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I've thought the same, but it's usually pretty easy. Just tell your boss you need to go to the doctor or dentist, and they'll usually let you off for a couple h
by vortico 8y ago
I've thought the same, but it's usually pretty easy. Just tell your boss you need to go to the doctor or dentist, and they'll usually let you off for a couple hours. What's difficult is barbers (where Trim-It might come in handy, or barber shops open until 7 or 8pm) and banks (which are increasingly moving to online-only but might still require a visit to wire money or set up a new account). These are more unusual services to ask work time off for.
- randomacct3847 8y agoYeah it’s less about being concerned about taking a few hrs off here and there and more that it’s inconvenient to have to do so. Would prefer to do these kinds of things in the AM but again a lot of these places don’t open til 9 or so.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoThat's a privilege of our industry. Regular people in regular jobs have to take days off their paid leave to run errands.
- vortico 8y agoHmm, all of my friends in nontechnical 9-5 jobs (factories, bank tellers, car mechanics) are able to have a couple paid hours leave with a doctor's note or signed appointment slip. Except for one who's a restaurant shift manager. I'd imagine this is more the case with smaller companies. In Tennessee, US.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoWorks for serious illneses, not much for anything else. You won't get extra time off (which doesn't cut into your paid leave) for dealings with your bank, barberer, vet, HOA, etc.