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I've heard this complaint a ton. It's actually pretty common, even if it feels super annoying and not how "salaried" is supposed to work in an ideal world. The thing is, a lot of companies treat salaried/exempt roles like they're still hourly when it comes to tracking time off. They make you use PTO for any partial day you miss (like leaving 2 hours early for a doctor's appointment or whatever), but they don't give you extra pay or credit when you stay late or work weekends. It's one-sided as hell, and it rubs a lot of people the wrong way because the whole point of being salaried is supposed to be flexibility and focusing on results, not punching a clock. I've worked places where it was chill. If you had to dip out early once in a while, no one cared as long as your work got done, and they didn't touch your PTO for small stuff. But I've also been at companies (especially bigger corporate ones or places with strict HR policies) that nickel-and-dime every hour. They'd deduct PTO in increments for anything under a full day, even if you were putting in 50+ hours some weeks.
Tons of folks on Reddit and forums rant about the exact same thing; it's definitely not just you. Legally, it's allowed in most cases (as long as they don't dock your actual paycheck for partial days. That could mess with your exempt status). They can require you to burn PTO to cover those hours if that's their policy. But yeah, it sucks when you're frequently staying late without any offset. If it's bothering you a lot, maybe check your employee handbook for the exact policy, or casually bring it up with your manager like, "Hey, I notice we use PTO for partial days. I've been staying late pretty often to wrap stuff up, is there any flexibility there?" Sometimes they loosen up if you're a good performer. Or, worst case, it might be a sign the culture isn't the best fit if they're that rigid.
My manager has me use PTO if i’m taking off at least 4 hours. She knows i stay late some days and will make up for 1 or 2 hours here and there.
I've never dealt with that. The few times I have needed to leave work early have never been an issue. I could see it if it happened multiple times a week, but keeping this close track of it when it sounds very infrequent seems completely unnecessary IMO.
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I’ve never encountered that in a salaried position; it’s usually been the case that those few hours wouldn’t be deducted. If it were happening frequently, it would definitely be a different story.