Boss tells employee to reschedule surgery so they don't take time off

‘Selfish’ boss refuses to let worker have time off for surgery – and tells her to reschedule her operation so it ‘falls over Christmas’

• Reddit users are infuriated by a boss who would not allow an employee time off 
• The loyal worker said she was told to reschedule her surgery for over Christmas

A boss has been branded ‘selfish’ for not allowing her long-term employee time off to recover from surgery – despite the worker only having three days off in four years.

The employee had accrued 320 hours of annual leave and had given three months notice, but said she was met with disapproval from her superior. 

The loyal worker had scheduled her surgery for January, and had planned to take two weeks off to recover but was told this would ‘inconvenience’ her boss. 

And, despite only taking time off for her wedding nearly a year ago, her boss suggested she should reschedule the surgery for Christmas. 

Sharing her frustration to the Reddit thread ‘antiwork’, the disgruntled employee said: ‘Boss told me to reschedule my surgery so it falls over Christmas.’

A boss has been branded ‘selfish’ for not allowing her long-term employee time off to recover from surgery – asking them to reschedule it for the Christmas period

The employee wrote: ‘I’m at the last step before confirming my surgery date and made the mistake of mentioning to my boss that I’m aiming for January. She made a face and said “you know, when employees get surgery they try to do it over the Christmas break so they don’t need time off for recovery”. 

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The employee said she was ‘shocked’ by the response and reminded her boss that she had over 320 hours of annual leave to be used, saying she should be able to take the time off. 

She continued: ‘I would be giving her 3 months notice, and recovery should only be at maximum two weeks. Am I insane to be absolutely seething over this?’

The employee added: ‘I never take annual leave because we are a small team (20) and I’m her executive assistant.

‘It’s been almost 4 years and the only time I have taken annual leave was 3 days for a wedding over a year ago. Now apparently I should spend my Christmas in pain recovering from surgery so I don’t inconvenience her.’

The Reddit post has since raked in nearly 400 comments, and users are enraged by the ‘sociopathic’ boss. 

The executive assistant had scheduled her surgery for January, and had planned to take two weeks off to recover but was asked to change the date not to ‘inconvenience’ her

Dozens of comments suggested the worker use her accrued holiday dates and look for another job.  

One user wrote: ‘Your boss sounds selfish,’ while another said: ‘Time to start using that banked time to start looking for a new job.’

Another agreed: ‘Take ALL your time off, and search for a new job while you are recovering, and the moment your time is up, quit effectively immediately.’

One user who had been in a similar position and delayed their gallbladder surgery by two weeks after their boss asked said: ‘It almost killed me.’

They continued: ‘NEVER allow work to drive your medical decisions. Please, do not allow your boss to bully you into doing this.’ 

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