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[quote=Anonymous]Are you using PTO or flexing your time?

Are you telling your manager you’ll be out?

I allow my team to flex their time as long as they let me know, aren’t missing key things, and get their work done.  It always can’t be constant.

I have one team member who is always out flexing their time.  I finally had to say use PTO as it was far too frequent (we get vacation sick and personal days) and disrupting work flow, et .  Went to look for her multiple times after 3 PM and she was gone and didn’t tell me and
things needed to get done.  I also think (as I do for myself) if you’re flexing your time and taking a kid to an appointment you’ll bring your work phone and check your emails while waiting.

So something is amiss here.  Do you just go MIA and not tell people you’ll be offline?

Also, you can make night and weekend appointments you just need to book ahead of time.  My kids dentist have one day where they work late and one weekend a month they also are available.  Book those occasionally
In advance so it shows you’re making an effort or just use your PTO and schedule everything on the same day.

Last week I went to my derm, gyno, and dentist on the same day and took a personal day.  Last fall I scheduled my mammogram at 8 am (they also have evening hours) and told my team I might not be in until 9:30, I was in by 9.  Things happen but it is an issue when the team member is causing issues with work flow or doing it constantly.  [/quote]

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