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OnionPatch

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11. It's unheard of in my company to stay home for more than two days.

Reply to FailureToCommunicate (Reply #7)

Fri Jan 11, 2013, 07:48 PM

Jan 2013

Even if you have the flu. You'll be labeled a slacker. It's disgusting. On top of that, we have only five sick days a year. And this is a very profitable company. You could use five days on a single flu if you actually stayed home like you should. That leaves NOTHING in case you get sick again or need to stay home with a child. Thank goodness we can often work from home but now people feel obligated to work from their sick beds! It's ridiculous. But apparently were lucky compared to most.

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During The Worst Flu Season In A Decade, Workers Across The Country Can’t Stay Home Sick [View all] babylonsister Jan 2013 OP

It's a horrible situation. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2013 #1

What this country needs is more personal responsibility. Turbineguy Jan 2013 #2

+1 for the perfect wingnut response nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2013 #10

Missing three-and-half days work, for minimum/slightly above wage jobs can result in being fired. nt Mnemosyne Jan 2013 #3

It's not just about sick leave. KatyaR Jan 2013 #4

self explanatory headline NMDemDist2 Jan 2013 #5

So people come in sick and infect eveyone else. smirkymonkey Jan 2013 #6

I know a number of salaried people who work while sick to show 'resolve' or FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #7

It's unheard of in my company to stay home for more than two days. OnionPatch Jan 2013 #11

I think my own office dramatically illustrates this... LanternWaste Jan 2013 #8

"79 percent of food workers say they have no paid sick time." Heywood J Jan 2013 #9

Instead of the CDC (or in the past few years, the administration itself) telling workers to stay Brickbat Jan 2013 #12

Makes me thankful for my company FreeJoe Jan 2013 #13