So, I'm curious. How many average American workers can take 8 days off work for medical reasons and still keep their job?
this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2026
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Depends whether one has PTO in the first place, and has hoarded enough over time to cover it.
There's also short term disability, but even if you pay extra for that I don't think that's long enough to be short-term.. And even if 8 days qualifies, most don't pay the full wage for time taken. Funny isn't it?
Plus very few companies have sick leave as distinct from PTO, basically sick or not, your ass wasn't at work.
The employer would have fired him "for cause" when he had his first stroke on live tv.
That's a real shame.
Can I get some good news in 2026 or is the whole thing just going to be a downer?
Did he get rushed off to St. Petersburg?
Put the other foot in the grave too, Moscow.
I've heard rumors that turtles can live for up to 300 years!
He also continues to age, so there's the inevitably angle to consider
And yet America is on its death bed