Sick Days

D_D

So, I'm having a sick day today.... Haven't had one of these since I was a kid in school.

To be honest, I'm dreading it. 1Hr in and I'm about to go insane. What do people do with themselves on sick days? Lay in bed all day? Try and get something done around the house? Moan?

(I'll expect the usual 'fap' responses, it is AH afterall)

Also, my company allows us 10 sick days per year. This is my first in three years. Do people actually use all of their sick days?

Arciphel

Most people seem to treat them like extra holidays!

http://entertainment.ie/tv/whats-on-now.asp

campo

Jeremy Kyle should be starting soon sit back relax and enjoy

Seachmall

I suggest you get a hooker, some ecstasy and a small marsupial.

Run_to_da_hills

My old job had 5 Uncertified sick days a year.

These were considered holidays by most workers. I got caught out once when the boss rang up the house looking for me and the old man said I went to Cork for the weekend. :mad:

Seachmall

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

My old job had 5 Uncertified sick days a year.

These were considered holidays by most workers. I got caught out once when the boss rang up the house looking for me and the old man said I went to Cork for the weekend. :mad:

To see a specialist, of course.

Elessar

I don't like taking them and generally don't anyway as a matter of personal morals I guess. Doesn't help that the company don't pay you for your first sick day (which is a good deterrent against them) and anything over two means you need a sick cert.

Not that I get anything for being so conscientious. In fact I get nothing for it. People with loads of sick days and people with none are treated the same. If they paid us for the first day I'd take the odd one. It's not as if I get recognised for being a good employee.

Run_to_da_hills

Seachmall wrote: »

To see a specialist, of course.

I wasn't quick enough at the time, the old man answered the phone. :mad:

They took the day out of my annual leave and had the eye on me the next time I took an uncertafied day.

mikemac1

I never lied and blagged a sick day and the company always paid

But they had a policy then even if you missed one day you need a cert

My doctor cost fifty euro,
So I might be fit to come back after one day but hey, for my fifty euro I'm taking another day
Get my moneys worth

D_D

campo wrote: »

Jeremy Kyle should be starting soon sit back relax and enjoy

Ah, Jeremy Kyle. Where brain cells go to die...

Immaculate Pasta

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

My old job had 5 Uncertified sick days a year.

These were considered holidays by most workers. I got caught out once when the boss rang up the house looking for me and the old man said I went to Cork for the weekend. :mad:

Sounds like you were sick to me :cool:

seamus

I only take sick days when I'm sick. So rather than wallowing around at home feeling like crap, I would genuinely prefer to feel well and be at work.

Usually the day involves getting up around 10am (if I don't feel like complete crap and can't sleep), pottering about catching up on the easy housework (like washing clothes), taking the dog out, surfing the web and channel-hopping for something half watchable on.

the groutch

Arciphel wrote: »

Most people seem to treat them like extra holidays!

and people are wondering why the country is so effed up

(btw I've missed 4 days of work in 15 years, all legitimate)

Jesus Shaves

the groutch wrote: »

and people are wondering why the country is so effed up

Yeah it's all the fault of people taking sick days:rolleyes:

CardBordWindow

The last time I took a sick day, it was due to food poisoning.
I suggest you try keep yourself occupied my running between the sitting room and the bathroom. Worked for me.

Stiffler2

Pfftt - everyone knows you take 2 days off sick - pfftt - amateurs

I call it the Goldylox effect :

1 day - too obvious
2 days - just right
3 days - oops need a sick cert

and the above procedure is how you take sick days off, feel free to use it :rolleyes:

and on those days off - again - pffft - amateurs you do the following :

FAP, FAP, FAP,
FAP, FAP, FAP,
FAP, FAP, FAP,
FAP, FAP, FAP,
FAP, FAP, FAP,
FAP, FAP, FAP,
FAP, FAP, FAP,
FAP, FAP, FAP,
FAP, FAP, FAP,

until it either :

A) - Falls off
or
turns a beetroot colour, then it's time to call it a day.

