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How many sick days

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  • #32
    Conservatory
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Conservatory


    Cupcake_Crisis wrote: »
    My head would need to be falling off to take a sick day, clients throw hissy fits if they have to see someone else. Think I’ve had 1 and a half in 4 years. And me a fatty with a bad immune system and all!

    Look, why are you getting so defensive? Nobody mentioned your weight. If it upsets you weigh up the pros and cons of changing it up. If it doesn’t, don’t. It has no bearing on the fact that when I walk along the beach on my holidays women will swoon and men will (to themselves) say asshole probably spends the other 50 weeks of the year in the gym. I won’t mind it’s one of the perks to having a physical job. I probably burn 1000 calories a day doing it. I eat a 5 pack of donuts sometimes on my afternoon break.

    I’m not attacking you. Let’s all be friends.


  • #33
    theteal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,590 ✭✭✭theteal


    I had zero sick days in the 11 years since I finished college. Then we had a little bundle of joy. The little fecker has had me laid low 3 time in her short 19 months life - rota virus aint fun!


  • #34
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 27,498 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Conservatory wrote: »
    Reading the teachers forum there and I seen some of their co workers can miss a day a week.

    That is not true as you would see if you read the thread.

    Carry on with your teacher bashing without basis in truth.


  • #35
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 25,909 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I've taken them while sick. We generally get paid for them, there's no checking done til there's pisstaking as far as I know.


  • #36
    Cupcake_Crisis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,448 ✭✭✭✭Cupcake_Crisis


    Conservatory wrote: »
    Look, why are you getting so defensive? Nobody mentioned your weight. If it upsets you weigh up the pros and cons of changing it up. If it doesn’t, don’t. It has no bearing on the fact that when I walk along the beach on my holidays women will swoon and men will (to themselves) say asshole probably spends the other 50 weeks of the year in the gym. I won’t mind it’s one of the perks to having a physical job. I probably burn 1000 calories a day doing it. I eat a 5 pack of donuts sometimes on my afternoon break.

    I’m not attacking you. Let’s all be friends.

    Lol, calm your tata’s pal, no ones getting defensive


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  • #37
    Conservatory
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    bucketybuck wrote: »
    And I knew people who took pride in making sure they took their "sick" days every year. God forbid they take some pride in their work, no, instead work was a battlefield and they needed to take the most for doing the least.

    People like that will never understand that a good work ethic is not about helping employers, its about your own self worth. Not to mention that the people taking unnecessary sick days are pretty much the sole reason many companies don't pay for sick days. Thanks guys.

    This is an excellent point and they are normally the legal experts too. They then spend the rest of their time talking about not getting paid enough or ringing boss for more money. They never leave though just take up space in a team so that 4 people have to do 5 people’s work.


  • #38
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,947 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    The OP that keeps on giving.

    Works with lads hanging after a Sunday on the lash but teachers are the questionable profession because of something made up.

    Thinks 10 months without a sick day is worthy of a mention. Well done on being a normal person.


  • #39
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Conservatory wrote: »
    Look, why are you getting so defensive? Nobody mentioned your weight. If it upsets you weigh up the pros and cons of changing it up. If it doesn’t, don’t. It has no bearing on the fact that when I walk along the beach on my holidays women will swoon and men will (to themselves) say asshole probably spends the other 50 weeks of the year in the gym. I won’t mind it’s one of the perks to having a physical job. I probably burn 1000 calories a day doing it. I eat a 5 pack of donuts sometimes on my afternoon break.

    I’m not attacking you. Let’s all be friends.

    Ah ha! Thought it was you alright.




    And the general 'defensiveness' ,as you put it, is because the premise in untrue.


    Edit. 1000 calories a day? It's estimated that construction workers burn on average 306 per hour!


  • #40
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,561 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    Conservatory wrote: »
    Reading the teachers forum there and I seen some of their co workers can miss a day a week.
    I wouldn’t get paid if I missed a day. I might be offered to take it as a holiday.



