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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I took no sick leave at all during my federal career, and my sick leave was added my length of service for pension calculation purposes, resulting in a larger lifetime pension.  I was rarely actually ill, and when I was, or when I needed to go to a Dr's appt., I just took annual (vacation) leave, as only a limited amount of that could be rolled over from year to year and the excess would be lost if not used. [/quote].

No kids?[/quote]

i have a child.  My wife was a stay-at-home Mom.  If she was unavailable due to scheduling issues, and my child needed an adult's presence for some reason, I again took annual leave.  [/quote]

Translation- you were an absent father. Congrats, I guess.

Reminds me of an interview I had right out of college. Guy interviewing me was maybe 30 and asked me about willingness to stay late and work weekends as needed. I said, sure, so long as its reasonable. He pops back with "I've been here 6 years and the only day I didn't work some (including weekends) was the birth of my twins."

All I could think of was what a sh*tty father and husband he must have been. Imagine [i]bragging[/i] to a rando interviewee, as a flex, that you didn't give your wife a single break [b]with twins[/b] for six years?

I stood up, said I don't think we'll be a good match, thanked him for the time and walked. He then refused to validate my parking. LOL. Dodged a bullet.[/quote]

Not hardly.  I just didn't take sick leave to do things with my child, I took annual leave or engaged in the evenings and weekends.   I was also in a role where I was on call 24/7, so sometimes I had to suddenly go to work at night or over a weekend; comp time allowed me to make those hours up during weekdays, providing other opportunities to engage before or after school.

Don't assume your approach is the only one which allows a parent to be present in a child's life, or that both parents need to divide child-related responsibilities identically every day.  Burning up sick leave is only one way to provide for a child's needs.  [/quote]

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