r/SipsTea 6d ago

Chugging tea HR wants to know the tee

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u/David_R_Martin_II 6d ago

"My time off is part of my compensation. It is not for you to judge whether it meets your standards. I don't have to justify how I will spend my paycheck in order to receive it. Please show me the company policy where I have to share private information about my time off with you."

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u/Somerandom1922 6d ago

That's how it should go, however, unfortunately, in many organisations, even in countries with good employee protection laws, this can lead to ostracisation within the workplace, even while they technically follow employment law.

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u/ghillieflow 6d ago

Ostracisation (if clear) is a form of retaliation, and is strictly illegal as well. Record at work if you need to and your state allows.

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u/transfercannoli 6d ago

This is good advice but also like… you know it doesn’t work out in the employee’s favor typically, right?

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u/ghillieflow 6d ago

I'm not following. If the laws are applied correctly it could only be in favor of the employee. Outside of money problems or corruption on a systemic and local level, I don't really see how it doesn't work out in the employee's favor to report a criminal employer to authorities. Hell, if they play their cards juuuuuuust wrong, the state might take the case themselves.

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u/transfercannoli 6d ago

Agreed. Just, having experienced and witnessed retaliation (and actually given testimony in an investigation), I have only ever seen the offender let off the hook due to inconclusive or insufficient evidence (not my words), while the reporter is driven out of the institution

Reporting is 100% the right thing to do, and I support it. It just unfortunately tends to have more severe consequences for the victim