๐๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ, ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ (๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ณ๐ด. ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ถ๐ด' ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ?) Nicole Quaste O'Sullivan, ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ง๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐บ๐ด. -Natalieโฃ
When Natalie hired me as a full-time employee in October of 2019, I was offered unlimited paid time off and sick leave, as well as full remote work capability. I didn't realize at the time just how important this would be.โฃ
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When my puppy got her spade surgery earlier this year, she reacted poorly to the procedure, requiring multiple vet visits.โฃ
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Later, when COVID-19 hit, I had peace of mind from the beginning, knowing that if myself or my husband were to get sick, I had that paid time off. (No one should have to worry more about getting paid and paying their rent, than getting sick.) Not to mention, unlimited PTO allowed me to take a mental health day or two when I needed it.โฃ
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As a Virginian for the last year, I was shocked to find out that Virginia employees are not guaranteed paid sick leave โ something Natalie and I both feel strongly about.โฃ
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The ability to take my dog to the vet, schedule a doctorโs appointment in the middle of the day โ or even take an hour to pick up holiday gifts for my family โ removes that added layer of stress that so many employees experience in trying to achieve a healthy work-life integration.โฃ
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Itโs something that every employee deserves.โฃ
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I encourage all of you in Natalie's community to learn more about the importance of paid sick leave by visiting voices.freedomva.orgโฃ
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Freedom Virginia. The opinions and text are all my own.
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