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Wait until you hear about the fact that your sick leave time is also covered in those 15 days, so every day that you rest at home when sick is another day less that you get of that vacation you had planned. Definitely a system that encourages people to spread illnesses through the office.

There was also this weird flex I've had older coworkers do where they brag about never taking their vacation time and just cashing it out instead at the end of the year. It happens a lot less nowadays but it was definitely part of the "grind culture" to show you were a hard worker before, maybe it still happens in certain fields.