Hi newbie here~

So, I have been working for my company about a total of 3 yrs. I left and came back so I have been back for almost 1 year. When I am going to have surgery I will be a little less then 1 month till my 1 year anniversary. So, I really don't want to tell my job what I am doing exactly. I think all they really need to know is that I am going in for surgery and I will not be able to work for a couple weeks. I am self pay so its not like they have to know for insurance purposes. I know that if I were to give them like a Dr.s note with my Dr.s name on it they are gonna know exactly what is going on. I think that it is personal and I think that we should be able to keep somethings personal. No one knows I will be going in for VSG and I want to keep it that way. At my job if one person knows everyone knows within the day. I don't have any more vacation days as I used it for my fathers visit earlier this year. I see him once a year if that b/c he is in another country. So PTO days is out. I am kinda stuck and wanted some advise. HELP Please! Thank you.

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I am told that a week should be suitable. You have to make sure you are slowly and surely incorporating excersize in when you can. I have been told this helps with speedy recovery- getting as active as you can, as soon as you can but keepin in mind not to overdo it.

Tell them you are having surgery for a hiatal hernia then you have to go on this liquid diet for abot 6 weeks. That should about cover it.

I am so grateful to have a great work place and haven't kept any secrets. All my co workers are very supportive and that helps a lot. Of course, they have seen the years of illness from being overweight so I am sure they are glad as much as I am. I know not every one is a forturnate, just wanted to say, there are still some great places to work in this country. :-)

I am fairly new to my job and should be getting my date soon. I was worried about this as well. I am not taking paid leave, nor am I using vacation time, or trying to use the FMLA. So I am glad someone posted this. I don't want everyone I work with to know (and they will). I would just like to leave it at "I have been scheduled for surgery and I will supply you with any documentation you may need". Luckily, I only work weekends so if I take almost a full 3 weeks off that is only 6 missed days of work. Good luck to you!

I am trying to go through FMLA at work. I have been working with my current employer close to 2 years, so it should not be a problem. That being said they are giving me a little bit of a hard time about it. I swear to whatever higher power there might be if they drag their feet on this, I will give them a piece of my mind.

I have only been with my job for 8 months and am having surgery next month. Does this mean I am not eligible for FMLA?

I have only been with my job for 8 months and am having surgery next month. Does this mean I am not eligible for FMLA?

You have to be on your job for 12 months, or meet 1250 hours worked.

You have to be on your job for 12 months, or meet 1250 hours worked.

I know I'm reviving an old board but in the hopes of reducing the number of threads i figured i'd ask here. I started my job as a temp from another firm. They made me permanent on 4/2/12. My plan is to have surgery in or around November. So I figure the first six months i worked here are out of bounds. However, people keep talking about 1 year at the job OR 1250 hours. I think I may just get in the 1250 hours by October. Does this mean I may qualify or does it not matter since I've not met the year to date requirement?