Calling in Sick

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I used to call in all the time. Then I got to the point that I was out of personal days (we had "personal time off" and could call off for whatever reason we wanted) and had to go 90 days to my anniversary date wihtout missing another day or I was fired. 90 days hoping like heck I didn't get sick! I made it though. Now I ony call off if I'm sick, or if the roads are really bad and I don't think it's safe to drive.

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Originally Posted by Yosemite

Or better still - be responsible and go to work.


I hate it when our daughter calls in sick and she's not that sick. If I were her employer I would fire her sorry backside. Good jobs aren't easy to come by these days and I wouldn't dream of jeopardizing the one I've got but then I'm from a different generation where we didn't just take days off because we didn't feel like going to work.
Sorry, gotta agree here on this one.
 

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I am not really a call-offer... I just come to work everyday. Sometimes when I really should've stayed home. But I used to be a boss, that depended on people to show up, and when they didn't I had to cover their shift. If they needed off on the 5th, I could schedule that way, but to call out only hurts the people you work with, cause someone has to cover your shift. There were times when I had to beg someone to pick up my child from camp because I physically couldn't leave my jewelry store, we couldn't close, and I didn't have anyone else coming in, cause they called out.

But it's different with office work. No one has to stay for me when I leave. But no one else knows how to do my job, so I always come in. Once, I was running late, I had a case of IBS all morning, and took some meds, but had to go again as I was walking out the door
, so I called my boss to let him know I'd be late because I was sick... and he says "how are you running late because your sick?" And I couldn't really answer without just coming out with it... so I told him, "I had diarrhea all morning, but don't worry, I'll be in!
" Hey, he asked!
 

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Originally Posted by LuckyGirl

so I called my boss to let him know I'd be late because I was sick... and he says "how are you running late because your sick?" And I couldn't really answer without just coming out with it... so I told him, "I had diarrhea all morning, but don't worry, I'll be in!
" Hey, he asked!
Never been in exactly that situation - but usually I go with, "I don't want to tell you, and you don't want to know" or "We'd both rather that I didn't tell you" - nobody has ever pressed the question.

ETA: but yeah, he did ask!
 

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Originally Posted by Yosemite

Or better still - be responsible and go to work.


I hate it when our daughter calls in sick and she's not that sick. If I were her employer I would fire her sorry backside. Good jobs aren't easy to come by these days and I wouldn't dream of jeopardizing the one I've got but then I'm from a different generation where we didn't just take days off because we didn't feel like going to work.
I agree with this one too. Do you realize that on any given day, it's a pain to find someone to cover a shift that someone calls in for, let alone a holiday shift?
YIKES! You can't seem to find anyone on those days let me tell you!
I never call in unless I've had a seizure that day then I tell them I am not coming in the next day because I am more of a hinderance then a help. I tried to go in the day after a seizure and boy was that a mistake, I was crying and screwing up things, I couldn't think and all I wanted to do was sleep because my whole body hurt. I'll never do that again.
But I've come in throwing up, with a stomach virus, with the flu, heck, I've passed out on the floor at work from being so sick one day. I guess I think of it this way, I'd rather be sick and get paid for it then be at home and be miserable. But that's my opinion.
 

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Originally Posted by jugen

I agree with this one too. Do you realize that on any given day, it's a pain to find someone to cover a shift that someone calls in for, let alone a holiday shift?
YIKES! You can't seem to find anyone on those days let me tell you!
I never call in unless I've had a seizure that day then I tell them I am not coming in the next day because I am more of a hinderance then a help. I tried to go in the day after a seizure and boy was that a mistake, I was crying and screwing up things, I couldn't think and all I wanted to do was sleep because my whole body hurt. I'll never do that again.
But I've come in throwing up, with a stomach virus, with the flu, heck, I've passed out on the floor at work from being so sick one day. I guess I think of it this way, I'd rather be sick and get paid for it then be at home and be miserable. But that's my opinion.
I understand your point, and I don't abuse my sick days too often. Maybe once a year. Otherwise if I do call in sick, its legit.

The only I don't like is when people who are sick come in to work. I understand some people do have a limit on sick days (i.e., my vacation days and sick days are all lumped together as PTOs), but really honestly at least take the first day off. Because you know what happens? You (and meant in general, not you specifically jugen!) come in and spread the germs around. All that does is make other people sick and then they call in so then you have to cover their shift. Or if they come into work despite being sick, that just spreads the germs around more. That's just my opinion though.

I remember the last time I didn't take a day off from being sick. I had a bunch of computer issues that week I was sick with a head cold. Thought I resolved it all. Came in to work the following monday feeling refreshed and I had to redo all of my resolutions since I was so sick I didn't properly resolve things.
Since then I take a day off.
 

