Trending: CEO Explains Why He Doesn’t Ask Employees The Reason For Taking Leaves

Often at workplaces, asking for a leave is always followed by mentioning the reason for taking the leave. However, not all bosses are keen to know why their employees are taking a day off as long as they deliver the work on the usual days. Tom Hunt, the founder and CEO of Fame, a digital marketing company, recently shared on LinkedIn that he never asks his employees the reason for their leaves. In a now-viral post, he wrote, “A new team member asked me to approve his holiday. I immediately approved it. He then went on to explain why he was taking the holiday. My reply: “I don’t need to know the details. I hired you to do a job and I trust you to get it done."

The CEO added, “I don’t need to know you’ll be late because of a dentist’s appointment, or you are leaving early to attend to pick up the kids. I am not a clock watcher. I trust you to get your job done. Keeping clients happy? I’m happy. Flexible work is the future."

This post has generated over 86,000 reactions on LinkedIn. Many people approved of Hunt’s flexible approach, but a few cautioned against its misuse.

Agreeing with Hunt, a LinkedIn user wrote, “This is great – most of the time bosses don’t have a remote work issue – they have a trust issue. My team work across 4 different time zones, yet we feel like a super connected squad who have been working together for years. Bosses – sometimes it’s not remote working, it’s you."

Disagreeing with this, another person wrote, “I trust you to get your job done. – and what if they don’t? just fire them and move on to the next person? I think providing some guidelines and discipline can be beneficial for some people. Not everyone will thrive in full blown anarchy."

Some people also wrote about how sometimes, workers want their employers to know the reason behind their absence as it helps them feel connected to the workplace. Making this point, a LinkedIn user wrote, “I love the tennet of this post and wonder if there’s another view to consider too. I wonder if the team member was trying to increase a sense of connection by sharing? Boost their belonging? Needed to be heard? Just a thought."