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With her anxiety growing worse and the county yet to grant her request for a transfer to her employer’s Chula Vista office, Heredia took a sick day on Jan. 23, 2020, and never returned to work.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Can workers take a sick day without risking their paycheck?
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Interestingly, this isn't just a trend among young workers or lower-level employees—executives and CEOs were actually the most likely to do it, with 64 percent admitting to taking an unnecessary sick day.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Mike White's idea of a sick day is very different from yours.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Can workers take a sick day without risking their paycheck?
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Interestingly, this isn't just a trend among young workers or lower-level employees—executives and CEOs were actually the most likely to do it, with 64 percent admitting to taking an unnecessary sick day.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Mike White's idea of a sick day is very different from yours.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sick day
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“Sick day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sick%20day. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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