At my work, we don't have any allotted sick days, but you can call in sick and get paid for the day. Anything more than 3 days in a row requires a doctor's note, longer than a certain amount, you go on short term disability, then LTD. I don't know of anyone who abuses this. Prior to kids, I took 2-3 days a year for legitimate illnesses, don't think I've ever taken one simply to skip work, I always have plenty of vacation. So far in the 5 months I've been back to work, I've been off 3 days, my kid is a germ factory and my immune system is in the crapper. I've also had to take 4 vacation/flex days so far to tend to the kid's illnesses. I suspect that those people who abuse allotted sick days will find ways to abuse non-allotted or even non paid days.
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