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Anon is sick (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 weeks ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] odium@programming.dev 33 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

US Federal law does not require sick leave.

Some people need the money.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 12 points 4 weeks ago

USA is third world country with the power of a first world country

[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago

As someone that has to go into work sick all the time, God I wish sick pay was required. I wanna be a decent person and try not to get people sick. But at the same time I live paycheck to paycheck and if I miss too much work oops now I'm fucked.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

"Greatest country in the world"

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

" . . . in which to be an Oligarch."

[–] odium@programming.dev 3 points 4 weeks ago

I'd say south Korea has us beat rn. But we won't back down, we'll keep fighting for that gold.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Get better federal laws then.

[–] ralakus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

We're trying but 1/3 of the population are actively reverting us back to the dark ages, 1/3 are just sitting around doing fuck knows what, and the last 1/3 are actually trying push for change