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Please take the time you need to grieve. Work can wait and your team will understand.
This 100%. My dad passed away unexpectedly last year. I was out for three weeks. When the anniversary of his death came up this year, I took PTO for that day and the day because I figured I might be pretty useless on that particular day.
Sorry to hear about your dad. My dad died unexpectedly (heart attack). I sent an email to the partner group and didn’t work at all for 2 weeks. Everyone was supportive.
I’m sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing.
If/while you're still working, cc someone on emails, so someone else can pick up the ball if needed. Try and keep someone in the loop on projects so all the knowledge doesn't reside only in your head.
But when the time comes to put real life before work, do so, and do so unapologetically. No one ever says "I'm glad I got that work done on the day of Dad's funeral." (And I've known people who were pressured to work, even with a death in the family. I don't think any of them ever forgave their employer.)
Sorry to hear that. Communicate the situation to those above you now and take all the time you need. Your teams will 100% understand and will support you in however you need to deal with the situation.
I’m so sorry you’re going through this. This was me last year, my dad went into hospice care, and I was crunching the numbers trying to figure out my accrued PTO balances allotted to be there. I also went back too soon after his funeral because I wasn’t sure what else to do. Please please take all the time - you can’t get it back - work means nothing at the end of the day. Everyone was supportive of me being out, even those I thought might not be. You’re in my thoughts, spend time with him and family and be as present as you can. 🤍
I’m truly so sorry to hear this… my dad passed very unexpectedly last year (non Covid), when everything was already insane with the pandemic. I took only a couple days off and tried to keep busy, but hit a wall that inevitably comes - my team couldn’t have been more supportive when months later I needed multiple weeks off to grieve. Everyone’s grief cycle is different, but no less difficult or important to work through.
I’m am really sorry to hear. My father was recently diagnosed and passed in less than 6 weeks. My firm was and continues to be wonderful about needing time off and checking in on me. I kept my teams and leadership updated on when I needed to be off and strongly believe that being transparent goes a long way.
I sent an email and let them know that my Dad was extremely ill and had a very limited amount of time left. From there I let people know my schedule only if it directly impacted them. It also depends on how much time you need to take off. I took a couple of weeks of vacation and then a week of excused leave when he passed. Also, if I felt like I needed a break I worked to get my mind off of it for a while. If his illness had been extended, I would have talked to HR to make other arrangements. If you don’t want to let a lot of people know, you should talk to your counselor and HR.