It is really awesome, they do it because for the longest time people would come into the office really sick because they didn't have time, get the office sick and then loose days of productivity. Now they you seem too sick and you came in, an owner will come over and say GTFO.
Right now I'm flexing the fact that I am the only junior engineer by being extra whiny and getting away with it.
Luckily my boss is young. But there's also a mentality of we don't care when you do it as long as your work is done.
i read an article somewhere about having unlimited sick time, people think it'll get abused but overall, it doesn't since folks end up being healthier without that stress.
my direct boss is young. but her boss, the department manager, isn't and he's been here thru the old culture so he's hanging onto it.
i can't focus working at home but i agree with the sentiment of "work whereever works for you"
My company is the same. It was like pulling teeth to work non 8-5 hours to help study for the PE. My boss even got annoyed that I left 30 mins early with a 30 min lunch to get allergy shots...
No kids and no pets definitely helps, but even when I worked from "home," I ended up spending a lot of time working at coffee shops (easily my most productive workspace for whatever weird reason) or my best friend's rooftop patio since she also worked from home...which was 3 blocks from the beach...
NZ knows what's up. 4 weeks minimum vacation, 2 weeks minimum sick, and a way more functional healthcare system...
I started my previous job right out of school. I thought i would be there my whole career on 40 years. I couldn't envision a scenario where I would want to leave. Stil felt that way after almost eight years. New management came in and six weeks later I started looking for another job.
