In Europe those leaves are mandated by the government. So if you are comparing india to Europe then forget it 😂 in india you get 21-22 leave per annum, whats stopping you from taking them? Whats the root cause of your hesitation? Has your employer/manager shared that in writing? If yes then thats illegal. If not then you have to think for yourself and take the leave. There will never come a time in corporate life in India where your manager will suggest you to take a leave. Its your life and don’t live scared like a slave, you are an employee of the company!!

IKR but for some reason I'm always hesitant and there's always something I need to complete

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Senior Designer

Can't name else it would be very easy to find the person and I'll be screwed

Staff Engineer

leaves are your right, never ask, just tell 
 u ain't slave

Software Developer

Anything they say unlimited is a scam. When a company talks too much  of family/learning/culture is usually shitty. 
 The company that talks rules  is by far better.

Consultant

Ye policy hoti skbe paas h, deta koi nhi h !!

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My manager who is a European is going on a leave for 1 month now + 1 month in December + 15 days of official holidays and here I am hesitant to take a leave for even 1 day even when sick.  Did you ...

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My manager who is a European is going on a leave for 1 month now + 1 month in December + 15 days of official holidays and here I am hesitant to take a leave for even 1 day even when sick.

Did you face this hesitation and how did you handle it? I am reaching burn out level but i am unable to take leaves because of this hesitation

Unlimited limited leaves is a scam for indian employees!

Unlimited limited leaves is a scam for indian employees!- Grapevine

My company has an unlimited leave policy. Also the company recently laid off my coworker for taking too many leaves. What's going on here ?

The “unlimited” leave policy does not mean you can go on leave for an unlimited duration, no? It’s obvious there should be a reasonable balance.  
  
 It doesn’t help that the unlimited leave policy saw a majority of the folks take lesser leaves. When you have a fixed set of leaves and lapsing, people end up taking leaves just because the count is there.  
  
 And another reason is that you get encashment for remaining leaves when you’re laid off or when you quit. With unlimited leaves, the company saves this cost.  
  
 It’s criminal to think that any company would make policies that favour their employees. All policies favour employers at all times 😊

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Director of the firm is threatening that if I take a leave, he will ruin my career.

TLDR: Due to some family commitments, I applied for a 4 day leave and my director rejected, I have to go bc it's really important and I conveyed the same to him. He said that if I take the leave, he will fire me and ensure that there are strong negative remarks citing that I'm an indisciplined employee ruining my future employability prospectus.


So I work in this startup and it's been close to a year. Due to certain reasons I was working from home in the month of November (this was discussed with the management and they granted the same). In December, due to certain reasons, I had to take two days due to medical reasons (we don't have a sick leave policy so I had to use my PLs). 

This commitment is extremely important for my family and hence I need to be present, due to the job I have barely gotten the time to attend any family events bc of their work culture and their you-cannot-use-your-leaves-if-the-reason-is-not-serious.

After I applied for the leaves, I went ahead and spoke to my manager for the same to which she said she doesn't have any issue but the leaves are always approved by the director (I think this is micromanagement). I went ahead and then spoke to the director since I had to make reservations for the same and my director straight up rejected my request. I mentioned the reason in quite detail and to which the management mentioned that they will think about it. 

A couple of days later, I went to meet the upper management for the same and the final decision was that they cannot sanction leaves bc I was wfh the entire November and I took a couple of days off in December (The leaves I'm asking here are the ones which one can take in a calendar year, I didn't ask for anything above what has been mentioned). I further mentioned that it's really important for me to be there and I will have to go to which my director mentioned that if I go, the management will fire me o

Director of the firm is threatening to ruin my career

IB Associate

Half day salary cut for every 3 days you're late is pretty freakin messed up.
Curious to know what other ancient capatilist policies do corporates have in place to exploit all of us?

What are some dystopian policies at your work place?

Nomura requires you to clock your time out when you use the restrooms.

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Intern

Hey I have worked in 2 startups in my careers, In both places leave policies aren't that great.
Just wanted to know what are policies in other workplaces

Leave policies

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What is the reality of these unlimited pto/leave policy that companies have, I'm unaware as i am a fresher.
Also which companies offer remote roles and unlimited leaves/PTO in india? do comment if you know or are in one!

Reality about unlimited PTO/Leaves

Which company is giving all these perks?

In my company we have 1 leave per month. Basically after working all January a leave will be credited in February just like our salary and we get 12 leaves per month only (PTOs).
What is your leave structure. 

PS Can't share the company's name because there are only 6 employees.

How many leaves do you get?

I am working at an European company. Previously my manager was non Indian. Some re org happened, and I got an Indian manager.

Man, I cannot tell you how many times I thought of resigning in the last 3 months. I think it’s in the genes.

For instance, I informed that I would be on leave on 26th dec, given that 23, 24 are sat and sun and 25 is Christmas.

They asked me if I can be on on call till 25th, as I’m only on leave on 26th

Like wtf, who thinks this way!!

Unlimited limited leaves is a scam for indian employees!

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