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I don't think they are the same. As many have stated, being "sick" doesn't have to mean physically sick, but can simply mean that you need a mental break from work. At the end of the day, you are taking advantage of something that is owed/promised to you, which is definitely not the case with shoplifting.
I feel this is truly some academic argument about a historical situation that no longer applies to Dec 2016. It's like talking about dialing characteristics of ROTARY PHONES from 1984.
Please, a show of hands - who's employer still uses "sick days" instead of "PTO"!
Tentatively raises hand, as our fortune 50 company has only recently gone to the use of PTO so it's still a new thing here
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That is why I think companies should stick to PTO,period. to use when and how one likes (and hopefully with pre-approval, if possible). No vacation days, no sick days. The only possible exception might be jury duty and MAYBE bereavement time for immediate family members (one's parents or children only, unless another relative actually shares the same home).
Jury duty is not a maybe. It's a federal law....or am I wrong?
Jury duty is not a maybe. It's a federal law....or am I wrong?
You are wrong it is left to the states and in most cases your job is protected but not your current income. In other words you can be functionally unemployed for months but at least have a job to return to when the court releases you from servitude. It is normally government employees contracts which state that they will be paid which in turns translates that they are about the only class of people who don't try to avoid jury duty. Now those who depended upon overtime to make ends meet might be the only ones trying to get out of a vacation in the courthouse.
That depends from which view point you stand, management or non management. However, employer sick leave is entitlement nevertheless, whether that or not getting paid is at their own discreet.
Can one argue that "stealing time" from an employer is morally acceptable while stealing goods is not?
For companies that have joined the 21st century, it's called PTO - personal time off. Use it for sick days or when healthy and need a day off just for the hell of it.
For companies that have joined the 21st century, it's called PTO - personal time off. Use it for sick days or when healthy and need a day off just for the hell of it.
And for companies that haven't and demand substantiation if you use sick time like an Army Sergeant would with a Private trying to get a Ferris Bueller day is taking a sick day "stealing" is the question? I believe in the Army and in those companies which don't allow for personal days it is
Out of 18 people in my section, 5 called in sick today.
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