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> Should I just take a couple of weeks' vacation? I'm kind of lost at the moment. clearly an option for OP. why do you think its otherwise?

• Nashooo 5y ago
  Sick leave is not the same as vacation days.
  • dominotw 5y ago
    what does it matter what its called though. why should i have to reveal my health conditions to my boss.
    • ac29 5y ago
      There are legal differences between sick leave and vacation, at least where I live. The former is required by state law, the latter isnt. Vacation hours can be accrued and have a cash-out value, sick leave will expire. There are a bunch of other rules as well. You should never have to reveal the nature of any health conditions to an employer to take sick leave.
      • dominotw 5y ago
        gotcha. thank you for that explantion!
    • stingraycharles 5y ago
      Well for starters, you typically have a limited number of vacation days a year, while sick days don’t have these limitations. Secondly, in case of burnout (or similar), it’s not unheard of (at least over here in .nl) that you stay at home for extended periods of time, and gradually restart picking up your workload. That kind of thing is very different from vacation.