Yeh, try explaining that to an Asian parent.
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namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev 2 weeks agoIronically, you will probably do better in school if you take 1-2 days off to rest, instead of wasting 3-4 days going in and getting nothing out of it because you’re unable to focus. But who cares, right?
leonine@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
slaacaa@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
This is what I also realized with work. It’s better to rest and recover in 2-3 days, then struggle for 4-5 (even from home office). Luckily, at my workplace in Germany, you can take 2 days of sick leave without any doctor’s note.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
tell that to my PTO policy. I’m getting sick and getting paid, and spending my limited vacation on times I feel good.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Or think about it this way, would you rather have 2 weeks of PTO or one week of vacation and one week of sick leave? Or even 2.5 weeks PTO vs 2 weeks vacation and 1 week sick leave and you need to provide a reason for the sick leave?
I much prefer PTO over some mixed policy, even if the mix is technically more time off.
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
I have almost 30 work days PTO plus virtually unlimited paid sick leave. Both basically standard over here.
Always amazes me that the US is not already chopping heads because of the bad health system alone
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I should just be able to call in sick if I’m sick. Why even track it?
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Wait, you need a doctor’s note for more than 2 days of sick leave?
slaacaa@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yes. But please be aware that sick leave here is nearly unlimited, and you get your full salary (for several months), so of course there needs to be some control on it.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Unlimited isn’t worth very much if it’s subject to approval. I’ve had friends get unlimited time off (not sick leave, vacation time) and they end up using less of it than me due to the approval step and related social norms.
I’m not saying your situation is like that, I’m just saying I’m skeptical of offers like that.
My setup is 3.5 weeks PTO, 3x/week WFH, and I can WFH those other days if I need to (pretty flexible, just requires notice, not approval). So I end up taking 2-3 days off sick, and the other 3 weeks are vacation, and I usually take them 1-2 weeks at a time. Hours worked also aren’t tracked, we just need to hit deliverables every two weeks based on our own estimates.
So yeah, I’ll take the bird in the hand over the two in the bush.