[Magdalen] An update or 2 (3...).

[Lynn Ronkainen]

When I was employed for two years in the private sector '07-'09 after many years of being a stay at home mom between 9-5 type jobs with benefits however dubious (and this one with no health insurance) I realized that friends who were career employees at all points along the pay grade spectrum took a sick day or partial one for Doctor appointments. Genius I thought, having never taken a sick day in my life, unlike friends who often needed a mental health day and called in "sick". But noooo. My place of employment said doc visits had to be time 'made up'.  I later realized how crazy this place was...  
Lynn



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On Aug 20, 2016, at 11:15 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:



In a message dated 8/20/2016 12:05:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
charles.wohlers at verizon.net writes:


And  Mike, you shouldn't have even considered taking vacation days for an 
exam  required for work. *Of course* those are fully paid  days!>>>>>>>>>>>


Having worked for a couple of decades in the private sector and then
three in the government sector, I was very grateful for the paid  leave
that accumulated for me at the rate of one day every two weeks (pay
period).  Sick leave, also paid, accumulated at half that rate.   Leave
could be called  annual leave (vacation), sick leave, or, in the  case
of a family death, administrative leave, but it was always counted.
There were no free-be's.  The pay checks continued as always
despite the leave.

In the private sector when I took vacation, I'd come back home
having spent too much on the vacation, and the pay was practically
nil because I hadn't been working. It was a one-two punch.  You'd  think
major medical clinics could figure out a better way, but that's the  way
it was.



David S.