02-08-2018, 11:14 AM
(02-08-2018, 07:09 AM)eric Wrote: Mostly fair questions. Before he left Portland, Nick went into Renard's office, told Renard that he was taking personal leave for a few days and did not disclose where he was going(Nick's right). In over 50 years of working for private and public sector employers, when I used personal time off I did not have to disclose where I was going(sometimes I did, sometimes not) , and when I had PTO that I was entitled to be paid for, my check did not go down. In most episodes, Nick was investigating crimes that were on his desk. The fact that he could do his regular job and do his Grimm work at the same does not matter, he was getting paid for his police work. I might add that his reputation for solving "unusual" cases was so good, other police departments were asking for him to help them out--which if PPD okayed it, was legal. Your last point does not really apply to this thread. Nick accepted his Grimm as Marie told him to "hunt the bad and protect the good". Most supervisors would have been happy with him-the FBI told him he seemed to solve a lot of cases. The PPD would have trouble explaining why they would fire an officer who had such a good record--the police union would have been at their throats if they had.
Years ago when I was an operations auditor for our company, I had a trip planned for out of the country. I was required to disclose where I was going and the length of time, not because my employer was nosy, but for my own protection.
Nick is no different. He works with confidential information all of the time. This wasn't personal leave so he could recover from the flu, but a trip out of the country. It would have been a smart move for him to let Renard know he was leaving the country.
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