It's a good thing I don't get sick often. And when I do get sick (as long as I'm not contagious) I go to work. I don't have a choice. The ironic part, though, is I have over 60 sick days piled up.
When I first started teaching 11 years ago, I was told I get 12 paid days of leave per year, and if I didn't use the 12 then they rolled over to the following year. What nobody told me, however, was how often my kids would get sick and force me to use those days to be with them.
If I took days off for me being sick, I would run out of paid leave and have to start losing money when I had to miss a day of school. If I never used a sick day or personal day, I would currently have 132 days saved up. Unfortunately, by the time my oldest daughter was 2, she had 12 ear infections in addition to the other cases of the flu, strep and pink eye. Now, as I write this AT HOME during the school day, my youngest daughter is home with a double ear infection and a 102 degree fever.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about having kids who get sick. It's just one of those things "no one told me about." I wouldn't change it for the world. I don't want my girls to be sick, but I have to admit that there is nothing sweeter than your little daughter laying her head down on your chest and looking up at you for comfort.
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Hi Adam
ReplyDeleteI too can roll-over my sick leave and currently have about 70 or so hours left. Like you I only use my sick leave to take care of my two children. We are very blessed to have employers who allow us to roll our sick leave balances over year to year.
Yes, it is a great thing to be able to roll over sick leave balance. Most people use it or lose it.
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