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decended_being@midwest.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

The real question should be:

Why is our society built around disposable labor and assuming we will be at 100% functionality all the time?

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prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Capitalism

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remon@ani.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
It isn’t? That’s why you get paid sick leave.

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- KeefChief13@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Lol good one.
  
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- TheFogan@programming.dev ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Trying to figure out if you are joking, or you are from a nicer country that getting paid sick leave is something everyone gets. Good chunk of the american work force, has to negotiate with their boss, go to a doctor that’s going to charge them between $50-$200 so they can tell you “yep you have a cold, here’s a note so you can prove it to your boss”, so you can give that note to your boss and not get fired for taking some UNPAID days off.
  
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  - remon@ani.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    It’s the nicer country.
    
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- TheDoctorDonna@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  That really depends on what country you live in. The US doesn’t require sick leave AFAIK and Canada only requires 5. So that’s like 300 days where you have to choose between getting better or paying rent. More socially progressive countries get paid sick leave, not everyone.
  
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