Re:Why Americans don't take sick days
by flubert on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @06:18PM
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>If I have a mild headache, can I take a sick day?
Yes.
>What if I'm nauseous when I wake up, but I'm fine by lunch?
Take half a sick day?
>Can I use sick days for psychological reasons?
Yes.
>What if someone sees me in public and thinks I don't look sick?
When taking a sick day, limit your public outings to the doctor / pharmacist.
Re:Why Americans don't take sick days
by paulddraper on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @06:55PM
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A day at the beach is good for my claustrophobia.
We call those 'personal days' and they count as sick days.
Re:Why Americans don't take sick days
by riboflava on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @06:19PM
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Giving specific benefits often ends up going along with requiring specific proof of need for the benefit. I had classes in college where attendance was part of the grade. Additionally if you had to miss a class due to being sick, you had to produce a doctor's note. The attitude for myself and others was largely fuck that, I'm not going to the doctor for a cold or flu. I'll just come in and infect everyone, hopefully the administration/teacher who introduced such a policy...
If I have a mild headache, can I take a sick day? What if it's November and I haven't used any sick days? What if I'm nauseous when I wake up, but I'm fine by lunch? Can I use sick days for psychological reasons? What if someone sees me in public and thinks I don't look sick? Should I follow these rules, or can I fake a phone cough as well as my co-workers?
Just give me an allotment for paid time off (and maybe unpaid time off), and let me run my life/work balance.