The work culture in today’s world is constantly changing and individuals, specially the younger generations, are increasingly seeking to establish a work-life balance. Priorities changed heavily for people especially after the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how precious and fragile life really is.
However, in such an environment, a company’s sick leave policy related to a family member caught the attention of Netizens and became a topic of conversation. Sharing a company memo, a user on social media platform, Reddit, said that their firm issued instructions that it will not allow employees to take leave to take care of their children in illness.
The company note read, “Calling out because your child is sick is no longer a valid excuse to miss work and will now result in a write up. We do not employ your children and as such their sickness is not an excuse for you to miss work. Go team!”
The post quickly went viral and generated an overwhelming response from Netizens. The memo was shared on the Reddit forum ‘antiwork’. Many expressed their disbelief with the kind of culture the anonymous company is promoting amongst its workforce.
One of the users wittily commented, "Legit. I would leave a response to this note saying "Whatever my kids get, I end up catching. But if you want five staff members to end up calling in sick instead of one, because I gave everyone covid, then fine. Your loss."
Another said that if the firm doesn't care about their employees' spouse, siblings, children, or family, they should recruit individuals without any such connections. "Well you don't employ my partner, my parents, friends and extended family either. All of which could need my help, could die, could have a wedding, a graduation or another big life event I want to be present for. Time to only hire orphans with no relationships whatsoever. Idiot employer," the user commented.
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