    I don’t drink on school nights and keep a healthy weight so I’d imagine that helps. Do you miss many days? Are you always late after smoking weed all night and playing x box? Do you take exactly as many days as you are entitled to on the companies sick day scheme?

    Any insight into it?


    Teachers can miss a day a week, really?News to me. If a teacher misses a Friday and a Monday, that counts as four days, so wouldn't be long adding up.

    Since when are you"entitled" to take sick leave if you aren't sick?


  • #41
    Conservatory
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    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    The OP that keeps on giving.

    Works with lads hanging after a Sunday on the lash but teachers are the questionable profession because of something made up.

    Thinks 10 months without a sick day is worthy of a mention. Well done on being a normal person.

    For the record I have no problem with teachers. I just read the thread op. Got bored with it and got thinking. Could have been any profession. Well any profession in the public sector (chortle chortle). But for the record this wasn’t made to bash teachers or brag about my sick record. I just thought some people would have some funny answers or stories and we could all laugh and be merry.
    But some people don’t like merriment they just like giving out about assumptionisation and the public image of teachers and the value of what doctors say versus what they say.


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  • #42
    Cupcake_Crisis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,448 ✭✭✭✭Cupcake_Crisis


    Roberto Acidic Mechanic wrote: »
    Ah ha! Thought it was you alright.




    And the general 'defensiveness' ,as you put it, is because the premise in untrue.


    Edit. 1000 calories a day? It's estimated that construction workers burn on average 306 per hour!

    He’s not very good at his job


  • #43
    Conservatory
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    Roberto Acidic Mechanic wrote: »
    Ah ha! Thought it was you alright.




    And the general 'defensiveness' ,as you put it, is because the premise in untrue.


    Edit. 1000 calories a day? It's estimated that construction workers burn on average 306 per hour!

    Ok so I probably burn 306 x 8 sometimes 10 and sometimes 12. I’ve had the odd day where I work on a site during the day then in a well known department store until 2 am because they can’t do construction when open.

    I’m not a maths teacher but that’s easily 1000.


  • #44
    mookishboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭mookishboy


    Have been off sick for 18 months in the last 2 years.
    Mental health problems are hell.


  • #45
    Cupcake_Crisis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,448 ✭✭✭✭Cupcake_Crisis


    Conservatory wrote: »
    Ok so I probably burn 306 x 8 sometimes 10 and sometimes 12. I’ve had the odd day where I work on a site during the day then in a well known department store until 2 am because they can’t do construction when open.

    I’m not a maths teacher but that’s easily 1000.

    Not very good at maths either. Interesting.


  • #46
    gmisk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,721 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    I'd say maybe on average 1 or 2 a year max usually blooming sinus infections, but hate taking them.
    A lot better since i had tonsils out about 7 or 8 years ago.


  • #47
    [Deleted User]
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    I haven't taken an official sick day in the 4 years or so in my current job, I just "work" from home if I'm sick or too hungover to go in.


  • #48
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Conservatory wrote: »
    Ok so I probably burn 306 x 8 sometimes 10 and sometimes 12. I’ve had the odd day where I work on a site during the day then in a well known department store until 2 am because they can’t do construction when open.

    I’m not a maths teacher but that’s easily 1000.

    You can say that again.

    Do you even know what calories are? Any moderately active adult will burn close to 2800 per day.


  • #49
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,947 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Conservatory wrote: »
    For the record I have no problem with teachers. I just read the thread op. Got bored with it and got thinking. Could have been any profession. Well any profession in the public sector (chortle chortle). But for the record this wasn’t made to bash teachers or brag about my sick record. I just thought some people would have some funny answers or stories and we could all laugh and be merry.
    But some people don’t like merriment they just like giving out about assumptionisation and the public image of teachers and the value of what doctors say versus what they say.

    And some people like making threads based on assumptions.

    I'd hope you wouldn't brag about your sick record. It's that of a normal person. No need to be the martyr that pollutes the place with germs but I'd hope to be getting a few years run at a time without a genuine reason to take a sick day, what with being normal.