Guill

Do you realise that you are not entitled to sick days unless you are sick??? Your company allows ten days for sick people not lazy ****z, Kop on, your a drain on company money.

Stiffler2

Guill wrote: »

Do you realise that you are not entitled to sick days unless you are sick??? Your company allows ten days for sick people not lazy ****z, Kop on, your a drain on company money.

Ok Enda :rolleyes:

gustavo

the groutch wrote: »

(btw I've missed 4 days of work in 15 years, all legitimate)

Well done you!

Frank Black

Stiffler2 wrote: »

Pfftt - everyone knows you take 2 days off sick - pfftt - amateurs

I call it the Goldylox effect :

1 day - too obvious
2 days - just right
3 days - oops need a sick cert

and the above procedure is how you take sick days off, feel free to use it :rolleyes:

Also, you never take a sick day off on a Monday or Friday - you might as well just ring into work and tell them you're a mistrust-worthy lazy layabout who should never be promoted up the career ladder.

Sick days should always be preceded by a day in work where you complain abot 'not feeling great', have a lemsip steaming away on your desk for a part of the day and a packet or painkillers visible at all time. A couple of well placed coughing fits or perhaps a large nose blow as the boss is walking past is also recommended.

Stiffler2

I wonder what it's like for a boards employee to call in sick.
I reckon it goes something like this :

Me : "I'm sick, won't be in today."
Boss : "Sounds like you have a cold"
Me : Hang up phone


Boss the following day : How come you hung up the phone
Me : Sy, had to blacklist your number as you were starting to give me medical advice



I'll get the truncheon.

lastlaugh

D_D wrote: »

So, I'm having a sick day today.... Haven't had one of these since I was a kid in school.

To be honest, I'm dreading it. 1Hr in and I'm about to go insane. What do people do with themselves on sick days? Lay in bed all day? Try and get something done around the house? Moan?

(I'll expect the usual 'fap' responses, it is AH afterall)

Also, my company allows us 10 sick days per year. This is my first in three years. Do people actually use all of their sick days?

You're making this little story up now, aren't you.

opinion guy

D_D wrote: »

So, I'm having a sick day today.... Haven't had one of these since I was a kid in school.

To be honest, I'm dreading it. 1Hr in and I'm about to go insane. What do people do with themselves on sick days? Lay in bed all day? Try and get something done around the house? Moan?

(I'll expect the usual 'fap' responses, it is AH afterall)

Also, my company allows us 10 sick days per year. This is my first in three years. Do people actually use all of their sick days?

Um, exactly how sick are you ?

stovelid

If you are able to do anything other than lie in bed, especially do stuff around the house, you're well enough to go into work more than likely.

Stiffler2

I don't have the figures at hand and couldn't be arsed lookig for them so I'll just make up this figure coz I know it's high.

The irish government pays companies sick days of up to 80%
This means if you call in sick for the day the government or my tax money pays 80% of your earnings that day and the company pay the remainder 20%

This was changed in the last budget though and is no longer the above figures but was really high.

So basically people that call in sick get paid by me - Yay

seamus

stovelid wrote: »

If you are able to do anything other than lie in bed, especially do stuff around the house, you're well enough to go into work more than likely.

Actually you're right. The main reason I stay at home when I'm sick is because I can't face the thought of commuting. And I don't want to make everyone else sick.
Working is easy, it's sitting on a packed bus when you feel like crap that's the hard part. Can't cycle when you're sick, can't drive into work, so no other option except to stay at home.

stovelid

darokane wrote: »

Yeah it's all the fault of people taking sick days:rolleyes:

To be fair, it is instructive.

If you ponce off work and pretend to be sick, letting your team take the burden for you, why should you expect any other person in society - be they in government, business or media - to stop thinking only of themselves and taking advantage of others even if their selfishness has wider implantations.