I asked this question in pre-op, but I want to know:If you did not tell your job about having surgery and how did that work for you?

I only told my group (10 people) but not my dept. (80) I'm sure they will talk but everyone else is on a need to know.

I'd had a two week vacation scheduled for several months and so after my insurance denied my appeal (due to lack of comorbidities despite a BMI over 40), I scheduled my self-pay VSG for during the middle of my vacation. I went to work 10 days later with none of my coworkers the wiser. I have no plans to tell my coworkers, though I don't keep it a secret from family and friends.

I have discussed that I was seeing a dietitian over the past year (insurance requirement) with several of them, so they know I've been trying to lose weight. I'm hoping that's enough to keep them from being overly interested as I drop weight.

I did not tell my employer I took 2 weeks off for vacation and then came back as if nothing has happened. No ones business and people gossip way to much..

I confided in two colleagues/friends I believed I could trust and also advised my direct reporting lead in case I required additional time off. But seems like the whole "I'm keeping this pretty quiet and have only informed two work friends, so not telling anyone else" fell upon deaf ears as my lead actually discussed this with our team because she thought they knew (I'm guessing one of my "trusted" work friends told someone else in the team). Not very happy about that. I'd have thought as a lead she'd have the sense to nip the gossiping in the bud rather than join in it and share additional information. So that was a bad experience for me. Basically what Amazon envisaged happening, happened to me!!

I confided in two colleagues/friends I believed I could trust and also advised my direct reporting lead in case I required additional time off. But seems like the whole "I'm keeping this pretty quiet and have only informed two work friends, so not telling anyone else" fell upon deaf ears as my lead actually discussed this with our team because she thought they knew (I'm guessing one of my "trusted" work friends told someone else in the team). Not very happy about that. I'd have thought as a lead she'd have the sense to nip the gossiping in the bud rather than join in it and share additional information. So that was a bad experience for me. Basically what Amazon envisaged happening, happened to me!!

Another reason that in not telling anyone but my fiance.

I told my employer am having a hernia removed...I do a desk job so no lifting unless its papers ..i told one person on my job..and my one of my best mate who had a gastric bypass...my sister and niece...

I confided in two colleagues/friends I believed I could trust and also advised my direct reporting lead in case I required additional time off. But seems like the whole "I'm keeping this pretty quiet and have only informed two work friends, so not telling anyone else" fell upon deaf ears as my lead actually discussed this with our team because she thought they knew (I'm guessing one of my "trusted" work friends told someone else in the team). Not very happy about that. I'd have thought as a lead she'd have the sense to nip the gossiping in the bud rather than join in it and share additional information. So that was a bad experience for me. Basically what Amazon envisaged happening, happened to me!!

You have confirmed for me.... Not telling anyone, just gonna take a week of vacation and come back happier!

I told my job that I was having surgery, and that was the end of the discussion. It's none of their business what I'm having done. I told them how long I would be out and that was pretty much the end of it. No more conversation needed. I totally agree that some people are just too nosy and too gossipy, and I don't need anyone's advice or diagnosis other than my doctor.