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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
I think it all depends on the situation. I’m all for an employer giving me time for normal appointments like dentist, doctor, eye doctor etc. even stuff like mechanic to do tire swaps is reasonable if it’s only a couple hours. I even get personal days that I can take in half day increments but usually for 1 or 2 hour absences I’m not even required to use them.
It seems a bit of a stretch to have multiple appointments every month. Who has 24-36 doctor, dentist etc appointments a year?
Even if you have sickly children that is a lot.
I suspect the numbers OP provided are exaggerated or they really are a bad employee. Those numbers are whack.
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The crux of the matter, in my opinion, is we all know and have worked with that dirtbag who always has something.
Its the people who abused the system that led to that system being what it is today.
The sick day/Personal Day/Flex time system did not just spring out into the workforce as this perfectly, fully formed thing, it evolved into what it is now due to people gaming it as hard as possible.
I personally think that as long as you get your work done then whatever, you should be entitled to some flexibility. Granted, that comes with some problems of its own and is more difficult the bigger the organization.
Thats just me though. As long as I get what I need when I need it I'm not overly fussy about how long it took you or what you did in the meantime.