It’s been a really long time since I thought I might need to know my temperature. In fact, I think the last time, I was still in school. After that, I’ve always operated on “can” or “can’t” without any need to have a number for justification.
It never occurred to me to come in when I was sick. Of course, I also got a good amount of vacation time.
I think the worst is restaurants that give employees NO sick leave, and (of course) wages that make it disastrous to lose a day’s pay. Seems to guarantee that sick people will be handling the food. And not just infecting fellow employees, but customers.
With double income families being the norm (gotta pay the mortgage) schools are daycare institutes. Unless your child is in a coma or projectile vomiting he’s going to school.
My granddaughter got sick on the Saturday of a three day weekend. So no fun for five days as she had to be fully recovered before going back to school. Rough at that age as they don’t get why they can’t keep food down.
I worked 40 years with sick days separate from vacation. Sick days carried over and figured into retirement bonus (sweet). Vacation was take it or lose it.
One coworker took any Friday that wasn’t a payday (no direct). He got a serious illness a few years before retirement and had to retire early or have no income. I managed to avoid the illness and collected an extra half salary when the time came.
Some people run out of sick days before they run out of vacation days. Some people run out of vacation days before they run out of sick days. If they didn’t reduce the total number of days you get, I don’t see the problem with pooling them together as PTO.
At my job unused vacation days would roll over year to year (so long as you didn’t reach a certain ‘cap’) but sick days were “use them or lose them.” I suppose that probably resulted in people working sick clumped at the beginning and end of the year, depending on whether they used their 12 sick days as soon as they felt a sniffle (leaving none for November/December) or they would only use them when things got really bad because “you never know when you might be down for two weeks.”
One thing I DO miss now that it’s all PTO is that we used to be able to sell unused vacation days back to the company. There were times when extra money was a lot more restorative than a vacation would have bee.
It’s all together where I work. If you call in sick, and want to get paid for it, you have to use a day of PTO. Last year, holidays were included in our PTO total, too, though they were paid automatically. They separated them back out after a year or so. I think people were confused, with it showing more vacation time than they actually had.
There’s strong evidence to support that America is the Land, and maybe the Capital, of Stupid Macho. I’m not talking about bull riding or collecting overpowered firearms or being from Texas or anything else commonly associated with the regular wearing of cowboy hats. I’m talking about the idea that it’s somehow heroic not to get enough sleep and to come into work when sick. (Full disclosure: I am guilty of both, but I feel pathetic, not heroic, about the former and as for the latter, well, I work at home so I’m not really sure what I’m supposed to do about that one. Letting it slide is one option, since I’m not infecting anyone else by coming in to the office. I should also probably admit that if I DID have a more conventional job, with a location and co-workers and stuff, and if it had that weird split where they say not to come in sick, but encourage it one way or some others with foolish policies, I’d be tempted. I’d like to think I’d resist the temptation, but I’d be tempted.
But enough about dumb. When the gods smite you with something on a holiday, well, that’s not really dumb. That’s just mean.
Some companies now are doing a whole new system of “take as much time as you want for whatever you want or need” which has apparently caused…. some very different outcomes depending on the worker.
Older workers (and some younger) end up taking NO time off, because they think it will reflect poorly on them later- like at the annual review- even though it’s “not supposed to.”
A few of the younger workers take quite a bit of time whenever and whyever, a week here, another few days next month, two weeks there…. Which causes resentment among those who take no time, who feel like the few are slacking.
But the stats have shown that overall there are fewer PTO hours paid out by the company as a whole. So the company is saving money… at the cost of a divided workforce and many workers not taking the time they need to maintain a happy life outside of work.
Concretionist almost 5 years ago
It’s been a really long time since I thought I might need to know my temperature. In fact, I think the last time, I was still in school. After that, I’ve always operated on “can” or “can’t” without any need to have a number for justification.
Bilan almost 5 years ago
Use up a sick day when I’m sick? Are you crazy?
Ignatz Premium Member almost 5 years ago
It never occurred to me to come in when I was sick. Of course, I also got a good amount of vacation time.
