Time off work

[Maiafw93 0]

Although I do not have an exact date just, I know I am going to have surgery towards the end of May or beginning of June 2019. I have been having appointments since the beginning of this year, but I still have not found the right way in which I should tell my Supervisor that I need the time off for surgery? I did not want to say specifically that it is bariatric surgery/weight loss surgery though. I don't feel ashamed by having this surgery, its just that to me this is so personal and I do not feel comfortable with telling anyone at work what I am going to have done. Does anyone have any tips on how I can word it or has anyone been in this same situation? Also, apart of me is wondering if I can actually get the time off needed. I have accrued PTO hours, but Im still figuring out how all of that can work for me. If anyone has any tips or advice or anything in general, I would really appreciate it, this is my first ever surgery and I am new to all of this. Thank you.

[S@ssen@ch 745]

@Maiafw93, your employer is not entitled to know your personal medical information. Unless you're requesting FMLA, you are not obligated to provide any specific information on that end. And even if it were FMLA, you go through the HR dept and not your direct supervisor.

If you're not comfortable divulging specifics to your supervisor, don't. Be vague. Say it's a minor surgical procedure that you'd rather keep private.

For PTO, consult your employee handbook. It should tell you how to use your PTO and if there are any rules governing their use. I would think that the use of PTO for health reasons, aka surgery and it's subsequent recovery, should be adequate for use of PTO. If you need an "off work" slip, I'm sure your doctor would be happy to provide and he/she can put as little or as much detail on there as you'd like.

[LastChance57 35]

S@ssen@ch is right!! I was an HR Manager for 18 years before I retired and your HR can help you with the FMLA paperwork.