I see it that way to. I'm sure what people describe is true in some cases but I'm also sure that there's tons of more positive examples. Especially when the emp

I see it that way to. I'm sure what people describe is true in some cases but I'm also sure that there's tons of more positive examples. Especially when the employee is, as you said, productive and reasonable. If you get fired for taking 8 weeks vacation then something has gone wrong waaay before that and something about the manager/employee relationship is off.