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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would push back citing the policy of the other senior member. Say “I have a family conflict that will pull me away from 8-8:40 every morning.” Or something.

How lame and performative of them btw. Yuck. [/quote]

Don't say "family" conflict if you are a woman.  It just feeds a stereotype.  Leave it at, "I have a conflict, but am available after 8:45," or something like that. [/quote]

Great point. I think a lot of women (including myself) have a tendency to over explain because we feel guilty for balancing kids and career. But we do not owe our employer an expectation for what we do during non work hours.[/quote]
I want to add on to the above. You also do not owe your employer an explanation for what you are doing during business hours if you have the flexibility to take leave for personal reasons as needed. Do not schedule your PTO as a “parent teacher conference” or your “annual wellness exam”. It’s just personal appt from 10am-Noon.

For the naysayers - no, this doesn’t work in every position (eg shitftwork where hours can’t be flexed). But most posters on DCUM are desk workers and can take PTO during the day for personal reasons. [/quote]

Yes! I am a late 30s leader and I had to tell my direct reports to stop inputting why they are taking PTO. We have open PTO, I could care less what you are doing (in the sense of approving the time) and I feel like people think they need a “good” reason to take time off.

I also wanted them to set the expectation with their teams that they don’t need to convince them (my direct reports) that the time off is justified. [/quote]

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