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[–] Kage520@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I doubt they have a 7 day work week. That would be unusual. But they probably do have zero PTO. Sick? Come to work or don't get paid. No vacations.

I personally have been at the same company for almost 20 years and have a bunch of banked sick time because I never got sick much. But last year I had to use 8 days because I have a toddler in daycare and I got sick a lot, for the first time in almost 20 years. I got written up. For using my banked sick time for sicknesses.

[–] lemmyseikai@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Double check and see if your state protects the use of your sick time.

In the state I live, there are special protections for using sick time. If they so much as make a comment about it that's a violation. A write up would probably get the business sued by the state.

[–] Kage520@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Oh thanks for the idea. I checked and no, it's Florida and apparently they just wrote a law to prevent even cities from making such a law, ensuring that this lack of protection is uniform across the state.

I will just add this to the pile of reasons I am leaving the state as soon as I can.