https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 28 May 2026 13:09:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time/page/2#post-2380902 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 18:34:37 +0000 sapphire 2380902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate mine. We can't use sick time until we are out for more than 3 days. The first three days come from PTO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380750 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:38:58 +0000 PurplePeony 2380750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They're separate. Sick leave accrues at a constant rate no matter how long you've worked here, but the amount of annual leave you get depends on length of service. You can carry over all unused sick leave indefinitely, and annual leave up to a certain number of hours before it becomes "use-or-lose." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380747 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:37:07 +0000 yellowbird 2380747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Separate! 10 sick days and 15 vacation days til you're there 4 years then it's 20 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380734 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:26:22 +0000 SwanSong 2380734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My employer separates our time, we get 16 sick days, 20 days vacation and 7 personal days. Sick time and vacation time are accrued and can carry over annually, personal time is given in a bank at the start of each calendar year and must be used or lost. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380728 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:23:16 +0000 KT326 2380728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Separate vacation and sick time, plus one floating holiday. They are pretty lenient with sick time though, I'm able to work from home if I'm not too sick, but sick enough to stay out of the office. Or if I have a sick LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380717 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:13:49 +0000 wheres_c 2380717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Unlimited PTO. 10 sick days before STD </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380665 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 15:46:33 +0000 mauxie 2380665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm, I accrue 8 hours of sick leave per month, and 10 hours of vacation time (comes out to 15 days a year). They are banked separately and it rolls over.</p> <p>I've always used lots of sick and vacation time so I don't know the policy once you've hit the "max" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380637 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 15:23:14 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 2380637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have separate - vacation based on years worked and 1 day of sick leave for every month worked (12 days a year). Once you accumulate 240 hours of sick leave in your bank, it rolls over to two hours of sick leave = 1 hour of vacation every fiscal year.<br /> I'm happy with the policy, because I take a sick day when I need it without feeling like I am losing a vacation day, but I'm generally healthy - so I get a few extra vacation days a year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380618 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 15:09:43 +0000 MrsKoala 2380618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Vacation and sick time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380612 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 15:07:48 +0000 BandDmommy 2380612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of my past employers had unlimited sick and separate PTO. It was awesome! I had a concussion and had to miss a month of work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380577 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:48:48 +0000 MrsSCB 2380577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have it all lumped together, and I prefer that. I rarely get sick, so I was always annoyed I couldn't use my sick days for a day off when they were separated. Plus, if I'm not super sick, I can just work from home and don't have to take a day off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380548 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:31:37 +0000 runnerd 2380548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>PTO only. I like it that way since I rarely take a sick day, and less to track.</p> <p>ETA: I work from home so most of the time, I only use 2-3 hours of PTO if LO has to stay home sick, and make up my time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380541 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:27:37 +0000 mediagirl 2380541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kiddosc: meet me, today. Ha. You're right. I hate burning PTO for sick time!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380539 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:26:22 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2380539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This job PTO only, but it rolls over. </p> <p>My last company had vacation that did not roll over, but sick time was on merit and we had 2 days of preventative medical leave which we were supposed to use for things like annual checkups and dentist visits. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380216 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 12:03:38 +0000 Alivoo01 2380216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have PTO (based on tenure) and 5 personal days, which is used for sickness/doctor visits/etc. The Employee Handbook states employees should not mix the two. However, everyone pretty much does. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380194 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:52:14 +0000 bushelandapeck 2380194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>PTO only....and it sucks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380183 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:45:59 +0000 sunny 2380183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have separate sick days from vacation days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380176 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:42:36 +0000 gingerbebe 2380176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a choice. I think technically overall having separate sick and vacation time yields you more time off overall and it benefits people who know they get sick a lot but most people in my office pick PTO because it feels like you get way more vacation time. The drawback is you are stuck with your election for two years as you can only switch every other year during open enrollment. I guess the idea is people with young kids or chronic illness can opt to have more sick time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380167 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:35:38 +0000 avivoca 2380167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sick/Vacation, neither of which roll over. It blows. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380132 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:15:58 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 2380132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have separate sick and vacation days but I never take sick days so it feels like a waste. I have the option to work from home so I'd have to be really sick to take a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380120 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:11:36 +0000 Caly 2380120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They're separate...sick time is paid out at the end of the year of it isn't used (keeping a certain amount banked to roll over and paying out the rest) but vacation is use ir or lose it. I do wish vacation time would roll over, though. I am glad they're separate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380112 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:02:10 +0000 lawbee11 2380112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have separate sick days, vacation days, and personal days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380108 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 11:00:59 +0000 Adira 2380108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: Oh, that's interesting! For us, we have to use a week of sick time before STD kicks in, but you also have to use your sick time concurrent with your STD leave if you have it before STD payment kicks in. Not sure if it reduces their admin work or not! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380100 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 10:57:43 +0000 Freckles 2380100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: out company policy recently changed so that you get 30 days of paid sick time before you move on to short term disability. It was to reduce admin work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380095 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 10:54:00 +0000 chibee 2380095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We lump all into PTO time - at this point in my job I accrue 19.25 hours a month (7 hours is a day off so about 2.75 days a month) first of the month. We can only carry over max 5 days into the next year and they have to be used up by the end of that year. So basically I earn 33 days a year, but not at once. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380094 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 10:53:39 +0000 Adira 2380094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Yes, it is! I never used much of it until I had kids in daycare, haha. It's also really nice because if you don't use it, it gets rolled into a bank that can accumulate until you have 1040 hours and you can use that whenever you run out of sick time. I used up a lot of my banked sick time during my maternity leaves when I was on short-term disability (so that I was still paid 100% instead of only 70%). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380092 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 10:52:46 +0000 yoursilverlining 2380092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't had separate sick time at any employer I've worked for in the past 10 years. </p> <p>We have PTO and then have "floating holidays" which are a separate additional 3 days you can use any time for any reason. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380087 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 10:50:11 +0000 mrsjyw 2380087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have both. We have 3 weeks vacation, then officially "5 sick days." But it's pretty fluid on my team and my boss is very good about actual sick time. They usually make us use unused sick time as vacation days! Project manager, so we end up odd hours on some projects. So they don't make you take a sick day for a doc's appt or having to pick up a sick kid. As long as we're managing our workload, the only times we actually input sick days are when we are completely offline all day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380080 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 10:48:11 +0000 Smurfette 2380080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: two weeks of sick time! That is a lot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pto-or-vacation-and-sick-time#post-2380079 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 10:47:54 +0000 Freckles 2380079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whoa that is pretty crappy.</p> <p>Sick time is separate from vacation time as it should be! My team doesn't have to record sick time though - my director's rationale is that we will most likely make up for it during busy season and she trusts that we won't abuse it. </p>