I'm aware that places act like that. Fuck 'em. Barring places that have safety critical requirements for a certain number of staff on hand or something similar

I'm aware that places act like that. Fuck 'em. Barring places that have safety critical requirements for a certain number of staff on hand or something similar, if you can't accommodate sick days, I can't be bothered to hope you stay in business. I'm not even asking them to be altruistic. If you have people with a fever in the office, they're likely to do shitty work and get someone else sick. It's not even good for the bottom line.