Episode 120 - Use Your Sick Time!

Being full-time firefighters and EMS workers, we get different types of paid time off (or PTO as you may call it).  Whether it’s vacation time or sick time, or just a type of general leave, it exists as a way to help us take time away from work that we need to either recharge or heal. The way we do this can look a lot of different ways.  Maybe we need to take sick time to cart kids to doctor's appointments, maybe we need to take sick time because we ate a bad burrito the night before, or maybe we need to take sick time because our mental health isn’t doing so hot.  Whatever the reason, it exists for a reason, for us to use. In today’s episode, I will provide you some perspective on why we should be using our sick time or PTO, I will talk about the stigmas that we place on ourselves and others when we DO use sick time, and  I’m going to encourage you to use (but not abuse) your sick time, -- IGNITEd Firefighter Podcast Facebook Group