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

musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited February 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
Title says it all

any hooky engagers in the forum?
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  • mnicole22mnicole22 Posts: 417
    I think my husbands doing just that right now...he's sleeping on the couch, being pathetic...I so don't buy it. :D;)

    As for me? Nah, If I can work, I do.
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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    No...I have always needed the money. :oops:
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  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    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.
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  • All5horizons1991All5horizons1991 Posts: 138
    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. :D;)

    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). :D

    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.
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  • sweet adelinesweet adeline Posts: 2,191
    does a hangover count?
  • It_Wasnt_My_SurfaceIt_Wasnt_My_Surface Posts: 851
    Pearl Jam 2008 tour...I took the day before and the day of off for Hartford and Mansfield
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    Oh yeah forgot, just put in for the 11th and 12th of March off for a March 11th George Thorogood Show!
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Yep.

    I get paid a normal days salary everyday for the first 3 days of sickness then it's statutory sick pay.
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    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 :D 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.
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  • mnicole22mnicole22 Posts: 417
    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. :D;)

    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). :D

    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! :lol:
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  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,876
    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.
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    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.
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    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.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,671
    about once every five years...I'm a very good employee! :mrgreen:

    (although, they might not be thrilled about my message pit time)
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    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.
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    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.
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  • comebackgirlcomebackgirl Posts: 9,885
    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? :mrgreen:
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    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!
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    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 :D

    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 ;):lol:
  • Solat13Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    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.
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  • xavier mcdanielxavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,339
    every now and then. in my circus-like atmosphere of a job, when people would call out, creating more work for others, it'd be referred to as "gifting someone up"..
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  • evenflowevenflow Posts: 401
    To me, nothings worse than wasting a sick day being sick. :mrgreen:
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,412
    I've only had to do that on days when my children were ill and I needed to stay home to take care of them.
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  • Yellow LedbellyYellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    I have gotten up, gone to work, realized that I absolutely couldn't stomach it that day, bellyached about being ill and then gone home....kinda like the kid who forgets about a test and plays sick to get out of it
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  • DeLukinDeLukin Posts: 2,757
    I tend to get burnt out every once in a while and take a 'mental health day' to recharge the batteries. Not technically a sick day but I always feel better afterwards...
    I smile, but who am I kidding...
  • iamsam_pjiamsam_pj Posts: 300
    i really should do this from time to time!! in the 5 years that i've been w/ my company, i've only taken 1 sick day...this year and only b/c i had strep throat and didn't want to get anyone else sick!! i don't even take all of my vacation days!! i'm having trouble trying to figure out when to 13 days off between now and july. i should stop working so hard.
  • ArcticangelArcticangel Posts: 1,443
    I've called in hungover and/or otherwise incapacitated (when I was working as a bartender). They were rather understanding.
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  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    I've always been lucky enough to work in small companies or have been self employed, so I've never really had sick days. If I needed time I took it, but the work was waiting for me when I returned. :)
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    I used to heaps. I would 'chuck a sickie'(as we call it in Australia) when I was well, and work when I was sick.

    At the moment my sister is my boss so I can't chuck a sickie, hell I even work when I'm crook.
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    iamsam_pj wrote:
    i really should do this from time to time!! in the 5 years that i've been w/ my company, i've only taken 1 sick day...this year and only b/c i had strep throat and didn't want to get anyone else sick!! i don't even take all of my vacation days!! i'm having trouble trying to figure out when to 13 days off between now and july. i should stop working so hard.


    Oh, that should be easy. Just go to your boss and say "Pearl Jam tour, I need 13 days off."
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