If you can't afford to take unpaid time off work, you're using vacation days unless you're in one of a handful of localities that require employers offer a few

If you can't afford to take unpaid time off work, you're using vacation days unless you're in one of a handful of localities that require employers offer a few paid sick days per year. Yes, on occasion they do send mass email here asking to donate vacation time to XY, who is recuperating from surgery. It makes one reach for the bucket to throw up in every time.