General Discussion

beaglelover

(4,477 posts)

46. Yes. Large entertainment, sports, news company.

Reply to Silent3 (Original post)

Sat Dec 3, 2022, 08:19 PM

Dec 2022

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

63 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Do you have paid sick days? I don't, only "personal time off" that has to be used for sick leave [View all] Silent3 Dec 2022 OP

It's wage theft. Lars39 Dec 2022 #1

No its not AggressiveCanary Dec 2022 #49

Theft no matter what you call it. Lars39 Dec 2022 #51

As a Fed (retired now), I sure did. 13 sick leave days a year, and could carry it over indefinitely. 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2022 #2

we accrue both annual and sick leave CatWoman Dec 2022 #11

I have something they call unlimited PTO 48656c6c6f20 Dec 2022 #3

I had that once. Didn't trust it at all. Silent3 Dec 2022 #13

At my old job I retired from we had PTO days, a fairly generous number, Ocelot II Dec 2022 #4

Before Amazon bought it, Whole Foods had pretty generous PTO TexasBushwhacker Dec 2022 #16

Same At The Company I Retired From ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #54

For me the transition was a little over five years ago Shermann Dec 2022 #5

I don't. I'm a nurse practitioner. A dirty secret in healthcare tulipsandroses Dec 2022 #6

Nope! I don't get sick days either, just PTO... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2022 #7

No. I'm in the Teamster's Union. We use a point system at work NickB79 Dec 2022 #8

I had both sick and vacation days Abnredleg Dec 2022 #9

When I retired in 2010 we had 5 personnel days, no doc03 Dec 2022 #10

I accrue 8 sick hours per month, which roll over with no limit petronius Dec 2022 #12

same for me, also union faculty mike_c Dec 2022 #40

Pretty sure we have the same union, if I remember your past posts correctly petronius Dec 2022 #57

howdy, neighbor! mike_c Dec 2022 #58

I think sick days have been converted to "Personal Days Off". Where I used to work I started with LiberalArkie Dec 2022 #14

Had a best friend who worked on railroad. gibraltar72 Dec 2022 #15

Retired now. Always had sick days and vacation days. LakeArenal Dec 2022 #17

Yes, I do iemanja Dec 2022 #18

Yes- state university system - 12 days/year. They carry over. Vacation days are separate. Iris Dec 2022 #19

I was lucky. Elessar Zappa Dec 2022 #20

I never actually thought of it. OnDoutside Dec 2022 #21

I think that's very common. It has been for me. Silent3 Dec 2022 #23

That's excellent. OnDoutside Dec 2022 #25

That's more generous than people got when SharonClark Dec 2022 #53

I have one or two sick days only, beyond it is PTO/Vacation time. Thomas Hurt Dec 2022 #22

what is "PTO"? CatWoman Dec 2022 #26

"Personal Time Off" Silent3 Dec 2022 #27

We get some number of sick days plus unlimited PTO nuxvomica Dec 2022 #24

Before I retired, I had sick days, vacation, holidays n my birthday Deuxcents Dec 2022 #28

We had no sick days or PTO. GoodRaisin Dec 2022 #29

If you used vacation time for sick days, that's essentially what PTO is. Silent3 Dec 2022 #45

Before I retired I had 15 sick days a year Chautauquas Dec 2022 #30

Yes, 12 hours a month obamanut2012 Dec 2022 #31

The first third of my career, I had nothing; work and hour, get paid for an hour. Period. Chainfire Dec 2022 #32

Permanent part time retail Freethinker65 Dec 2022 #33

I get PTO; Paid Time Off. Aristus Dec 2022 #34

We gave unlimited permissive time off now Johnny2X2X Dec 2022 #35

I do but can't take them - same with PTO FreeState Dec 2022 #36

Never have quite been able to square Xavier Breath Dec 2022 #37

I have PTO (Paid Time Off) in lieu of sick days. Iggo Dec 2022 #38

My company changed its "sick days" policy over 10 years ago FakeNoose Dec 2022 #39

Depends. H2O Man Dec 2022 #41

PTO benefits the company and screws the workers. mobeau69 Dec 2022 #42

Thank you! Lars39 Dec 2022 #52

Amazing how many people don't see it for what it is. mobeau69 Dec 2022 #61

I never thought in terms of a possible sale, but you're right! Lars39 Dec 2022 #62

The way to think about it The Revolution Dec 2022 #43

While I was working, no. sakabatou Dec 2022 #44

Yes. Large entertainment, sports, news company. beaglelover Dec 2022 #46

I worked for a big corp for over 10 years as a contractor catrose Dec 2022 #47

I also have personal time off drmeow Dec 2022 #48

I have over 1,200 sick hours acrued, 150+ days SYFROYH Dec 2022 #50

We Had Them ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #55

Yes -- I used to. Straw Man Dec 2022 #56

Yes Solly Mack Dec 2022 #59

I live in Michigan, which has a paid sick time law. Moosepoop Dec 2022 #60

I earned 30 days of vacation every 12 months maxrandb Dec 2022 #63