Hey fellow HR pros. Kinda a weird one for ya, I am heavily contemplating taking FMLA for my mental health and going into an out patient program. I’ve overseen leaves so I know all the nitty gritty. My question is for any other HR who has taken FMLA yourself, did you tell your manager first?
I am the only one who knows how to do payroll, we have a PEO so they’ll figure it out, but I have a ton of guilt around requesting it.
For some reason the things we offer to others, for some reason feels like we’re not also entitled to it? Idk. My therapist is helping me with that part.
But I guess just looking for some words of encouragement and advice, if you’ve taken it for something other than having a baby, did you tell your manager first?
EDIT: thank you all for the support, my situation is rather emergent so I wasn’t able to give much notice but my boss was very understanding. Leaving this up for future HR pros who need to hear these words of encouragement.