Comment on Amid financial stress, workers are asking for emergency savings accounts as a job benefit, survey finds

anon_8675309@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I mostly agree with you, but some benefits don’t have a publicly funded alternative (eg. Vacation days)

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  • SheeEttin@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Get paid more and you can afford to take time off unpaid.

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    • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      True, but you also need the right to take time whenever you want without fear of losing your job. There is some negotiation of exactly how many days in a year your employer is willing to let you take off, regardless of whether or not they are paid.

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      • SheeEttin@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        If your company can’t handle planned absences, it sure as hell can’t handle unplanned ones, like when you get sick.

        Yes, I know most companies don’t staff properly.

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