• BulbasaurBabu@lemmings.world
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        1 year ago

        In the US if you’re sick they can just fire you the first day you’re gone. It’s great, I hardly know what to do with all this freedumb I have.

        • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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          1 year ago

          Most jobs aren’t going to do that. They can technically fire you whenever they want, since it’s considered at-will employment, but the cost of finding and training a replacement usually lends some stability, even for low-level jobs.

      • baseless_discourse@mander.xyz
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        1 year ago

        I understand U.S. system is VERY VERY fucked up, three day sick leave is no where closed o enough; but I am quite confused of why people only need a doctor’s note after two weeks.

        It seems quite reasonable if one haven’t recovered for a week (or been very sick for more than 3 days), it is best for them to see a doctor, especially with free health care in the Netherlands.

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          1 year ago

          I think the idea is that you’re actually sick for a week, not “sick”. And can’t show them anything until you’re better. If you’ve ever been that sick, you know you can barely get out of bed to go to the bathroom.

        • SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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          1 year ago

          It’s completely dependent on the job, and that’s a problem. Good jobs offer ample time off, bad jobs offer the bare legal minimum. Unfortunately the legal minimum is really oppressive and causes a lot of people to go into work sick, getting everyone else sick in the process.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve had unlimited sick time via “if you’re not well stay home” for like ten years. One job had limited vacation time (15 days to start that went up to 25 as you gained seniority), but the others has unlimited vacation time, too.

      These have been small/medium startups.