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Well, did you call in sick or not?

(I also agree that its not a good idea to call in sick if you're not really sick. I would never do it, but I have a guilty consience that takes over)
 

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I have to chime in the "I agree with Yosemite" crowd.

The only time I called in sick when I wasn't actually sick was when I was up all night the night before with the runs (ate some old bacon, big mistake).
 

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Originally Posted by PurrPaws

I have to chime in the "I agree with Yosemite" crowd.
So do I. If I have a temperature of 39° C / 102.2° F, or have to be hospitalized, I call in sick. Likewise if a pet is acutely ill, or a family member has died. Otherwise, I go to work.
 

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You know, since ive been back at school i have not taken one day off, i have only been late, but they actually accept the lateness rather than a whoel day off
 

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I try not to call in sick unless there is something important I have to take care of or I am sick. I also hated it when employees called in sick. I have been called in more than once to cover for someone else. Then the same people that I was called in for didn't want to come in for my when I had to go home with the stomach flu. Oh well what can you do?
 

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Originally Posted by fwan

You know, since ive been back at school i have not taken one day off, i have only been late, but they actually accept the lateness rather than a whoel day off
Most of our students crawled in between 10 and 11 a.m. this morning, since they'd stayed up half/all the night watching/celebrating the World Cup semi-finals. No problem - I actually managed to get essay exams corrected, instead of teaching classes. The few who showed up were so burnt out and suffering from the heat that they asked to watch a film, rather than to have regular classes, so I hit them with "Ghosts of Mississippi", (about the U.S. Civil Rights movement), in English. They watched the first half with English subtitles, but felt brave enough to watch the second half without subtitles!
 
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Well...Here's what I did. Thanks to Dixiedarlin...

I had Brandon wake me up at 4 am. (I am supposed to be to work at 5:30 am). I called and said that I'm going to be there at 9 am. And she said "due to what reason?" And I said..

"My daughter has been up all night, and I've gotten no sleep, I think it might have been because of the fireworks. I dont think I can function right with this little of sleep"

And she said "alright, well when you arrive here, you'll get a talking to"
So when I got to work, all the boss said was "I'm glad you decided to join us today, rather then taking the whole day off."

So, in all, I got my extra couple hours of sleep I needed, and made it to work at a decent time before it gets busy.

Mission accomplished.
 

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Originally Posted by jcat

Most of our students crawled in between 10 and 11 a.m. this morning, since they'd stayed up half/all the night watching/celebrating the World Cup semi-finals. No problem - I actually managed to get essay exams corrected, instead of teaching classes. The few who showed up were so burnt out and suffering from the heat that they asked to watch a film, rather than to have regular classes, so I hit them with "Ghosts of Mississippi", (about the U.S. Civil Rights movement), in English. They watched the first half with English subtitles, but felt brave enough to watch the second half without subtitles!
haha that is so cute!

VHS is over for me at the moment, i start a intensive course from the 17th of july!
I have to take another test because my teacher thinks i am too advanced for my class what a pain!
 

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Originally Posted by lilleah

Well...Here's what I did. Thanks to Dixiedarlin...

I had Brandon wake me up at 4 am. (I am supposed to be to work at 5:30 am). I called and said that I'm going to be there at 9 am. And she said "due to what reason?" And I said..

"My daughter has been up all night, and I've gotten no sleep, I think it might have been because of the fireworks. I dont think I can function right with this little of sleep"

And she said "alright, well when you arrive here, you'll get a talking to"
So when I got to work, all the boss said was "I'm glad you decided to join us today, rather then taking the whole day off."

So, in all, I got my extra couple hours of sleep I needed, and made it to work at a decent time before it gets busy.

Mission accomplished.
Sounds good to me!! I am glad that you decided to go to work...just in case you really do need to take a day off in the future.
 

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Originally Posted by lilleah

Well...Here's what I did. Thanks to Dixiedarlin...

I had Brandon wake me up at 4 am. (I am supposed to be to work at 5:30 am). I called and said that I'm going to be there at 9 am. And she said "due to what reason?" And I said..

"My daughter has been up all night, and I've gotten no sleep, I think it might have been because of the fireworks. I dont think I can function right with this little of sleep"

And she said "alright, well when you arrive here, you'll get a talking to"
So when I got to work, all the boss said was "I'm glad you decided to join us today, rather then taking the whole day off."

So, in all, I got my extra couple hours of sleep I needed, and made it to work at a decent time before it gets busy.

Mission accomplished.
I'm so happy to be your accomplice in this! It's been an honor!
 
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I did feel better actually going to work, then to not show up at all. I dont feel a tad bit guilty.


Although, I do agree with coolcat. I did need a

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