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Sick time or vacation time?

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SunnyD

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Those of you that get screwed with your lump of PTO need not answer.

This poll has been brought to you courtesy of my employer's sick time policy. :thumbsup:
 
Going to a doctor's appointment (Not ill)?
Sick Time

Kids/SO sick, need to stay home with them?
Vacation

Playing hookey?
Vacation

Misc. impromptu last minute absence?
Vacation




 
Playing Hookey depends on the reason you give...

Other than that; ST, Vac, Blank, Vac
 
I haven't taken a sick day in, well I can't remember if I ever have taken one. I've gone home, or been sent home part way through the day, but never got charged with anything.

If I need to take a day off to do errands or just fart around, I book a vacation day.

KT

Edit: I work so much, techinically free overtime, that any time I need to go for an appointment, I just tell my boss I am leaving for an appointment and do not get charged with anything. It evens out in the end anyway.
 
I use vacation since I can't carry more than 30 days a year (although in 2 years I'll be able to carry over 60.)

I have like an insane amount of sick days that never expire though.
 
We get 3 personal days per year for all that stuff, after that we use vacation.

Sick time is for actually being too sick to work.
 
I really wish I could use my sick time for when kids are sick. As a normally healthy 30 something male, I have very little use for the several hundred sick hours I've banked up.
 
doctors appointment: just walk out of work
kids sick time: company designated "family-sicktime"
hookey: dont tell anyone if boss is away
last minute absense: dont tell anyone if boss is away


and since i work off-location often, "travel days" are a nice perk as well.

ie work project monday-thursday, take early morning flight friday returning at noon. spend rest of day drinking beer
 
Vacation time for all. Although I do ask any of my employees to take vacation time for a doctor's appointment unless it means missing the entire day.
 
Originally posted by: vi edit
I really wish I could use my sick time for when kids are sick. As a normally healthy 30 something male, I have very little use for the several hundred sick hours I've banked up.
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Cash out at the end of the year?
 
Originally posted by: MoPHo
Originally posted by: vi edit
I really wish I could use my sick time for when kids are sick. As a normally healthy 30 something male, I have very little use for the several hundred sick hours I've banked up.
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Cash out at the end of the year?
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Where I work, we cannot cash out sick time... ever. It accumulates forever.


Going to a doctor's appointment (Not ill)? --- Sick Time

Kids/SO sick, need to stay home with them? --- we call it Family Sick time

Playing hookey? ---- I bet most people use Sick... I would probably use sick.

Misc. impromptu last minute absence? ---- we have PTO, vacation or one floating holiday.
 
I should also add that with my employer, the first day of illness is counted as PTO. Every day after that is Sick. After three days you need a doctors excuse to be out.

Given that, almost everyone is "sick" for two days. Never one. If you burn one day of PTO then the second day is a gimme since that's the only way most males will ever use their sick bank.

My wife's employer on the other hand doesn't start sick time until you burn through 3 days of PTO. So you either have to be really freaking sick, having a baby, having surgery, or dying to use it.
 
The way I see it, Vacation is used when you can plan it in advance. Such as going to the doctor due to a non-sick-related appointment. Unexpected sudden absences are sick leave.
 
None of the above. I leave whenever I want as long as I get my work done, and only take vacation time for planned absences.
 
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