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I have worked for an employer that offered x hours of sick leave per pay period. A number of the employees--apparently at all levels--thought that they were rob

by cafard 3y ago

I have worked for an employer that offered x hours of sick leave per pay period. A number of the employees--apparently at all levels--thought that they were robbing themselves if they didn't burn all the sick leave. On the other hand, I have been the schmuck who went to work feeling awful and possibly contagious, because sick leave had been lumped in with vacation, and I might need to take some if my child (as happens a lot on introduction to day care) got sick. Money does fix the social problem of having no money. Penicillin isn't in it as a wonder drug.

scarface_74 3y ago
Having a bucket of paid time off that covers anything is much better than having a separate sick/vacation bucket. You don’t have to worry about doctor’s notes
- OkayPhysicist 3y ago
  I have separate sick and vacation pools, no note needed. It's definitely preferable, with the only better thing being unlimited sick days. It just requires having trust in your employees not to rip you off, which you already have to have when hiring somebody who has skills you don't.
  - scarface_74 3y ago
    Just like I asked above. How is having a bucket of PTO that you can use any way you want worse than having a split bucket?
    - OkayPhysicist 3y ago
      Because it encourages people to show up to work sick if they have a vacation coming up, or at the very least do a cost-benefit analysis with regards to taking a sick day versus showing up sick. If you have a sick pool, which most people will never come close to using up, then beings sick just becomes "oh, I'm sick, better take a sick day".
- 7402 3y ago
  Correction: you believe that having a bucket of paid time off that covers anything is much better. Your opinion, that's fine, people are different. When a place I worked changed from sick leave to a Personal Time Off system, I didn't like it. I used to take sick leave when I was sick. After the change, I went to work if I was sick. I never needed a doctor's note, because they trusted me when I said I was sick. I liked working at places where peope were trusted and trustworthy.
  - scarface_74 3y ago
    How is having 25 days PTO worse than having 15 days PTO and 10 sick days?

by cafard 3y ago

scarface_74 3y ago

Having a bucket of paid time off that covers anything is much better than having a separate sick/vacation bucket. You don’t have to worry about doctor’s notes

OkayPhysicist 3y ago
I have separate sick and vacation pools, no note needed. It's definitely preferable, with the only better thing being unlimited sick days. It just requires having trust in your employees not to rip you off, which you already have to have when hiring somebody who has skills you don't.
- scarface_74 3y ago
  Just like I asked above. How is having a bucket of PTO that you can use any way you want worse than having a split bucket?
  - OkayPhysicist 3y ago
    Because it encourages people to show up to work sick if they have a vacation coming up, or at the very least do a cost-benefit analysis with regards to taking a sick day versus showing up sick. If you have a sick pool, which most people will never come close to using up, then beings sick just becomes "oh, I'm sick, better take a sick day".
7402 3y ago
Correction: you believe that having a bucket of paid time off that covers anything is much better. Your opinion, that's fine, people are different. When a place I worked changed from sick leave to a Personal Time Off system, I didn't like it. I used to take sick leave when I was sick. After the change, I went to work if I was sick. I never needed a doctor's note, because they trusted me when I said I was sick. I liked working at places where peope were trusted and trustworthy.
- scarface_74 3y ago
  How is having 25 days PTO worse than having 15 days PTO and 10 sick days?