[daenney]

> One of my past employers actually did away with ALL sick time.

Thankfully, that's not legal in a lot of countries. Vacation time and sick leave are two separate things workers are entitled to. I'm not on vacation when I'm sick, I'm miserable in bed. Not out enjoying a cocktail on a sandy beach.

But even better, if I'm sick on vacation I can actually swap out vacation days for sick days and recover my vacation time. I can spend all of my vacation days on actually being on vacation, even if I get food poisoning on vacation.

[user5994461]

It's commonplace to use up your vacations when you are sick instead of being declared as sick, in some environments.