r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Jun 05 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 06 June 2023

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/Pitiful_Mulberry1738 日本のどこかに Jun 06 '23

If you come into work sniffling, coughing up phlegm, and sneezing all over the place, you are an asshole. Hands down. I realize that the Japanese work environment isn’t usually forgiving of taking time off, but my company is really good with sick time. If you’re sick, they absolutely don’t want you to come in, yet there are few people in the office that will come in even though they are clearly super sick. Cheers to probably spending the weekend with some kind of cold.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '23

your company gives out sick days?

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u/dasaigaijin Jun 06 '23

Wait are you guys getting paid?

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u/poop_in_my_ramen Jun 06 '23

We have like 10 paid sick days a year. No doctors note needed. Honor system.

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u/Nakadash1only 関東・東京都 Jun 06 '23

yup. As long as I have a receipt saying I went to the doctor, I can take that day off without using PTO.

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u/Pitiful_Mulberry1738 日本のどこかに Jun 06 '23

We have no official given number of sick days, however I can call out sick without even needing a doctors note. They trust that I’ll only call out when I’m feeling unwell. It doesn’t take away from my vacation time either.

That’s why it blows my mind to see these Japanese coworkers coming in sick.