What I Know About Being Sick at Work (2018)

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Re: What I Know About Being Sick at Work (2018)

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Post by coldtea » Mon, Jul 22, 2019, 11:45 AM UTC

komali2 wrote: post #126

roel_v wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Spontaneous pink baby sock knitting sessions? Dude stop trying to provoke people into writing things you can pick apart to feel offended about.

I think its a legitimate criticism of reductive statements against an arbitrarily selected group of people. It's an effective strategy to point out "don't say this about this selection of people if you aren't willing to start saying similarly about its opposite." I.e. one might not realize a blanket statement about the habits of 22 year old men is incorrect/untenable until someone points asks one to do the same for w…

>No matter how you draw those lines in your selection criteria, you're going to get it wrong for a not-insignificant group of that selection, so why bother?

Because group dynamics are not about getting it right for any member of a group -- in fact you can get predictions wrong for all members of the group and still be right in their overall behavior.

You can "get it wrong for a not-insignificant group of that selection" and still be right for the overall group behavior.

Likewise, you can get lifestyle/beliefs/etc wrong for "a not-insignificant group" of people in the bible belt, but you can still make accurate statements with predictive power for the area as a whole...

Re: What I Know About Being Sick at Work (2018)

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Post by paxunix » Tue, Jul 23, 2019, 5:19 AM UTC

Broken_Hippo wrote: post #50

hdfbdtbcdg wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not unreasonable for someone to find another employer... I am pointing out that treating people differently damages teams.

"I am pointing out that treating people differently damages teams." Not really. Sing happy birthday quickly during a meeting for folks that enjoy it. Skip over for the folks that would really rather one didn't. Adjusting for a sickness or disability isn't any different. Most of the time, it boils down to things like giving the person with crutches a little extra time to use the toilet because it takes more time. I do…

> More often, however, migraines are likely to be covered by FMLA (in the us) and the person gets time off for a certain amount of days.

Almost always, you will be expected (rightly or wrongly) to use your PTO/sick days first (if you have any). Then FMLA may kick in (up to 12 weeks within a 12 month period), subject to several potential restrictions (e.g. employer company minimum size, employee tenure minimum, etc.) Also, the law states that your employer no longer has to pay you, they just have to keep your position available for you upon your return.

So, maybe that's no so great or useful and it's better for your employer to just deal with the fact that you get periodic migraines.

(Not disagreeing with your points, but wanted to clarify that FMLA is great for some situations but not all). People just need to be more understanding and compassionate.

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