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Originally posted by ladybug1116
I know that sick days often do not "roll over" from year to year which means at that end of that year the employee will "lose" the sick days if they go unused. The employee will often feel that this is a benefit owed to them.
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Ladybug,
In a company of any size, a certain amount of overtime, or additional "summer vacation" help is budgeted for. If sick days were meant to be used, a company would budget to cover that amount of time for every employee -- and sick days might as well be billed as additional vacation.
What they are really meant to be is a benefit like health insurance. You hope you don't need it, but a good company will provide it because they value their employees and their families. And, like insurance, that benefit shouldn't be used unless it's necessary. It drives the cost of doing business up, which, in the end, drives up prices, and we all end up paying for it.
And, in reality, the company doesn't "owe" any sick days to anyone. It could just as easily be "no work/no pay." If your company is good enough to allow time off for illness, etc., and particularly if you can accrue it for more serious illness, injury or pregnancy -- be thankful.
Also, if you misuse your sick time, remember that one of your fellow employees will probably have to do both of your work -- or in the case of 24/7 kinds of business (like TV, where I've spent most of my career), someone will be forced to come in on his/her day off.
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