Post @3sff+1vExVzdY regarding Dell Inc. layoffs in reply to “Using up sick days...

In the EU we don't get "sick days". Instead if you're sick then you just call in sick and that's that. There is no limit on the amount of sick days but as we get proper holidays time off (vacation as you call it) people only rarely call in sick -...

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