What is the ATOT consensus on sick days?

[purbeast0]

The advantage for our sick days is that they don't expire at the end of the year like our vacation days.

To the OP, I will use sick days if I (a) am too sick to work, (b) am contagious, or (c) have to take care of my son because my wife is sick.

If I absolutely had to take a day off for your other stated reasons (like having to help family), I'd use a vacation day.

that is retarded that vacation days expire.

hearing some examples in this threa of how sick/vacation days work for people at their jobs makes me appreciate even more the companies i've worked for.

 

[Fritzo]

so what do you all do when you need to go to a doctor's appointment or something?

Schedule it? If it's 2 hours or less, I don't have to make the time up, if it's more than two hours, they ask I stay a bit later.

 

[IronWing]

I wish they'd let us set up a sick day market. I could make bank selling sick days to my co-workers. I've got 150 days piled up. Vacation days are use or lose so those get used first. Both contribute to a retirement bump.

 

[dabuddha]

the consensus was that we have some really stupid people who think having a separate pool for vacation and sick days is better than having 1 pool of personal time off that can be used whenever.

Yes I remember that thread and I felt the same as you before I realized that with us (govies), there is no cap to sick leave while there is a cap for annual leave. Any unused sick leave counts as service hours.

 

[slayernine]

I take sick days when my illness would cause me to be ineffective at getting anything done. Like if I'm going to spend half my day running to the bathroom it is better to just stay at home and answer emails and phone calls in between the puking, vomiting, rolling on floor in agony.

 

[Kntx]

Is it okay for to take a sick day under the following situations:
- blowing chunks
- sore throat
- simply tired but not really sick
- need to do household chores
- hungover
- need to help family (kids, parents, etc)

How far do you personally go with sick days?

If you have combined vacation+sick days then go away and ignore this thread. This is for those of us who have a separate allowance of sick days each year.

All of those reasons are OK. +1 going skiiing, going to the beach or stay home and play vidya.