[cranky908canuck]

I suppose I didn't start the debate properly, in the direction I was attempting.

I was looking for discussion not of "ok, don't call in sick three days a week during notice", but how to deal with the second level effects that often work out to "take sick days when you get them, and if you actually get sick for two weeks, deal with that if and when". I'm trying to form an opinion on this, leaning toward:

- sick days are special, and don't impact your vacation day allowance (you can have 5 weeks of sick time and still accumulate vacation (PTO [unified vacation/sick/whatever] does not allow this) time up to (say) four weeks to take at once.

- however, sick days don't just evaporate if you leave / get laid off / go over the limit, so there's no incentive to be sick of nine-to-five on Friday.