Thread: Sick leave

Originally Posted by poolman

"to call in sick" "Real World" --- I've missed 3 day's in the last seven year's and that was 5 year's ago..... I'm not allowed to miss a day seeing as I am the forman of a crew of 4. Those 3 day's were because my Wife's mother died. Her father died this July 11. Did I miss a day. No. Not allowed to..practically impossible... I appreciate the federal goverment seeing as I am married to one in it.

Damn glad my Wife is a High up 14....

I should have also gone into the federal goverment...

Be gratefull to have a goverment position....

Call ins are more of a myth than a reality. I have 2200 hours of sick leave which I will forfeit in less than a year at retirement. The paper work is too much hassle and glad I had the good health not to use it.

You have reason to be happy with your good health (I would feel as you do too!). Suggestion: If you are going to forfeit over 2000 hours of sick leave, perhaps you are already considering making arrangements with your agency so that this leave may be used for other Federal employees who are truly sick and can show medical evidence to that effect. Some people do have critical or end-stage disease and could really appreciate using this sick leave.

Originally Posted by saturneptune

Call ins are more of a myth than a reality. I have 2200 hours of sick leave which I will forfeit in less than a year at retirement. The paper work is too much hassle and glad I had the good health not to use it.

Originally Posted by airlift

You have reason to be happy with your good health (I would feel as you do too!). Suggestion: If you are going to forfeit over 2000 hours of sick leave, perhaps you are already considering making arrangements with you agency so that this leave may be used for other Federal employees who are truly sick and can show medical evidence to that effect. Some people do have critical or end-stage disease and could really use this sick leave.

Wow, now we are cooking. Thanks for you input Airlift. This is what other goverment employees did for my wife when our first and only child was born 10 years ago. My wife was on her back with "placentia privia" in the hospital for 6 weeks. Daughter was born 6 weeks premature but thankfully is well today. Goverment Friend employee's donated there sick leave hour's to help us and that meant the world to me and my wife. We have forefitted (SP) in kind since then 75 hours to others in need. God bless this system.

This is not my original idea, but I hope these things continue to happen. Acts of kindness! Glad you are ok too.

Originally Posted by airlift

You have reason to be happy with your good health (I would feel as you do too!). Suggestion: If you are going to forfeit over 2000 hours of sick leave, perhaps you are already considering making arrangements with your agency so that this leave may be used for other Federal employees who are truly sick and can show medical evidence to that effect. Some people do have critical or end-stage disease and could really appreciate using this sick leave.

I really don't know what the regulations are where you work, but in the DOD USAF you can only donate Annual Leave. I know because I donated 104 hours to a friend of mine about 2 months ago. There are also limits on the amount you can donate, normally 1/2 of the amount of leave that you would accrue for the year. There may be a way to donate Sick Leave but I don't know of any. I was told that only Annual leave could be donated.

Originally Posted by nnuut

I really don't know what the regulations are where you work, but in the DOD USAF you can only donate Annual Leave. I know because I donated 104 hours to a friend of mine about 2 months ago. There are also limits on the amount you can donate, normally 1/2 of the amount of leave that you would accrue for the year. There may be a way to donate Sick Leave but I don't know of any. I was told that only Annual leave could be donated.

Yep, A/L only here too. They really don't want you to use you S/L even if you are sick. I understand some people do abuse, but it is a benefit and I should not have to jump through hoops to use it.

Originally Posted by saturneptune

Call ins are more of a myth than a reality. I have 2200 hours of sick leave which I will forfeit in less than a year at retirement. The paper work is too much hassle and glad I had the good health not to use it.

Theres practically no paperwork with our timecards. I either call into my 14 prior to work or drop an email saying Im going to be out if I dont know beforehand. Thats it. If fire mission comes up, then I work it at home. That arrangement has worked well the year Ive been in this office.

I don't really understand these limitations, so I spoke impulsively. Frankly, however, there should not be any difference between annual leave and sick leave; provided, that the illness is legitimate and medically documented.

Most private sector employers have what is known as PTO - paid time off, where all types of leave are combined into one source. When you leave employment you are paid dollar for dollar for any accumulated time. The time is yours to do as you like including gifting.

I work for the Post Office and only earned annual leave may be donated. No sick leave. There's a guy I know who hasn't called in sick since 1985.
Me? I've got 20 hours left. Heart problems will do that. Glad I had it. Following Ebb is easy on the stress.

Sick leave is use or lose...

CSRS gets cashed out, but FERS get hosed if it is left on the books. It is an entitlement benefit that should be depleted.

I get chafed at the notion it can be "abused".

Also, in DOJ you cannot donate it either, only annual leave. There are many options to deplete it, so study up so you can make sure not to leave too much on the books. You don't get an award for coming to work and making everyone else sick

And they don't appreciate it when you retire and leave hours hanging...