  • #50
    Conservatory
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    Roberto Acidic Mechanic wrote: »
    You can say that again.

    Do you even know what calories are? Any moderately active adult will burn close to 2800 per day.

    Tsk tsk tsk. That’s on top of your 2800 a day. Do you even lift brah?


  • #51
    Conservatory
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    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    And some people like making threads based on assumptions.

    I'd hope you wouldn't brag about your sick record. It's that of a normal person. No need to be the martyr that pollutes the place with germs but I'd hope to be getting a few years run at a time without a genuine reason to take a sick day, what with being normal.

    I don’t get colds or flus , my BMI is robust. The new finger print scanners they have for security are a timebomb.


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  • #52
    Canis Lupus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,880 ✭✭✭Canis Lupus


    Recent study shows men in physically strenuous jobs die much younger.


  • #53
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Conservatory wrote: »
    I don’t get colds or flus , my BMI is robust. The new finger print scanners they have for security are a timebomb.

    This gets better and better. What has BMI to do with resistance to, or protection from, viruses?
    You did mean Body Mass Index, didn't you?

    Enlighten us please.


  • #54
    american ninja warrior
    Site Banned Posts: 20 ✭american ninja warrior


    tigger123 wrote: »
    I've taken 2 sick days in the last 9 years. Can't stand the guilts!


    Did you get anything extra that those who have taken sick days off did not?
    Did you get a Blue Peter badge for it?
    If the answer is no to either question,,,,,,,,,,, go sick tomorrow and enjoy the sun while we have it


  • #55
    theteal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,590 ✭✭✭theteal


    Oh, how did I forget? I bent my knee in the wrong direction back in November. Cruciate and meniscus gone - not pleasant. Missed a day in the office and worked from home for the next 2 weeks. I was sick of the sight of the 4 walls so I went in to work on crutches for about 6 weeks after that. As much as London commuters can be absolute rude baxtards at the best of times, I have to say that a set of crutches and a big blue leg brace brings out the human side of them.


  • #56
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,947 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Conservatory wrote: »
    I don’t get colds or flus , my BMI is robust. The new finger print scanners they have for security are a timebomb.

    You should probably just Google 'robust' and then find an adjective that makes sense.

    That whopping calories you burn in a physical job is probably balanced out by the jumbo breakfast rolls.


  • #57
    american ninja warrior
    Site Banned Posts: 20 ✭american ninja warrior


    Roberto Acidic Mechanic wrote: »
    I went 23 years without a sick day.

    When you are old and on your death bed do you think you will be delighted with this, or shall you curse all the things you could have done if you only took a few days of work


  • #58
    [Deleted User]
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    I just looked in the teaching forum and the thread the OP read and then got bored with has a whopping 6 replies in it. As well as not being a maths teacher I think we can add lover of thick books to the list of things he's not.


  • #59
    Cupcake_Crisis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,448 ✭✭✭✭Cupcake_Crisis


    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    You should probably just Google 'robust' and then find an adjective that makes sense.

    That whopping calories you burn in a physical job is probably balanced out by the jumbo breakfast rolls.

    Don’t forget the 5 pack of doughnuts for lunch! I’d say he’s as shredded as the chicken in my spice bag.


  • #60
    Conservatory
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    Canis Lupus wrote: »
    Recent study shows men in physically strenuous jobs die much younger.

    Yeah but usually you get promoted to the not physical stuff by the time you are mid forties. If you are still lugging cement at 60 you are likely not very educated or a heavy boozer or have some sort of reason that will make you die young. The breakfast roll and 20 smokes a day culture was a big thing for killing construction workers or the 5 jam donuts at lunchtime but they try to educate us now.


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  • #61
    american ninja warrior
    Site Banned Posts: 20 ✭american ninja warrior


    Cupcake_Crisis wrote: »
    What does maintaining your weight have to do with taking sick days?

    Im getting a wiff of the healthy at any size american nonsense


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