I'm thinking today about cancelling a routine dental appointment and undecided so far. I'm in one of the higher risk age groups, but no health issues. One of the talking head TV guys recommended avoiding unnecessary dental visits for higher risk groups, but at this point it seems slightly like overkill.

As salaried employee we had no specific sick leave. More than two sick days required a doctor note verifying you're sick and there might have been an upper limit that I don't recall. Fact was that most people didn't even use all of their vacation and most had to be really sick to call in. There was a lot of job performance pressures and avoidance of annual lay-offs.