Japan's PM to ask all schools to temporarily close

Re:Japan's PM to ask all schools to temporarily close by penagwin on Thursday February 27, 2020 @02:51PM (#22437080)

The service industry such as fast food has virtually no "paid sick days", and conveniently are jobs with lots of people interaction, poor pay, and poor if any health insurance.

So you "might" have the cold or coronavirus - do you go to the ER (costs hundreds even with insurance) and lose out on your pay? (Not to mention you'll likely have your hours cut as "punishment"). Or do you tough it out and keep making money that you need to pay for your rent?

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Re:Japan's PM to ask all schools to temporarily close by downerending on Thursday February 27, 2020 @03:22PM (#22437378)

Once worked for a Wall Street firm that had a "no sick days" policy. I came in every single day, sick as a dog or not, and as far as I can recall, everyone else did, too.

It's not just the poor--some of this really just is our (crazy) culture.

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Re:Japan's PM to ask all schools to temporarily close by mjevans on Thursday February 27, 2020 @05:39PM (#22438748)

If that's the case, make sure you make the coffee / drinks / etc for as many decision makers as possible so they get the gunk from the glass.

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