Guilt after pulling a sicky

Melisandre121

Have you ever pulled a sicky from work and really enjoyed your lie in, but halfway through the day you begin to feel really guilty and worried..

Or is that just me?

cml387

Even better if you expand at length on Facebook about how guilty you feel. Hun.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I must say that in 36 years working I never pulled a sickie. Went to work when sick alright but never lied and feigned being sick just for a day off.

Luap

Andre, get your ass in asap.

Regards

Your Manager.

smash

Melisandre121 wrote: »

Have you ever pulled a sicky from work and really enjoyed your lie in, but halfway through the day you begin to feel really guilty and worried..

Or is that just me?

Yea but you feel better after you rub one out.

kfallon

Never! Rarely take them tbh and others in my job really take the piss when it comes to sick days!

I live close to work tho so it's tricky to take one

ScumLord

I thought this was going to be about avoiding STIs.

The Backwards Man

Live, horse, and you'll get oats.

The joys of self employment, no sick days.

akelly02

Currently on a sicky. A real one though. With vomit coming out one end, and brown runny stuff the other, I think the only guilt I feel is the state of the jacks I leave it in for the rest of the family.

Once upon a time I worked in a job I absolutely hated so took a few sick days alright. I didn't feel guilty because the relief at not having to be there trumped every other feeling.

Self employed now and am dying for the work to come my way. I love it so that helps

fleet_admiral

In ten years I have taken 2 sick days, and they werent 'Sickies' either. I couldnt bare sitting at home in my undergarments watching Jeremy Kyle and eating pot noodles

Duggy747

I'd feel bad but then have a **** to cheer myself up.

realdanbreen

Melisandre121 wrote: »

Have you ever pulled a sicky from work and really enjoyed your lie in, but halfway through the day you begin to feel really guilty and worried..

Or is that just me?

Never.
When the day comes that your employer no longer needs you or is shutting up shop and relocating to asia, there will be no guilt on their side. In fact experience tells me that they will do all in their power to give as little as possible in redundancy. So next time if I was you I would go for a week or two AWOL.

Caliden

Took a sickie a few months ago purely because I just didn't feel like going in to work. Last time I was sick was literally 12 months before that so I was actually quite smug taking it knowing that I hadn't been sick in over a year.

Tom_Barry

No never, in my job its bad form as there's alot of us relying on eachother and if we're one down it shags the routine up. Not to say I havent fantasized about it..

Penn

Never pulled a sickie without being sick, and even then in about 13 years of working, only called in sick once. Have been absolutely dying sometimes, but still went in to work if I was able.

In fairness though, with where I work, taking a sick day means I'd be flat out busy for the next three days after, or doing unpaid overtime to try and catch up. So not much point.

TG1

Penn wrote: »

In fairness though, with where I work, taking a sick day means I'd be flat out busy for the next three days after, or doing unpaid overtime to try and catch up. So not much point.

This has always been the case in my roles as well, I'm currently coming to the end of a genuine absence that went on a long time and I am actually dreading going back to work. I know there will be so much catch up to do... It's never worth it for me to pull a sickie, even when I'm genuinely out I try to do a few hours at home when I can to stay on top of the heap of work!

Colser

Ive never done it but I consider doing it most mornings,Im grand then once Im out of the bed. I hate getting up rather than hate going to work.

Melisandre121

Colser wrote: »

Ive never done it but I consider doing it most mornings,Im grand then once Im out of the bed. I hate getting up rather than hate going to work.

This is my problem exactly!

finglashoop

I usually only go sick when i am well enough to enjoy the time off.

Guilt? No chance.

riffmongous

I can work from home if I want so there is no point, the deadlines would still be there anyway so I'd just be under more pressure later

pickarooney

I don't know how people can afford to pull sickies. Great, you're pulling a fast one on your boss and losing a couple of hundred quid pay.

kfallon

pickarooney wrote: »

I don't know how people can afford to pull sickies. Great, you're pulling a fast one on your boss and losing a couple of hundred quid pay.

Eh, no!

