[CJefferson]

Wait..

In the US, you have an "allotment" of sick days (say around 10), that defines how many days you can take off sick?

(In the UK) I don't think I've ever heard of such a thing. Surely people are sick however much they are sick? You can't limit your sickness to 10 days a year!

[nobodysfool]

"paid" sick days. You can be sick for more than 10 days a year, but you won't be paid for all of them. Different companies have different policies. The company I work for has just a general PTO pool, and you take that for your sick days and your vacation.

[CJefferson]

How is that different from saying you have to take a vacation day when you are sick?