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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Every company I have worked for has explicitly encouraged using sick days. Specifically so the person doesn’t bring whatever bug into the office and sharing it around, causing multiple people to get sick and take time off

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I am indeed, but I’ve had the good fortune of having reasonable bosses. It’s also possible that we were told “use your sick days” insincerely