• Mastengwe@lemm.ee
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        3 months ago

        Right… firing someone for calling in sick so she can go to a concert when her job is teaching children- and they’re the bad guys.

        There’s vacation days for that shit. She’s irresponsible and shouldn’t be a teacher.

      • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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        3 months ago

        Uhh, no. Sick days are for when you’re sick. Annual leave is for when you do stuff like this.

        Christ, this platform beggars belief sometimes.

        • catloaf@lemm.ee
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          3 months ago

          Are they separate for her? Does unused sick time get paid out like leave time if unused? Or do they have unlimited sick time?

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            3 months ago

            I my experience with teaching in the U.S. sick days do get paid out at retirement. Teachers typically get 10 sick days a year and 3 personal days. The sick days stack but personal days turn to sick days after you have 5 banked.

        • Sentient Loom@sh.itjust.works
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          3 months ago

          People are treating you like an asshole for your heartlessness. But they’re not giving you enough credit for also being an idiot.

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          3 months ago

          Sick days are part of your compensation package. They are yours to do whatever the fuck you want with. There’s a reason most companies don’t call them sick days anymore.

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              3 months ago

              Can you bring some of these facts?

              I know nothing about US workers law, only that they get like 12 days off per year, and working days are like 10+ hrs

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      3 months ago

      She wouldn’t have to have used sick days if this God damn country had basic worker rights and gave people vacation time. Oh and a side note, many companies will 100% fire you if you use your vacation days. Fuck the American work environment