Am I too European / social health care to understand? /s
In all seriousness, as a European it’s unimaginable to force myself to work for a week, just to get everyone else sick and cause way more loss than if I had just stayed home…
Unless you’re self employed, then you might be fucked.
This! My HR guy (he isn’t exactly a manager or boss) even encourages sick days for mental health or if you’re just feeling a bit iffy. The gain in productivity and happiness is actually worth it for the company. Plus part of the pay for sick days is actually covered by health insurance afaik, so financially it’s not really a problem for the employer.
At least here in germany, the employer is fully reimbursed for the pay of sick days. Although, if you are sick for more than 6 weeks, your employer stops paying altogether and the insurance directly pays you about 70-90% of your regular pay.
I think I’llI stay in bed and call HR before 9.
I feel sorry for you though, I hope you get well soon.
Side note I feel like literally the only time of year I get sick is start of spring, and I’m not allergic.
