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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems like using leave to stay home is not in most peoples' self-interest (unless you're can't stand up). If you have separate sick leave, usually you can pile it up for future use or for cashing out. If you have combined leave (PTO), then using it to stay home means one less day of vacation.

Our company is eliminating our sick leave as it transitions to a PTO system. Most employees' accumulated sick leave will be zeroed out unless they use it before the end of the year. Of course, it you want to use it, you'll need a note from your doctor (because everything else in our office is like junior high already).[/quote]

You need a note from your doctor to use sick leave?? Even for under three days?[/quote]

Yes, for one day. They want to be sure that people are really using it for illness. We're a federal contractor with 5000 employees but the company is clearly circling the drain since the sequester hit us.[/quote]

That is absurd. Who goes to the doctor for a cold?? And some doctors charge for notes.[/quote]

Well, the company is not doing well and banked sick leave is a big liability sitting on the books. They decided to make the banked sick leave mostly worthless as part of their transition to a (more stingy) PTO system. And, yes, they cut also halved the severance policy just before the big layoffs. You can see why most of us don't care about 'office etiquette' anymore.[/quote]

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