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Weiser · 05-03-2008, 02:10 PM

Just recently they implemented the "personal day" thing. Prior to that if you were sick, you would just call in. If you were sick for 3 days in a row you needed a doctors note.

Now with the personal days, you get 6 a year. That is for if you are sick, have appointments, etc. The good thing is that if you don't use all 6 by the end of the year, they get added to your vacation days the next year. The reason they implemented personal days is because there were some people that were abusing the system, calling in sick 2-3 times a month. This isn't set in stone though, one of our account officers has cancer and is going through treatment right now, he's in pretty rough shape - but he doesn't have to worry about money or working - our company is paying for everything, on top of his salary.

I don't mind, I never get sick, and I can always use more vacation time. That's another thing about my work, instead of getting paid for over time, I just bank it. What's an extra $30 before taxes for an hour of work? I'll just save it up and take a full day down the road.

05-03-2008, 02:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
Weiser Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The center of the Universe; Toronto Posts: 3,019	Re: How Many Sick Days Do You Have a Year Just recently they implemented the "personal day" thing. Prior to that if you were sick, you would just call in. If you were sick for 3 days in a row you needed a doctors note. Now with the personal days, you get 6 a year. That is for if you are sick, have appointments, etc. The good thing is that if you don't use all 6 by the end of the year, they get added to your vacation days the next year. The reason they implemented personal days is because there were some people that were abusing the system, calling in sick 2-3 times a month. This isn't set in stone though, one of our account officers has cancer and is going through treatment right now, he's in pretty rough shape - but he doesn't have to worry about money or working - our company is paying for everything, on top of his salary. I don't mind, I never get sick, and I can always use more vacation time. That's another thing about my work, instead of getting paid for over time, I just bank it. What's an extra $30 before taxes for an hour of work? I'll just save it up and take a full day down the road.