Ways to get 6 weeks unpaid time off?
A friend works at Facebook and is unsatisfied with the work environment. She has a small kid + 60 hours work week so can't find time after work to prep. She wants to take about 6 weeks of sabbatical/unpaid time off to prep. Anyone did this before? Any hacks to get such a time off approved by manager/hr ? (not great relationship with manager)
No one is making her work 60 hrs. She can cut back to less hours (probably get a lower rating next PSC but irrelevant if she’s quitting) and prep then. There’s no unpaid leave option
Omg. There is plenty of unpaid leave of absences at Fb and other high tech companies.
@oracle Facebook doesn’t offer sabbatical per your comment below. I’m sure other companies have this as an option. We don’t so I’m advising based on what’s available
She can either go on privately funded short term disability like they suggest above -if she has a therapist or PCP who can file the paperwork and attest to her physical or mental deterioration- this is paid at 60-75% depending on your private insurance and 3 months is all you get before you have to file for long-term disability which is a lot more complicated and not privately funded. or also take a long-term unpaid leave FMLA to care for the kid or for her husband or mother or her self (family or medical leave of absence) or in some companies also a sabbatical (long term with no pay and no guarantee the job will be available but in theory it will). Doesn’t matter the manager doesn’t like her/him. You just submit it. If you have a valid reason like a doctor’s note for short term disability, or a good reason for FMLA or sabbatical you just go through the process these are YOUR rights and benefits and they are not dependent on your manager.
I shall start a business to advice young tech professionals so they can work the system. Would you hire me?
If she is working 60+ hours a week then maybe she shouldn’t have a kid or she shouldn’t work in tech. She is working hard, not smart and at 60+ hrs a week it is unwise to procreate.
If your health is affected, go to a doctor and get them to write a note so you can take short-term disability.
Facebook still pays 75% of salary during disability leave so technically not unpaid. Also not really moral
It’s fine if you’re legitimately sick.