Im a Gen Z manager workers are shocked by the surprising reason why I reject their time-off requests

She’s rationing PTO for non-emergencies.A Gen Z manager from Virginia is being applauded online after revealing that she rejects time-off requests for medical emergencies and other extenuating circumstances — claiming that employees shouldn’t have to waste valuable vacation time on life-changing events.A video detailing her unorthodox PTO policy has amassed over 4.4 million views on TikTok.“My team is very motivated and only takes time when they need to, I also do not consider anything crazy because if it is important to my team, it is important to me,” Elizabeth Beggs, 28, from Richmond told Newsweek.The Virginian works for a package distribution company, where she manages a team of five people ranging in age from 22 to 36.Due to their differing personality requirements and personalities, Beggs has adopted what she describes as “servant leadership,” in which she takes pains to accommodate their diverse needs.“Let me know what you need from me and how I can support you,” said the boss, who, in line with her worker-first outlook, strictly believes that paid time off should be reserved for vacation and nothing else.In the clip, Beggs recounted one instance of how she denied PTO requests from a rep who was reportedly having a miscarriage.

“I had a rep text me and she said ‘Hey I think I’m miscarrying, I need to cancel…how do I submit time off?'” recalled the Zoomer, to which she responded, “Girl, go to the doctor, we’re not submitting time off for that!”“You use your time off for vacation, this is a medical emergency, let’s take care of this” added Beggs, who is herself a mother of four.“Even though the employee was out for quite some time, the boss didn’t “charge them” a single day of time off because their malady was quite “serious.”Another instance involved a rep whose child was in the hospital with an unknown breathing problem.“They were shocked when I told them not to worry about work and that I would have t...