I recently had my consultation with a surgeon. Now, besides insurance approval, my main concern is when to tell my boss. I’m a pretty junior employee (mid-20s) at a startup. I’ve been working here ~10 months and haven’t taken more than a week off. My surgery is planned for 6-7 months from now, so is two months before surgery a good timeframe to give my (male) bosses advance warning? I’d like to give enough notice to work out logistics but not to where it could impact my career negatively.
January 13, 2018
Answer: Time off work Dear ms93,you will most likely need at least a week of solid downtime. Beyond that depends on how you heal, what time of work you do, and the amount involved with surgery. you will most likely need a couple of weeks off work in order to be fully healed after breast reduction. In my opinion, two months would be enough to organize staff and responsibilities.Daniel Barrett, MD, MHA, MS
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January 13, 2018
Answer: Time off work Dear ms93,you will most likely need at least a week of solid downtime. Beyond that depends on how you heal, what time of work you do, and the amount involved with surgery. you will most likely need a couple of weeks off work in order to be fully healed after breast reduction. In my opinion, two months would be enough to organize staff and responsibilities.Daniel Barrett, MD, MHA, MS
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January 13, 2018
Answer: Your procedure is an elective medically necessary procedure since insurance is covering it. Since its scheduled months down the road, it implies it is not urgent and that you can really schedule this anytime it works for your company and if so, then find out from HR or your boss when it would be best to have your procedure. You do not have to share the details of what you are doing but your boss should know of your planned absence. By scheduling your procedure while best for the company, it will show that you are a team player.
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January 13, 2018
Answer: Your procedure is an elective medically necessary procedure since insurance is covering it. Since its scheduled months down the road, it implies it is not urgent and that you can really schedule this anytime it works for your company and if so, then find out from HR or your boss when it would be best to have your procedure. You do not have to share the details of what you are doing but your boss should know of your planned absence. By scheduling your procedure while best for the company, it will show that you are a team player.
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