I read a nursing forum, and the subject of one thread was paid time off. Nurses usually earn it in hours as they work at a certain job over time. It functions as both vacation and sick time. Many nurses reported being given poor performance reviews for using “too much” of their PTO. This is paid time to which they are entitled, yet are being told “you are taking too much PTO.” One can be fired for too many call outs. I get that when you are calling in pretty late and they have to scramble to find someone to take your shift. But others were getting fired or penalized in reviews for taking time off for surgeries, other acute illnesses, or treatments for chronic diseases such as cancer.
The bottom line is here is your paid time off. But don’t take much of it or you will be in trouble. It’s yours, of course. Just don’t actually use it.