Originally Posted by
Moby Dick
+1
And this is WHY you should ZERO out your sick leave the day you retire. How many hours of sick leave did Capt. Flanagan leave on the table. Once he hit the cap, how many didn't he accrue. No wonder DAL management LOVED the guy. He wrote them a $200K check in unused sick leave the day he retired. You won't see me doing that. Sick leave is an EARNED benefit. Use it or lose it? I'm using it.
Your work ethic is admirable, yes that's sarcasm. Sick leave is an earned benefit, that is true, however it is earned for the purpose of being able to take time off, with pay, when one is ill. Not as additional time off to be used if you don't get sick. Fortunately, some in this county still believe in not fraudulently using their sick leave, obviously you feel differently. Healthcare is an earned benefit as well, but I bet you don't check yourself into a hospital unnecessarily just to make sure you're using as much of your health coverage as possible.
On a more important note, congratulations to Captain Flanagan, I wish there was a way to bottle up your work ethic and share it with others.