny state type job. Aeryn - 13/01/2014 07:54:28 PM 590 Views
I think a lot depends on what's going on with personnel issues. Cannoli - 13/01/2014 04:26:04 AM 762 Views
You hit the nail on the head Aeryn - 13/01/2014 05:39:46 PM 716 Views
Honestly, they sound pretty reasonable. *NM* Anonymous2000 - 13/01/2014 04:30:58 AM 234 Views
You're not overreacting. Sareitha Sedai - 13/01/2014 03:00:02 PM 631 Views
flexibility should be a two way street random thoughts - 13/01/2014 04:22:24 PM 524 Views
Yep, pretty restrictive. That just shows once again that money isn't everything ironclad - 13/01/2014 04:27:39 PM 642 Views
I wish they asked... Aeryn - 13/01/2014 07:54:58 PM 583 Views
Aren't you kind of in the wrong line of work for that? *NM* Legolas - 13/01/2014 08:07:40 PM 229 Views
Well, perhaps. jh - 13/01/2014 05:00:46 PM 567 Views
A lot does indeed depend on the reason for the changes. Legolas - 13/01/2014 08:28:23 PM 651 Views
Please correct me if I am incorrect, but don't you work in finance or a related field? Stephen - 14/01/2014 11:45:15 PM 611 Views
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