| Topic Name: |
Sick Day Policy |
| Message Name: |
sick days |
| Date Posted: |
12/29/2001 |
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I work for a company that has a stellar reputation looking from the outside but stinks as far as management goes if you actually see what goes on.
I was told this past week (2nd week of December) that my eight (8) sicks days had shown up in HR as "excessive" and if I'm out sick one more time I have to have a doctor's note. I was very angry because there is no sick day policy where I work except that the days shouldn't be "excessive". These days were not balanced against the 4 holidays I worked, the overtime I put in, the reputation I have for excellent quality work, and the fact I haven't even taken all my vacation days this year.
Do other companies have such arbitrary policies where the HR department decides in December what "excessive" is? There was never any written notice of this new policy. I plan on leaving soon because I can't stand the management and lack of communication. |
| Message: |
In what world is 8 days sick leave a year not excessive?! My guess is that when the job was taken, part of the conversations regarding compensation, insurance, accrued vacation time and pension benefits included sick leave.
True, you may have worked Holidays, overtime and your mother's birthday. That is not really the point. Companies hire people that they can depend on to be there when they say that they will be. If you consistently do not show up when you are supposed to, you are not as valuable to them as someone who would.
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