I think the worst is restaurants that give employees NO sick leave, and (of course) wages that make it disastrous to lose a day’s pay. Seems to guarantee that sick people will be handling the food. And not just infecting fellow employees, but customers.
cervelo almost 5 years ago
With double income families being the norm (gotta pay the mortgage) schools are daycare institutes. Unless your child is in a coma or projectile vomiting he’s going to school.
animemom50 almost 5 years ago
My granddaughter got sick on the Saturday of a three day weekend. So no fun for five days as she had to be fully recovered before going back to school. Rough at that age as they don’t get why they can’t keep food down.
Happy Tinkerbelle Premium Member almost 5 years ago
One of our local schools has a policy that if you have perfect attendance , you don’t have to take finals. Insane
Old Girl almost 5 years ago
I worked 40 years with sick days separate from vacation. Sick days carried over and figured into retirement bonus (sweet). Vacation was take it or lose it.
One coworker took any Friday that wasn’t a payday (no direct). He got a serious illness a few years before retirement and had to retire early or have no income. I managed to avoid the illness and collected an extra half salary when the time came.
garysmigs almost 5 years ago
Every cold you catch gives you immunity from that particular virus, so, going to work sick helps build up herd immunity in the long run!
The Brooklyn Accent Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Old fortune from a cookie in a Chinese restaurant:
IF YOU’VE USED UP ALL YOUR SICK DAYS, CALL IN DEAD.
[And happy Lunar New Year to everyone, and especially the Rats.]
fritzoid Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Some people run out of sick days before they run out of vacation days. Some people run out of vacation days before they run out of sick days. If they didn’t reduce the total number of days you get, I don’t see the problem with pooling them together as PTO.
At my job unused vacation days would roll over year to year (so long as you didn’t reach a certain ‘cap’) but sick days were “use them or lose them.” I suppose that probably resulted in people working sick clumped at the beginning and end of the year, depending on whether they used their 12 sick days as soon as they felt a sniffle (leaving none for November/December) or they would only use them when things got really bad because “you never know when you might be down for two weeks.”
One thing I DO miss now that it’s all PTO is that we used to be able to sell unused vacation days back to the company. There were times when extra money was a lot more restorative than a vacation would have bee.
Ignatz Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I’ve called in well. “I feel too good to go to work today.”
marshalljpeters Premium Member almost 5 years ago
It’s all together where I work. If you call in sick, and want to get paid for it, you have to use a day of PTO. Last year, holidays were included in our PTO total, too, though they were paid automatically. They separated them back out after a year or so. I think people were confused, with it showing more vacation time than they actually had.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 5 years ago
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There’s strong evidence to support that America is the Land, and maybe the Capital, of Stupid Macho. I’m not talking about bull riding or collecting overpowered firearms or being from Texas or anything else commonly associated with the regular wearing of cowboy hats. I’m talking about the idea that it’s somehow heroic not to get enough sleep and to come into work when sick. (Full disclosure: I am guilty of both, but I feel pathetic, not heroic, about the former and as for the latter, well, I work at home so I’m not really sure what I’m supposed to do about that one. Letting it slide is one option, since I’m not infecting anyone else by coming in to the office. I should also probably admit that if I DID have a more conventional job, with a location and co-workers and stuff, and if it had that weird split where they say not to come in sick, but encourage it one way or some others with foolish policies, I’d be tempted. I’d like to think I’d resist the temptation, but I’d be tempted.
But enough about dumb. When the gods smite you with something on a holiday, well, that’s not really dumb. That’s just mean.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 5 years ago
Unfortunately too many places seem to want you to come in sick or lose money. While you come in and make more people sick as you.
Kit'n'Kaboodle almost 5 years ago
Some companies now are doing a whole new system of “take as much time as you want for whatever you want or need” which has apparently caused…. some very different outcomes depending on the worker.
Older workers (and some younger) end up taking NO time off, because they think it will reflect poorly on them later- like at the annual review- even though it’s “not supposed to.”
A few of the younger workers take quite a bit of time whenever and whyever, a week here, another few days next month, two weeks there…. Which causes resentment among those who take no time, who feel like the few are slacking.
But the stats have shown that overall there are fewer PTO hours paid out by the company as a whole. So the company is saving money… at the cost of a divided workforce and many workers not taking the time they need to maintain a happy life outside of work.
asrialfeeple almost 5 years ago
I know the feeling, kiddo. It sucks.