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[–] 37 points 2 months ago

Oh you mean we don't get the same rights as Mitch McConnell?

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago

    The USA is so dystopian. And on top of that, he probably has a bunch of medical debts too.

    I can't imagine living in a country where you have to pay for lifesaving treatment. Although if the voters in the UK don't wake up and smell the stale-cigarette-and-puke-scented coffee, I might not have to imagine.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago

    Yeah, that'd be nice. I've had cancer twice in the last year that required a surgery, overnight stay, and multi-day recovery each. Guess who's out of PTO? Love being punished for getting sick.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Imagine if Americans stopped voting for, and buying from, the psychopaths who kill them for profit. Praise be to Luigesus.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    I don't think most ever will, because they want minorities to suffer. Essentially it's a whole demographic of people that shit themselves and and then walk around outside forcing other people to smell it; and as long as some of those people are minorities they will continue shitting themselves and walking around.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    This is what my workplace does whenever someone is significantly ill. We all chip in our very limited PTO days to help out and make sure that the powers that be don't miss out on any labor hours.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    That sounds like Commie talk to me! Are you some kind of Commie?

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    [–] 26 points 2 months ago

    You can tell your society is sick when a headline of the same story in another country could be "The United States requires coworkers to give up sick days so that sicker coworkers don't lose their jobs."

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  • [–] 21 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    The orphan crushing machine was turned off for just 2 days in this heartwarming story!

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  • [–] 19 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

    Meanwhile, the rest of the civilised world still struggles with the very concept of sick days.

    "you have to ask permission to be sick?"

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    In a lot of cases we need to spend the time setting up an appointment and traveling to it to pay a doctor to write a note to prove we are sick.

    So we need permission and we have to pay for it.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago

    bet he still had to turn in lesson plans for the sub though

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Meanwhile, Moscow Mitch enjoys 72 days of sick leave and zero repercussions at our expense as taxpayers.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago

    Third World Problems

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    Why aren’t they on long term disability? It’s usually offered for most jobs

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago*

    What happens if someone who gave up their own sick days gets cancer?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    Hey freedom-loving 'muricans over there in liberty land. Wanna hear a fun fact about those socialist hellholes across the pond? If you get sick, the government's got your back. Full pay. If you get really sick, the government's got your back. Your employer can't fire you, or they'll get in serious legal trouble with that nosey, meddling government. If you get so sick you can't work anymore, you're entitled to social benefits. That's what those high taxes go towards.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Def misread 'theirs' as 'tears' and wondered why they thought that would work.

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    [–] 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    But OP, they briefly turned off the orphan crushing machine. This is heartwarming.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    can relate. kindness of coworkers isn't there most of the time, either

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