Ever call in sick to work when you really aren't?

musicismylife78

Title says it all

any hooky engagers in the forum?

mnicole22

I think my husbands doing just that right now...he's sleeping on the couch, being pathetic...I so don't buy it.

As for me? Nah, If I can work, I do.

tybird

No...I have always needed the money. :oops:

Lizard

I did a long time ago when I worked in a bigger office. Now if I do it really sucks for the other person there. So only if I am really sick now.

All5horizons1991

mnicole22 wrote:

I think my husbands doing just that right now...he's sleeping on the couch, being pathetic...I so don't buy it.

As for me? Nah, If I can work, I do.

Cut him some slack. :roll: Its been my experience that 1. A woman never believe a man is really sick and 2. Nothing ticks them off more than a man sleeping on the couch (sick or not).

Back in the day, yes I would take a mental health day here and there. Have kids now so I need those days for when they're sick.

sweet adeline

does a hangover count?

It_Wasnt_My_Surface

Pearl Jam 2008 tour...I took the day before and the day of off for Hartford and Mansfield

It_Wasnt_My_Surface

Oh yeah forgot, just put in for the 11th and 12th of March off for a March 11th George Thorogood Show!

Sian-of-the-dead

Yep.

I get paid a normal days salary everyday for the first 3 days of sickness then it's statutory sick pay.

Heineken Helen

radiohead33 wrote:

Title says it all

any hooky engagers in the forum?

hmm... deja-vu :oops: did you start this exact thread on the other board a few months back? :?

Anyway yeh, I've done it in better employment climates where the company's lucky to have YOU but then I never got sick so I figured it was a waste of sick days and they can be better used for taking a lazy day. But now anyone who has a job is lucky to have one... but the past couple of years I was only taking them when I needed them.

mnicole22

All5horizons1991 wrote:

mnicole22 wrote:

I think my husbands doing just that right now...he's sleeping on the couch, being pathetic...I so don't buy it.

As for me? Nah, If I can work, I do.

Cut him some slack. :roll: Its been my experience that 1. A woman never believe a man is really sick and 2. Nothing ticks them off more than a man sleeping on the couch (sick or not).

Back in the day, yes I would take a mental health day here and there. Have kids now so I need those days for when they're sick.

I was kidding anyway. Hence the grin/winky face.

He's got exactly what I had last week...and it was horrible. Although when I told him about my joke on here, he rolled his eyes just like you did!

Indifference71

Of course. I get 6 sick days per year and I can't carry any of them over until I've been here for 3 years. I was sick 6 times this year and I'll definitely be sick 6 times this year. There's nothing better than getting paid and not working.

know1

Right now I'm holding 12 weeks of sick time (the max). Because I've maxed out, I've lost about 15 days over the last year and a half.

You can do the math on whether I ever call in sick.

decides2dream

i think the way my firm handles sick leave is pretty smart, for all involved. we have no pre-determined set sick leave. this way, there is nothing to feel like you *should* use or lose, nothing carried forward, etc. this also means, you call in sick when you need to, no questions asked, etc. granted, if someone abused sick leave, took a lot, etc...sure to be questions, but overall....it's a very pleasant environment surrounding time needed...totally understanding. if you take 5 or more consecutive days, you go into short-term disability....and i am unsure how much longer before you go into long-term disability. for the average sick day/short-term dis...you get full pay. for long term, i think it's determined on how long you've worked here.


anyhoo...over the course of my career, sure...i've taken a few mental health days, tho really...not too many at all. while i taught, i especially felt *guilty* calling in sick, even when legitamately, terribly ill....b/c i was in a private school, and then never got a replacement art teacher, so the primary teachers were stuck. however, i completely got over that in time, realizing it's the school's choice, not mine...and i am not dragging myself around when very sick. my retail jobs, couldn't care less b/c i didn't get paid in any case for sick time. my current position, it is blissful. e-mail sent to partners/directors/managers...and i'm good.

Wobbie

about once every five years...I'm a very good employee!

(although, they might not be thrilled about my message pit time)

Who Princess

The last couple of places I've worked weren't very generous with sick days so it wouldn't have been very smart to call in sick if I wasn't. You had to save those days for when you really needed them.

Flagg

We don't have sick days here. Or at least, a bank of sick days that you track. You just call in when you are sick and that is that.

The theory behind that is that if you give someone 10 sick days per year and they don't roll over, employees are more likely to call in sick when they are not so they don't lose the days.

I like this system actually. But, to answer your questions, I do call in sick when I am not sometimes.

comebackgirl

yep. We don't get "personal days" but can use our sick time to take care of personal matters, and I do just that! The beach is a personal matter, right?

decides2dream

Flagg wrote:

We don't have sick days here. Or at least, a bank of sick days that you track. You just call in when you are sick and that is that.

The theory behind that is that if you give someone 10 sick days per year and they don't roll over, employees are more likely to call in sick when they are not so they don't lose the days.

I like this system actually. But, to answer your questions, I do call in sick when I am not sometimes.

exactly!
same system.
and absolutely, use sick leave for personal matters when necessary. even for trin delays, etc....charge it to sick leave. we have a 'lost time' code - but that is when the firm deems it's use....or for bereavement leave. otherwise, it's all sick leave, holiday or vacation!

norm

i did it once...i was working for a large corporation and was being treated like shit so one day my friends were going down to san diego for a padres game....so i said fuck it and called in sick...had a great time

one thing though....if you go to a baseball game, make sure to wear a hat and A LOT of sunscreen...coming back from a sick day with a tan might give you away

Solat13

All the time. I've been legitimately sick and missed 2 days over the last 8 years.

Every other sick day was used for something else, whether it be to go Chicago to see the EV solo shows, go to Fenway to sit on the Green Monster, drive to Detroit to party while the Steelers were in the Super bowl, etc., etc.