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How many sick days

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  • #62
    Musefan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 776 ✭✭✭Musefan


    Usually 1-2 a year only when I am absolutely sure that clients wont be impacted too much if I am absent. I work with very ill/vulnerable clients so I'm a danger if I am sick.


  • #63
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,947 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Conservatory wrote: »
    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 throng for killing construction workers or the 5 jam donuts at lunchtime but they try to educate us now.

    They need to try harder.


  • #64
    Conservatory
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Conservatory


    Roberto Acidic Mechanic wrote: »
    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.

    My god you are going for the jugular on this one arnt you. Tell me what’s really upsetting you. Don’t communicate by attacking random people. When you first got angry, the flashpoint what was it?
    Was it that people of a healthy weight don’t get sick as much as over or underweight people?
    Was it the teachers?
    Was it the fact I closed an account a few months ago which I had to put you on ignore to leave me alone and you have noticed now it’s me again and you have started on some sort of crusade again?

    I think you think I’m somebody from the past that you had a row with or something or you have some sort of problem with me. Can you just move on.


  • #65
    Cupcake_Crisis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,448 ✭✭✭✭Cupcake_Crisis


    american ninja warrior wrote: »
    Im getting a wiff of the healthy at any size american nonsense

    Keep sniffing.


  • #66
    american ninja warrior
    Site Banned Posts: 20 ✭american ninja warrior


    Cupcake_Crisis wrote: »
    Keep sniffing.

    id rather not, hot weather and that type don't mix


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  • #67
    hansgruber at gmail.com
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25 ✭hansgruber at gmail.com


    Conservatory wrote: »
    You are more likely to have a sturdy robust immune system if you have a good body mass index.
    Now I know the fitness industry says BMI means nothing but I can tell you sister I’m fairly shredded too from running up and down ladders and stairs and a lot of upper body work running pipes through hotels. So general fitness and BMI would be good.
    Conservatory wrote: »
    I never said it was. It’s probably the best in my job though. It very physical and people get injured or just too tired now and again. Heavy drinking on a Sunday wouldn’t be uncommon for them. It’s not like teaching. My Irish teachers and some of the religion teachers used to come in sit at the desk a lot of the time and not even register that we were there. Just turn up sleep it off and clock out. They’d booze at lunchtime too. There’s some people getting very defensive here?
    Did I say something wrong?

    I browse AH now and then, but Christ, are you ever not here posting absolute rubbish! It looks like it’s how you spend your evenings.


  • #68
    Conservatory
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Conservatory


    hansgruber at gmail.com wrote: »
    I browse AH now and then, but Christ, are you ever not here posting absolute rubbish! It looks like it’s how you spend your evenings.

    Yeah most evenings kids in bed bit of Telly. Browse boards on the phone. What do you do with your time?


  • #69
    american ninja warrior
    Site Banned Posts: 20 ✭american ninja warrior


    Conservatory wrote: »
    My god you are going for the jugular on this one arnt you. Tell me what’s really upsetting you. Don’t communicate by attacking random people. When you first got angry, the flashpoint what was it?
    Was it that people of a healthy weight don’t get sick as much as over or underweight people?
    Was it the teachers?
    Was it the fact I closed an account a few months ago which I had to put you on ignore to leave me alone and you have noticed now it’s me again and you have started on some sort of crusade again?

    I think you think I’m somebody from the past that you had a row with or something or you have some sort of problem with me. Can you just move on.
    My experience is overweight people would rather everyone was overweight than try and loose the weight themselves and get healthy.
    Now with PC culture in top gear, no one can call them out on this healthy at any size nonsense, we are supposed to believe that they are just as healthy as those with out a few extra dozen KG of fat, its a great shame on society for not calling a end to this nonsense that is affecting quality of life for fat people, they should be encouraged to loose weight and society should not play along with their delusion.


  • #70
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,561 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    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 wouldn't last a week in junior infants in bug season, BMI or not.:rolleyes:


  • #71
    Conservatory
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Conservatory


    byhookorbycrook wrote: »
    You wouldn't last a week in junior infants in bug season, BMI or not.:rolleyes:

    I have 4 kids. They get sick same as the other kids, I don’t.


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  • #72
    Pac1Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,407 ✭✭✭Pac1Man


    Conservatory wrote: »
    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.

    And how's that working out?


    Conservatory wrote: »
    I eat a 5 pack of donuts sometimes on my afternoon break


  • #73
    corner of hells
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,439 ✭✭✭corner of hells


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

    Mmmm spice bag...


