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[quote=Anonymous]I used to use about half my sick days every year (so maybe 3 or 4). I definitely felt pressure not to use them because of the pressure to finish projects and be present at meetings and since remote work was generally an option I'd just work from home if I was contagious.

Then I had a horrible pregnancy and used all of my sick leave and had to dip into vacation leave just to get through because I was barely functional for about two and a half months (hypermesis gravidarum and a few other complications). Suddenly my sick leave felt too limited because I had real health issues and I started looking into disability.

Now I work for myself and... I never take sick days. Because it's money out of my own pocket. I work through illness all the time because I don't want to miss out on money or let down clients to whom I'm personally accountable. I have take two sick days in the last three years. One was for surgery (took off the day of the surgery and then worked from bed through my recovery) and the other was when I got the Covid vaccine the first time and had an extremely strong reaction was basically non-functional for 30 hours. I worked through actually having Covid even though I wasn't sleeping because the fever was too high and wouldn't come down with meds.

I look forward to retirement in part because I really struggle to find a balance with work. It feels like it's all or nothing. Plus as a parent even if you take sick days from work when you are sick it's hard to truly get a break -- my spouse and I do help each other when we're sick but kids just always need you. Even if you get a break from the physical work of parenting you are always on emotional call.[/quote]

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