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[-] corroded@lemmy.world -4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

If you're sick with something that's non-transmissible, then it's on you to decide if you want to go to work or not.

If you're sick with something contagious, then I don't care who you are, you're a horrible excuse for a human being if you go to work.

[-] odium@programming.dev 33 points 5 days ago

US Federal law does not require sick leave.

Some people need the money.

[-] atro_city@fedia.io 11 points 5 days ago

USA is third world country with the power of a first world country

[-] TommySoda@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

As someone that has to go into work sick all the time, God I wish sick pay was required. I wanna be a decent person and try not to get people sick. But at the same time I live paycheck to paycheck and if I miss too much work oops now I'm fucked.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 5 days ago

"Greatest country in the world"

[-] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

" . . . in which to be an Oligarch."

[-] odium@programming.dev 3 points 5 days ago

I'd say south Korea has us beat rn. But we won't back down, we'll keep fighting for that gold.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

Get better federal laws then.

[-] ralakus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

We're trying but 1/3 of the population are actively reverting us back to the dark ages, 1/3 are just sitting around doing fuck knows what, and the last 1/3 are actually trying push for change

[-] TommySoda@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Sorry but I'm not missing rent, going further into debt, or becoming homeless because I'm sick. My landlord doesn't give a shit if I'm sick and neither does the electric company or my car insurance company. I wanna be a decent person and not get other people sick, but I'm not gonna risk losing everything because I can't work. It's the system that's fucked, not the people. They would love to stay home but they can't.

[-] whostosay@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

I hate to be the one to say it, but it is the people. They're not willing to band together to fix the system. They (we) can have+eat our cake, but they just can't fucking agree, for not even a day.

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

Yeah, how dare people who are poor keep working to make sure they don't end up homeless. Damned poor assholes expecting the world to cater to them!

/s

[-] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 3 points 5 days ago

If you're sick with something contagious, then I don't care who you are, you're a horrible excuse for a human being if you go to work.

One thing you always have to keep in mind is, that depending on where you work someone missing means that all your coworkers have to work more to compensate. One example would be if you work on a farm. The animals don't care if you're sick. They are hungry. Depending in the time of the year and how many people work there someone being home means that the rest has to compensate you which results in a lot of stress and possibly more mistakes. The work doesn't go away just because you go home. Sometimes stuff has to be done right now.

However, if you are allowed sickdays and don't work in an industry where someone missing means extra work for everyone, you're right.

[-] basmati@lemmus.org 2 points 5 days ago

Then start voting far left instead of right wing. There are no federal protections for sick workers that don't file for FMLA, FMLA requires approval and is unpaid, and bills don't get paused when you're sick.

this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2024
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