Almost every sick day I take is a mental health day. Sometimes I look out the window and see it’s still capitalism outside and I just can’t even.
I remember a funny story where a country declared being gay as a sickness. So people started taking sick leaves en masse saying “sorry, can’t attend office today. Feeling a bit gay”. The country quickly reverted the change.
The country being Sweden.
Sick leave in the U.S. increased 55% in 2023 compared to 2019, according to new data from human resources platform Dayforce, which collected data from more than 1,500 of its clients. … employees younger than 36 are leading the charge, with a 29% leap in the amount of sick leave they took from 2024 compared to 2019.
How does the group leading the charge have a smaller increase than the increase of the aggregate? Was there a decline between ‘23 to ‘24? Am I misinterpreting?
Edit: I suppose it could also indicate that the under 36 demographic could have had a significant growth in proportion.
I feel like you’ve just given me a stats homework assignment.
I assume though that it has to do something with different population sizes and proportions. Or just poorly worded.
My Gen X co-worker said he wasn’t feeling good the other day and was coughing and sniffling. I was like, “Dude, you are sick, go home.” He was like, “I am not sick. I’m here, aren’t I?”
In his mind, you are only sick if you lack the ability to make it to work. Meanwhile, I am in August with all 6 of my sick days, 3 personal days, and 8 vacation used up. He has sick days banked from previous years.
Also, I need a new job. Fuck this job.
Man remember when jobs let your sick days roll over at the end of the year…
Assuming your coworker’s are a holdover from an old contract. But I’ve yet to talk about it with anyone whose sick days weren’t use-it-or-lose-it.
Good for them. That’s what sick days are for.
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