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Steve@communick.news 2 months ago
How many people did he get sick because he refused to stay home when he should’ve?
I won’t encourage this kind of dedication
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 months ago
Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
ITS APART OF THE FLAVOR MARRY!!
frickineh@lemmy.world 2 months ago
One of my coworkers just retired and they said she’d never missed a day in 47 years and I had the same reaction. Like, sorry, unless she’s secretly immortal, no fucking way did she go her entire adult life without getting sick even once, so thanks for bringing all your germs in, I guess. Hope the single sentence in the employee newsletter most people don’t read was worth it.
Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I was with my wife for 12 years before I ever saw her get sick. She would go “I don’t feel good, I’m going to go lay down” and an hour later she’d be all better. She has a crazy good immune system. Granted 12 < 47.
Juvyn00b@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’ve taken several mental health days in my lifetime of work. I cannot imagine not having that as an option especially when you know you cannot mentally work.
IronKrill@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
He could also have had the weekend sickness. Happened a couple times with me now that I get sick Friday eve and am recovered 80-90% for Monday. Swear my body holds out on purpose so that I don’t get a day off.
thegreekgeek@midwest.social 2 months ago
Yeah this is a shit take.
nadiaraven@lemmy.world 2 months ago
How many people did burger king get sick because they refused to pay him to stay home when he should’ve
Ftfy
Steve@communick.news 2 months ago
That’s possible too.
Zetta@mander.xyz 2 months ago
He had paid time off, not a lot I’m sure even after 30 years the cap is probably low. Either way he still should have utilized those days while sick.
Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Having paid time off on paper doesn’t mean you have it in practice, as anyone who’s worked food service can tell you. Blaming the guy who had to stay in a low wage job for decades for his kids’ health insurance instead of the corporation that fosters an environment where people are discouraged from or punished for calling out is missing the forest for the trees.
Nommer@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
This is usually how PTO in minimum wage jobs works. “Hey boss can I use a PTO day? I’m sick.” “Just find someone to cover your shift.” Of course nobody volunteers so you go in sick or get fired.
shrugs@lemmy.world 2 months ago
As a european i think its fucking disgusting that sick days in america are substracted from vacation days. Don’t you deserve any vacation because you happen to be sick more often then someone else?
Here in germany, if I geht sick during a vacation, i’ll call work and get back all the vacation days that I happened to be sick, because everyone should use his vacation days to regenerate and relax, not to lie in bed being sick.
Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Sometimes they are separate allotments. My work combined them at one point, which means they would get more vacation time than before as long as they don’t get sick.
Of course that’s still encouraging people to work while sick.
MonkRome@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’ve gone 5 years I’m a row without getting sick. I met this electrician that claimed he didn’t get sick for the last 30 years. We don’t actually know how many times this dude was sick.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Maybe he was Unbreakable
Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I don’t think Burger King offers PTO, unless you’re a full-time manager.
VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
It depends which state, many have a legal requirement to give sickpay
Zetta@mander.xyz 2 months ago
In my state you get paid dick days, it’s the law