Mesrine65

If I'm sick I have no problem calling my employer & informing them.

It costs me €55 to see my GP, I'm hardly going to go to the trouble/expense of a GP visit in order to skive off work for a day.

I have gone in sick to work & got no thanks for it plus I'm putting my colleagues at risk of infection.

I admire the "I haven't had a sick day in 13 years" brigade, but I'm not going to be a martyr to the job & attend if I'm ill...where's the point in that?

FTA69

Absolutely hate people going off sick when they don't need to. Any decent workplace should have a good sickness policy that looks after people when they need help and doesn't victimise people for falling ill. And for the vast majority of people, that suits them. However there is always a small minority of p*ss-takers and lying bastards who will make this difficult for everyone by scamming off so they can stay in bed or wing an extra holiday thus undermining the hard-won sickness policy that people sometimes genuinely need, often in very distressing circumstances.

FTA69

Mesrine65 wrote: »

If I'm sick I have no problem calling my employer & informing them.

It costs me €55 to see my GP, I'm hardly going to go to the trouble/expense of a GP visit in order to skive off work for a day.

I have gone in sick to work & got no thanks for it plus I'm putting my colleagues at risk of infection.

I admire the "I haven't had a sick day in 13 years" brigade, but I'm not going to be a martyr to the job & attend if I'm ill...where's the point in that?

That's it, if you're sick then you're sick and nobody should have any problem taking time off if they're properly ill. There is nothing sillier than people coming in when seriously sick and I find English work environments to be fairly quick when telling people to go home. I've seen people come to work with the proper flu, puking and sweating and shivering and most of the time it's nearly a form of arselicking in order to prove how dedicated they are rather than any sort of real stoicism.

etoughguy

OP have a beer be grand the guilt will dissolve. Don't be posting stuff online after 8 beers though

Melisandre121

FTA69 wrote: »

Absolutely hate people going off sick when they don't need to. Any decent workplace should have a good sickness policy that looks after people when they need help and doesn't victimise people for falling ill. And for the vast majority of people, that suits them. However there is always a small minority of p*ss-takers and lying bastards who will make this difficult for everyone by scamming off so they can stay in bed or wing an extra holiday thus undermining the hard-won sickness policy that people sometimes genuinely need, often in very distressing circumstances.

Ah calm down would you

Ruu

See me in the office tomorrow to explain yourself! :mad::mad::mad:

Azalea

Mesrine65 wrote: »

I admire the "I haven't had a sick day in 13 years" brigade, but I'm not going to be a martyr to the job & attend if I'm ill...where's the point in that?

Don't they mean (on this thread anyway) that they have never pretended to be sick rather than never been genuinely off sick though?

The one time I did phone in sick for a day when I wasn't sick was years ago when I'd had me heart broken I was awake crying all night so I wasn't exactly well, in fairness. But by afternoon, I realised I would have been better off going in, to take my mind off it.

Lia_lia

I've never "pulled a sickie". Called in sick alright when I was actually sick..twice! Vomiting bugs. Don't really get sick other than the vomiting bug every 2-3 years.

Lots of people I know call in sick when they have a cold, sure God love them.

Azalea

Lia_lia wrote: »

Lots of people I know call in sick when they have a cold, sure God love them.

A bad cold can be miserable and turn into a chest infection, to be fair. Sometimes it genuinely can need bed-rest.

Sir Osis of Liver.

I would do it more often,except I'm sh1te at putting on that sick voice when calling in.

Tom_Barry

Sorely tempted to ring in sick this week and just say I have the Zika virus:(

Letree

Jon Mango Tugboat wrote: »

I must say that in 36 years working I never pulled a sickie. Went to work when sick alright but never lied and feigned being sick just for a day off.

I'm sure your co workers catching whatever you had were happy.

B.A._Baracus

Melisandre121 wrote: »

Have you ever pulled a sicky from work and really enjoyed your lie in, but halfway through the day you begin to feel really guilty and worried..

Or is that just me?

