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The original was posted on /r/maliciouscompliance by /u/Here4Snow on 2024-06-01 03:13:55+00:00.
I read your stories; I offer one in trade.
This was when I worked in a manufacturing facility, the chemical lab. I'd damaged two ligaments in my left knee skiing (ACL/MCL), had surgery, was on crutches. Morning rehab, afternoon rehab, home rehab. All my free time and then some was rehab, but our company ran 24/7/365, so time off was rare. We were a tight crew, worked hard, and had each other's backs.
Our company had just been acquired by an international oil/chem conglomerate, bringing better benefits to us salary workers. Also, new middle managers.
I came to work on crutches, directly from the rehab from its first appointment of the day. I left in time to catch the last rehab appointment of the day. That meant I still put in 5 or so hours each work day. About 2 weeks in, I'm called in to see the new boss. I'm told it "looks bad" that I come in late and leave on off hours (not during shift changes). I pointed out we have full paid sick leave, now, so I'll just stop coming in at all, until I'm fully recovered.
I had 8 months off, fully paid. Then I tacked on vacation days, because I'd been earning PTO every pay cycle I was off.
TLDR: skiing injury resulted in me needing rehab time, tried to fit it in around working. Boss didn't like my "flex hours" so I just stayed off work entirely under paid sick time + accrued vacation time, which I also took.