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In reply to the discussion: I'm going to make the Covid / Flu comparison... [View all]PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,855 posts)My younger son had a shingles outbreak when he was only 20 years old. Alas, he is no longer with us, so getting that vaccine is a non issue for him. But were he still with us, he'd be only 34 years old and would probably not be able to get the vaccine.
A mental health break is a very good idea for almost all of us at some time. I have always been extraordinarily healthy, and I'm honestly sorry I didn't call in for a mental health day on occasion back in a former job. Not that I could have called it that, but I will always regret that I left that particular job after ten years and left behind more than 100 unused sick days. And no, I did not get paid for them. I simply gave them away as a gift to the company.
That was back when sick days and vacation days were totally separate. More recently, I had a job where time off was simply leave time, accumulated at about one day per pay period, and to be taken at the employee's discretion. That was much better. I used time off for travel as needed, used exactly one day as a sick day, and was paid for the unused days when I left the job. Much, much better system.