Never feel guilty, man.
Same company would run you down the road if they need to cut corners.
But hey, that's business and life. So be it. But pulling the odd fake sick day is also life. So be it as well.

La.de.da

I did it a few times. For my sanity more than sheer laziness. Place I worked in was a kip most days would have been up in a heap with Anxiety.

I did not feel guilty.

Into The Blue

OP wrote:

have you ever felt guilty over a sickey

Jon Mango Tugboat wrote: »

I must say that in 36 years working I never pulled a sickie. Went to work when sick alright but never lied and feigned being sick just for a day off.

Long story short.... No.

kfallon

Tom_Barry wrote: »

Sorely tempted to ring in sick this week and just say I have the Zika virus:(

Say you have Swine Flu......Lazy Swine Flu :pac:

boobar

If I'm unwell I generally work from home.

No point in "pulling a sickie" as I'd only end up getting plagued with emails and phone calls from colleagues and customers anyway.

Ah well at least I don't have to suffer with the guilt.

Into The Blue

Op wrote:

have you ever pulled a sickey

FTA69 wrote: »

Absolutely hate people going off sick when they don't need to. Any decent workplace should have a good sickness policy that looks after people when they need help and doesn't victimise people for falling ill. And for the vast majority of people, that suits them. However there is always a small minority of p*ss-takers and lying bastards who will make this difficult for everyone by scamming off so they can stay in bed or wing an extra holiday thus undermining the hard-won sickness policy that people sometimes genuinely need, often in very distressing circumstances.

Long story short..... No.

Into The Blue

I had to pull a sickey, but it was a Monday, so took the week off so it didn't look like i was just hungover on the Monday..

Tom_Barry

kfallon wrote: »

Say you have Swine Flu......Lazy Swine Flu :pac:

I can't come in today...I have stigmata:( Its very sore:(

Ally Dick

Whenever I took sickies, I used to take that 7 hours, and secretly worked the hours back over the course of a month, with no overtime claims

McBain11

Into The Blue wrote: »

I had to pull a sickey, but it was a Monday, so took the week off so it didn't look like i was just hungover on the Monday..

That's the spirit.
Never feel guilty about pulling a sickie, it defeats the whole purpose. As mentioned already, most businesses employing you would walk all over you to make more for themselves. It's all par for the course in life.

Heckler

My company would butt**** you while cutting your throat if it meant saving them a penny. Been there about 7 months, have rung in twice sick while not being and have no guilt.

Obviously a monday and a friday are a dead giveaway. Best to ring in as early as possible, get it over with and enjoy your day off. Don't even mention it the next day.

I don't get paid for days off sick btw which is why I don't care. I did in my last job, they treated me great so I felt a bit bad about doing it and I'd say I rang in sick when I wasn't about 10 times in 14 years.

My company now has no loyalty to its staff so **** them.

Mackman

I have done it a few times in the past. I picked a time that we weren't busy and I wouldn't be missed. More for a mental health day. Felt a bit guilty, but not much.

I don't do it anymore, mainly because my job now doesn't have much stress in it, I quite like it. And my daughter gets sick a bit so usually my days are used up staying home with her.

Mackman

I have done it a few times in the past. I picked a time that we weren't busy and I wouldn't be missed. More for a mental health day. Felt a bit guilty, but not much.

I don't do it anymore, mainly because my job now doesn't have much stress in it, I quite like it. And my daughter gets sick a bit so usually my days are used up staying home with her.

john the one

Lia_lia wrote: »

Called in sick alright when I was actually sick..twice! Vomiting bugs. Don't really get sick other than the vomiting bug every 2-3 years.

So are you six years old?

fuzzydunlop85

One called in sick for a week as I thought callin in on a Monday would be too obvious.

Timothy Bryce

Had a girl on my team about 10 years ago, not the brightest bulb in the box.

It was during the H5N1 epidemic and she rang me one morning saying "not feeling great, tink I got a bitta dat bird flu that's been going around".

Started going into detail about having chicken for dinner which is how she probably contracted it. The next day she was at her desk not a bother on her.