CEO tells me “I don’t care”.

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August 26,2026 at 12:23PM UTC

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CEO tells me “I don’t care”.

i work for a behavioral health firm as a senior recruiter and the ceo and I were talking about critical needs and hiring. We are growing and we are hiring another recruiter.

Anyway, we were talking and I said that I made over 30 hires in a couple of months which included doctors, clinical leadership and clinicians. Her response was I don’t care. I felt that all of my contributions to this company were not valued. It was really a ouch in the gut.

This comes on the heels of a discussion about me using 2 days of PTO to attend my daughter’s staged reading for a broadway play in New York. She initially said that this was a critical hiring time and we need to get the school clinicians in place. I did and I took the time needed to support my daughter. She told me that she was not approving my PTO. I am an exempt employee and have 50 hours of PTO in my bank. Can she legally do that?

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AnonymousSeptember 2,2026 at 4:34AM UTC
Yes she can legally do that unfortunately,but morally it's wrong it seems like you been a hard worker and done a lot for the company. Is there someone higher than her you can talk to or even HR if want to go that far. You could possibly use your sick days if you want to but I feel that will be going down to her level. This is tricky you could make her angry or aggressive.
AnonymousSeptember 9,2026 at 10:10PM UTC
This may be the push you need to find a better position when you return. Life is too short to be fighting with the manager in order to use your earned PTO. Rooting for you to find a better environment!

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