US EditionDEAR ABBY: Employee thinks loss of pet equates to loss of child
- The supervisor, who oversees a group of six mid-level professionals, said Lauren asked for bereavement leave after her elderly basset hound died but was refused and told to use vacation time.
- Because one dog, about age 11, was sick, Lauren repeatedly asked her team for sick leave to take him to the vet.
- When refused, Lauren responded by yelling about unequal treatment and comparing Jenny's toddler, who died earlier this year, to her elderly basset hound, Jenny heard.
- The disagreement has caused interpersonal problems, and HR at the firm has flatly refused to get involved, possibly because no policy covers pet illness or pet bereavement.
- Dear Abby recommended proposing a formal pet-bereavement policy and advised HR may lack one, suggesting Lauren apologize to the co-worker and take a vacation if she needs time to grieve.
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The Detroit News
Dear Abby: Employee thinks loss of pet equates to loss of child
I told her she had to use vacation time for that.
Dear Abby: Coworker equates dog’s death with child’s
Dear Abby: I supervise a group of six mid-level professionals. Usually, we manage fine, but a current conflict may push me over the edge. “Lauren” lives alone with dogs that seem to be her only family. One of them (age 11) had been sick. She kept asking for sick leave to take him to the vet. I told her she had to use vacation time for that. Well, the dog died, and now Lauren wants to take bereavement leave. When I refused, she had a fit and star…
Abby: Employee thinks loss of pet equates to loss of child
DEAR ABBY: I supervise a group of six mid-level professionals. Usually, we manage fine, but a current conflict may push me over the edge. “Lauren” lives alone with dogs that seem to be her only family. One of them (age…
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