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[โ€“] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

cries in working parent

My employer gives us 8 sick days a year. When we run out of those we are supposed to use vacation time. It's downright depressing how fast we blow through the sick time in a bad winter season.

I'm very very lucky to work from home, so I can neglect my sick kid at home while getting work done and thus avoid having to burn through my vacation time as well. Others aren't so lucky.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

This is pretty much illegal in most European countries btw. But not all countries assure sick children time off.