Workers mock absurd policies demanding advance notice for unpredictable emergencies, arguing the rule fundamentally misunderstands what urgent leave actually means.
EMPLOYEES are being asked to prepare for situations that are supposed to be unexpected, with one online post questioning how emergency leave can realistically be arranged in advance.
A Threads user shared a commentary about a workplace policy requiring employees to inform their employer two weeks before applying for emergency leave.
The post referred to an original workplace-related claim in which such a requirement was allegedly communicated, with the user highlighting what they saw as a contradiction between the very nature of an emergency and the expectation of advance notice.
The original content centred on a leave policy that appeared to require employees to predict future unexpected events.
The user criticised the idea, questioning how anyone could know in advance when accidents, illnesses or other urgent situations would occur.
“Seriously, are you daft? Do you think I can see the future?” the Threads user wrote, adding a sarcastic example about requesting emergency leave for an incident expected to happen weeks later.
The post quickly attracted comments from other Threads users who shared similar frustrations.
One netizen said family emergencies could never realistically be predicted, asking whether someone was expected to know about such events two weeks in advance.
Another user commented: “That’s called annual leave, not emergency leave. An emergency is, well, an emergency,” arguing that planned leave and urgent situations should not be treated the same way.
Several users also shared their own workplace experiences.
One netizen recalled being told to give advance notice for sick leave, questioning how anyone could schedule an illness before it happened.
Another commenter said they had encountered similar instructions and described them as unrealistic because unexpected situations cannot be planned.
One user shared a humorous example, writing: “Hi Yaya, I’m from the future. In two weeks, your cat will give birth at 10.00am. Please plan for your unplanned event,” mocking the idea that emergencies can be predicted.
