• HairyHarry@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    What a backward country. It would be laughable if it weren’t so sad.

    Here’s how it works in developed countries: You call in sick. That’s it. You still get paid.

    And of course, you also get paid while taking your guaranteed vacation time. Being paid while you’re on vacation isn’t some special benefit you have to negotiate for.

    Stand up American People and fight for your rights!

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      1 day ago

      As someone in the US with pretty good paid sick leave (there are many of us, but certainly not most people working lower-wage jobs), I think the joke here is that they are requesting 30 days up front and fashioning it as a threat

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        12 hours ago

        As someone from the civilised world, the only acceptable amount of paid sick leave is infinite (with doctors note).

        If the doctor says you’ll need 30 days to heal, then you get 30 sick days up front. nothing funny about that.

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          9 hours ago

          Sure, but again my perception is that’s genuinely not what this is about. Based on the info we have, this guy is threatening to expose everyone to covid unless he gets 30 days off and did not attach any info about having seen a doctor