Sick Leave
Available to US-based employees
(11 Reviews)
Updated Oct 20, 2025133 employees reported this benefit
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1-10 of 11 Reviews
Anonymous Senior Network Engineer Anonymous Mental Health and Wellbeing Coach
No, it’s part of your PTO
Anonymous Director of Engineering
Counts against your PTO days
Anonymous Senior Customer Service Representative No sick days in my state. Only PTO.
Anonymous Software Development In Test
Sick days they change it to wellness leave which is 10 days
Anonymous Research Development Analyst
Weren't sick days as a separate form of time off but could easily work remotely as needed
Anonymous RN Care Manager
I became critically ill < 90 days from my start date and they were only able to hold my position for 30 days.
QSSI will provide sick days
Anonymous Business Analyst
There are no sick days. You have to use your PTO.
If informed in advance taking a sick day is no problem