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'It's a lie' | Firm offering 'unlimited' leave punishes worker for taking too many sick days

Firm offering 'unlimited' leave punishes worker for taking too many sick days

A worker was punished by their employer for taking too much time off work, despite the company offering an ‘unlimited’ PTO scheme.

Taking to TikTok, the user @cuddleswpuddles recounted being admonished for taking too many days off sick, despite staff seemingly being free to take as much time off as they wanted, either for health or leisure reasons.

“Let me tell you about the time I got in trouble with my job for taking too many sick days while in a position that had unlimited sick leave," the TikTok clip begins.

"Because I'm disabled I took over 10 sick days in a calendar year, and I was so surprised when I received a warning from my manager.".

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