People who get PTO have no right to complain about having to take off work. amirite?

Shouldn't your rate as a freelancer take that into account though? You should be having a higher salary that you are putting some amount away for times where you need to take time off.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I can complain about everything I want tho

by Anonymous 1 year ago

You certainly can. That's why my opinion is unpopular.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I got mad reading this until I remembered that I literally and voluntarily joined this group.

by Pourosdarron 1 year ago

The PTO is part of your pay package in reality. In the field I work in, freelancers get a higher hourly wage than I do as an employee. This is justified because they don't have my benefits package.

by DisciplineHot9342 1 year ago

Isn't being a freelancer a choice? It also depends on how much PTO TBH

by Anonymous 1 year ago

They absolutely have the right to complain. You have a right to complain about their complaining.

by Solid-Librarian-1639 1 year ago

I exercise my constitutional right to complain whenever and wherever I want

by Schoenmarion 1 year ago

I don't agree with your opinion but I'm in a similar boat.

by aubreyhickle 1 year ago

Hence why my opinion is unpopular.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Me and my friend have the same job, she's full time and I'm not. She had to take a week off to recover from a surgery, covered by the insurance she gets provided, and complained to me that she had to use most of her PTO. Really pissed me off that she didn't even realize that she was fortunate to have them in the first place, if it had been me I'd have to lose a week's worth of pay.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

You can complain about breaking your leg because I got shot. That's what this sounds like.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Well, it is an unpopular opinion, after all.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I switched from being a freelancer to a salaried employee about ten months ago. If you look PURELY at my hourly wage, I took a big pay cut. If you add in paid holidays, paid time off, taxes, and other benefits it's a SIGNIFICANT pay raise. Idk what field you're in, but for me switching to salaried has been an improvement in almost every way. But anyway people can still complain, if they're needing to use their PTO on something they aren't interested in doing. The PTO is part of the compensation package, not a gift. Also why would a friend's wedding be unexpected?

by Original-Comment 1 year ago

You're being paid noticeably less than your regular pay. A normal week has overtime. PTO doesn't. Not even saying it shouldn't be that way but pretending people get paid the same on vacation is asinine. PTO isn't free money. Its part of your pay that is taken from hours you work and divided up to days you don't work. You should be making a higher base wage as a contractor.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I'm hourly with no PTO, it's not really a big deal. Time off is just part of the budget.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I applaud your ability to have that view of it.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

It's more work for me to use my PTO than it is to just be there.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

People who don't have real jobs have no right to complain about other people complaining.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Are you saying freelancing isn't a real job?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Agreed. They don't.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Imagine complaining about getting paid to do your chores. Lol.

by Schuppenatalia 1 year ago

Imagine complaining about someone being upset about losing some time with their family and thinking you're making a point. lol

by Anonymous 1 year ago