sick time? It's unlimited - talk about creating a policy waiting to be abused. I don't use it ... well until this week when I called in dead. First time in 4 plus years. Others sneeze and are out for three days, go figure.

I know! Before I started working at the dating company, they had an unlimited sick day policy. I think employees got paid for those unlimited days, too!

Help me please!!! I've been self employed for 25 yrs.............



What are sick days, personal days, mental health days and pensions????


j/k ofcourse.... no need to explain.... it would just depress me and I'd need a mental health day... unless it mad me sick, then............... :( :(

Now Steph, don't get me started on dependable employees!!! :)

We have no sick days.

In order to maintain health/dental insurence you have to work at least 30 hours a week. Vacation time can not be used for a single sick day but can be used with an extended absence.

Well, my *current job* I have no benefits. lol

My last job, I was allowed 10 sick days and I had 10 vacation days that I had worked up to after working there for so long. They did not roll over. Either use them or loose them. But, my employer and office manager started making up rules as they went along.

For example, I was pregnant and I had to go to my doctor every week toward the end of the pregnancy. My doctors office was an hour away, so I would make the appointment as late as possible and take the rest of the day off. I counted those hours as "sick time". Later they said "you're using that wrong, you're not sick, you're pregnant".

Nice time to tell me after the fact. Idiots.

I get no sick days do get a weeks paided vacation (40 hours) that they are flexable with how you use it. If you are sick you can use one of your vacations days just means you can't take a week off then.

Unpaid they are perty good about it just as long as someone dosn't take off to much time they don't say anything.

we accrure 4hrs of sick leave a month and can carry up to 80hrs after you get 80 hrs they pay you for the extra hrs on Dec.15th.We don't get personal leave but we can use vac. for emergencys or use it 1 day at a time with 24hrs notice. 1yr to 5yrs is 2 weeks vac, 5to 10 yrs 3 weeks vac, after 10 yrs you get 3 weeks plus 1 day for each yr your there up to 5 weeks of vac. The other benefits are pretty fair also health,dental,eye care

I get 12 sick days, 2 personal days and 3 weeks vacation time a year. Unused sick days roll over and unused personal days will be rolled into sick days. Vacation time does not rollover, but if unused you get payed for them(the taxes will kill you). I can accumulate 360 sick days, right now I have 260 of which I can use 240 for a years retirement service. I am hoping for an Early Retirement Incentive package to come out in the next few weeks. So at age 55 I will be able to retire(will have to have a part-time job to make ends meet) with close to 70% of my pay.

I can't begin to tell you how much I wish that I could get my vacation paid out to me. Or how much I wish our sick time were limited (yes, at unlimited it is paid). And upon limiting it, I would love a program like jay-t mentions where it gets paid out. Right now I feel like I have a benefit that I don't use.

I believe that I may be another lucky one when it comes to sick leave.
I receive 10 days per year
But as I am with a small private company, we have been able to come to an agreement concening sick leave and days off.
As an incentive, those of us that do not take sick days during the year, receive a bonus of 5 days pay at Xmas time and still retain our 1o day sick leave for the year, which does accumulate.
I have been with this company for just over two years and have around 450 hours leave available if needed

I'm an independent contractor, I get no sick/vacation time, & no taxes withheld either.
The upside is, of course, I am my own boss, I work when I feel up to the task, & whenever my busy personal schedule allows...

I get sick days - 1.25 per month. If I take any more 3 or more in a row I need a doctor’s note. I also get 10 holidays in the first year of employment. I also get extended travel, and health benefits - ambulance, drugs, eye, and dental.

I have read that the largest reason for middle income bankruptcy in the US is due to medical bills.

Now I work for a city government and we get the following...

10 holidays
1 personal holiday and have to take it by the end of the year.

we get 120 hrs of sick time a year and they rollover until you quit. Although if you want to get any time from them before you leave you'll need to take some sick time off or stress leave but have to be under a doctors care to do so.

As far as Vacation we get
1-5 yrs of service 10 days
6-10 yrs of service 12 days
more than 10 yrs of service 15 days.

but they dont rollover we have to take them by the end of the year or sell them back to the city.

Now benefits are longevity, paid insurance for employee, dental plan, and travel and lodging expenses,and being vested in the retirement system 2 to 1.

I get all the federal holidays, 4 hours per pay period for sick leave and 6 hours of annual leave per pay period

Since I don't get paid overtime, I get 1 hour comp time for every 1 hour of "overtime"

I have close to 300 hours of comp time and annual leave to use between now and the end of the year.....Does that tell you anything about my work ethic? I think it's called work-a-holic.

I haven't used a sick day in over 2 years

I also get all the federal holidays, plus 10 sick days and 2 personal days a year. Additionally, we get vacation time:
1 - 5 years, 2 weeks
6 - 10 years, 3 weeks
11+ years, 4 weeks
In addition, Sr Vice Presidents and above get an additional week. I am in that group and have 7 years of service, so I get 4 weeks, most of which I never use and if it isn't used, it is lost.

I don't get paid overtime, but can get "comp time", which I then can't use for anything (so, what's the point?). In my departments, we have worked out an arrangement. If you work overtime, (and you aren't getting paid for it), come in late (or not at all) some other time. You still wind up getting screwed, but at least it is your own choice.

I usually use a lot of my sick time being out with my kids, taking them to the doctor, etc. With 3 of them, it is nearly impossible not to be out.

-Soundman