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Naw, it wasn't a bad experience overall, once I fell into the habit of mixing sick days with vacation days.
They had some exploitable policies, doctors notes for 3+ sick days in a row but no questions asked about 1-2 days, vacation days with 2 weeks notice one day at a time with no right of refusal if there's proper coverage.
This meant you could book Wednesday to Friday off two weeks in a row, and call in sick Monday/Tuesday two weeks in a row, giving you 10 days off for the cost of 4 sick/ 6 vacay. Other exploitable shenanigans were possible around Stat holidays.
The front line managers knew what the situation was, but HR never got wind unless something tripped the system,so if everyone works together on their sick days it was pretty good.
Okay well then you don't have to shame it; just name it.
I'm 50. I've never had 10 days off in a row. I tried to plan two weeks last year and left but had to come back early.
Yea fuck that, take the PTO, don't let anyone tell you to come back early.
Wow, I'm sorry. Please, consider moving away from the USA before you work yourself to death
Yo, heard. Reminds me of something familiar on my end as well. Nice when there's a lil bit of wiggle room in a system like that. Gotta have a functional team though that can appreciate that work hard play hard work-life balance thing.
Relatively recently got a decentish gig after only working "good bad jobs." While the corporate culture shock is still abrasive at times, nice having some actual benefits and shit -- other than being able to call in "sick" to fuck off or hang with the boyes without care or consequence. Have a decent stack of mandatory personal/sick days that renew annually.
I can already tell I'm gonna be getting mighty ill around the holiday season, something definitely brewing.