Holy shit. People are wild out there.
You know, I used to take some sick days here and there for no good reason, and basically haven't done that at all in this job that I've now been in 5+ years, but with covid it feels like bad juju to take a fake sick day!
Teeth are bullshit. Well, I'm glad to have them, but maintenance and repair of them is bullshit, as is the way that they aren't covered under regular health insurance (of course, health insurance is ALSO bullshit). And honestly, teeth really could have been designed better. I have some notes for the designer.
TRUTH.
Good grief, msbelle! I can't even.
Also, what y'all said about teeth, and insurance. Bullshit.
For years I took sick days almost 1 a quarter sick or not, mental health days. But that was often at jobs with very little vacation and no personal days.
With 12 office holiday days a year, 5 personal days, and plenty (but still not enough) vacation, I haven’t done that with this job.
I keep thinking I should institute some kind of regular sick day taking whether I need it or not just because I have accumulated almost 3 weeks and that doesn't get paid out if you leave.
Timelies all!
I haven't used a lot of sick leave-an hour here, an hour there for doctors' appointments mostly.(Though I used 5 hours today because we had an appointment at 11:30 with Mr. S's psychiatrist)
I was willing to use my sick leave when I had covid, but I had been put on a different type of leave.
We get 3 sick days a year, which is so ridiculous that I'm choosing to ignore it.
I am in the weird position of having so much vacation, I regularly lose it. I am carrying over 5 weeks per year and I get 5 weeks per year. I cannot take 10 weeks vacation and I wish I could give it to others. This is still because of a terrible job I had at the same company 17 years ago who would not let me take vacation, plus Covid, plus the fact that I am a single person dependency for several things. Basically I COULD, right now stop working for the rest of the year! And I feel guilty about it because I also have unlimited sick time, but after 10 days I have to apply for short term disability.
We are working on fixing this, but it is a slow process to untangle 17 years of single person dependency on an urgent problem solving thing…
I am sorry guys- the actual pay is terrible.
Take a day every couple of weeks. They will be fine for 1 day. Or start with taking half days. You deserve to have your time.
It's true! That's what I did in 2020, and it was great.