  • #74
    Conservatory
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Conservatory


    Pac1Man wrote: »
    And how's that working out?

    Again I openly admit I like cake as much as the next man. People have a problem with that though.


  • #75
    Pac1Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,407 ✭✭✭Pac1Man


    Conservatory wrote: »
    Again I openly admit I like cake as much as the next man. People have a problem with that though.

    The only problem I have is that you pick jam over custard!


  • #76
    Conservatory
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Conservatory


    Pac1Man wrote: »
    The only problem I have is that you pick jam over custard!

    I always wondered who bought custard. Must be you.


  • #77
    Cupcake_Crisis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,448 ✭✭✭✭Cupcake_Crisis


    Pac1Man wrote: »
    The only problem I have is that you pick jam over custard!

    What kind of monster would pick jam over custard?!!


  • #78
    Diemos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,417 ✭✭✭Diemos


    0 in the past 10 years but that's just luck.
    I've been really ill over a few weekends in that time.


  • #79
    Conservatory
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Conservatory


    Diemos wrote: »
    0 in the past 10 years but that's just luck.
    I've been really ill over a few weekends in that time.

    It’s rare you hear of people being sick on the weekend.


  • #80
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    Haven't had a sick day since I broke and ankle 16 years ago


  • #81
    american ninja warrior
    Site Banned Posts: 20 ✭american ninja warrior


    eviltwin wrote: »
    Haven't had a sick day since I broke and ankle 16 years ago

    i had hundreds, been sick for only a few of them , the bulk were just used as extra holidays, yet here we both are posting on boards, i believe i got the better deal


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  • #82
    Conservatory
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Conservatory


    american ninja warrior wrote: »
    i had hundreds, been sick for only a few of them , the bulk were just used as extra holidays, yet here we both are posting on boards, i believe i got the better deal

    What made the sick days happen. Was it the x box the booze or the bad BMI stats.


  • #83
    notsoyoungwan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 614 ✭✭✭notsoyoungwan


    Conservatory wrote: »
    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.

    Assumptionisation???


  • #84
    Conservatory
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Conservatory


    notsoyoungwan wrote: »
    Assumptionisation???

    I assumed that was the word for it.


  • #85
    raze_them_all_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,794 ✭✭✭raze_them_all_


    Conservatory wrote: »
    You are more likely to have a sturdy robust immune system if you have a good body mass index.
    Now I know the fitness industry says BMI means nothing but I can tell you sister I’m fairly shredded too from running up and down ladders and stairs and a lot of upper body work running pipes through hotels. So general fitness and BMI would be good.
    Your BMI wouldn't be good as to muscular and too fat score the same on bmi


  • #86
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    american ninja warrior wrote: »
    i had hundreds, been sick for only a few of them , the bulk were just used as extra holidays, yet here we both are posting on boards, i believe i got the better deal

    I have a job I enjoy and I get enough time off. I get treated well and take it seriously so wouldn't take the piss.


  • #87
    Cupcake_Crisis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,448 ✭✭✭✭Cupcake_Crisis


    raze_them_all_ wrote: »
    Your BMI wouldn't be good as to muscular and too fat score the same on bmi

    Lolz :D


  • #88
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,801 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    OP doesn't drink on SCHOOL NIGHTS. Has he even got a job?


  • #89
    Conservatory
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Conservatory


    raze_them_all_ wrote: »
    Your BMI wouldn't be good as to muscular and too fat score the same on bmi

    Ah we all know rugby players have bad BMI s but for the average joe it’s a good indicator.


  • #90
    iamtony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭iamtony


    Your all picking on Conservatory because he voted no in the referendum aren't yous;)
    I've a teenager in second year and almost every single day he has free classes. Every day! It's madness. I wonder are teachers secretly on flexi time and build up days off or something. Either that or they are all crying stress to the doctor.
    And for the record being healthy greatly improves your immune system.
    Im a taxi driver and hadn't been sick for about 3 or 4 years, not so much as a cold but I did that darkness into light thing and got sick from being run down the next day. If I had of been healthier and not weighed 100 kg I wouldn't of got sick.


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  • #91
    Conservatory
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Conservatory


    KathleenGrant wrote: »
    OP doesn't drink on SCHOOL NIGHTS. Has he even got a job?

    Op can afford 5 donuts on his second lunch break. Let that settle in. He already spent a tenner on his first break on a breakfast roll cup of tea and a pack of crisps. A croissant and cup of tea in morning with 20 smokes and bus fare. I’m not up to date with the secondary schoolers but surely they’d be broke by Tuesday with this level of spending.


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