I think that taking "mental health" days could easily get out of hand. What if I don't feel like going to work every Monday? How do I decide whether it's a mental health day or excessive calling in sick?Originally Posted by mamacat
My philosophy has always been that I will show my employer the same respect he or she shows me, while trying not to completely screw over my co-workers. If my boss is a complete you-know-what and treats me unfairly, then why should I worry about whether I'm making it tough on him/her by calling in sick if I'm really just sick of the job? If it is going to make things worse for an innocent co-worker, that's a different story--EXCEPT if I am legitimately sick. If I am sick and my boss expects me to come in, well, he can keep right on expecting, that's not going to make it happen. We are all human beings and deserve to be treated as such, so if my employer is going to treat me badly, then I am going to find a way to make up for it, even if that means taking a "mental health" day once in a while. (Of course, there is a limit to this if you want to keep your job...)
You know, I'm really surprised they give you the third degree on calling in sick.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 would be livid if someone questioned whether or not I was really sick, but that is the result of employees calling in when they aren't sick. Believe me, I wanted to call in on Wednesday too, but it was a self-inflicted illnessOriginally Posted by lunasmom
You know, I'm really surprised they give you the third degree on calling in sick.
One place I worked at I was legitimately sick (102 degree fever, shakes, flu-like symptoms) and I called in sick. My manager wouldn't let me since too many others had called in sick that day. So I had to go in for at least 4 hours. I hacked all over customers, sneezed on them and probably whipped my snot on a few of the clothing items (clothing store obviously).
Since I was still only 18 and it was really my first time needing to call in, I didn't know, but Michigan had (has? Don't know if its still in effect) a law that said if I did call in sick, they were suppose to give me the day off. Especially since i could barely speak on top of that! My doc had told me that really if my symptoms had getten worse, I could potentially hold that company responsible.
That was the only time I got begged to come in. Otherwise I've never been questioned about my illnesses.