Guilt after pulling a sicky

Azalea · 03-02-2016 11:14PM

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. · 03-02-2016 11:20PM

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

Tom_Barry · 04-02-2016 12:08AM

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

Letree · 04-02-2016 12:22AM

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 · 04-02-2016 12:44AM

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 · 04-02-2016 12:51AM

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 · 04-02-2016 12:54AM

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 · 04-02-2016 12:55AM

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 · 04-02-2016 12:56AM

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 · 04-02-2016 12:57AM

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 · 04-02-2016 12:58AM

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 · 04-02-2016 12:58AM

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 · 04-02-2016 12:59AM

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

04-02-2016 02:36AM

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 · 04-02-2016 02:57AM

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 · 04-02-2016 03:02AM

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 · 04-02-2016 03:02AM

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 · 04-02-2016 03:11AM

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 · 04-02-2016 04:10AM

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

Timothy Bryce · 04-02-2016 07:39AM

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.

04-02-2016 07:49AM

realdanbreen wrote: »

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.

We won't be relocating to Asia, we have kept the same staff for over 11 years, never taking a cent off wages even in the toughest times, we are very flexible when it comes to staff taking time off and in fairness they sometimes come in on a Saturday or Sunday when the pressure is on.

If I thought an employee was pulling a sicky, I'd be very disappointed.

Tell me, should employees here take a sicky because you have some theory about guilt or moves to Asia or what might happen in a redundancy? Just how many companies have you worked in to form such definitive conclusions.

Azalea · 04-02-2016 09:35AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Tell me, should employees here take a sicky because you have some theory about guilt or moves to Asia or what might happen in a redundancy? Just how many companies have you worked in to form such definitive conclusions.

Yeah there's a good bit of using mere assumption here to justify pulling sickies

I wouldn't care if someone pulled an extremely occasional sickie (especially for something like stress) but doing it regularly is obviously deserving of being sacked (no amount of silly "When they do this and this" based on nothing, changes that - especially if they get sick pay) and it can have a knock-on effect on their colleagues.

King George VI · 04-02-2016 09:43AM

Never once have I felt guilty about pulling a sickie. Why would I? I work damn hard all year round I deserve a day for me to relax while everyone else is in work.

TG1 · 04-02-2016 09:45AM

Johnny Carson wrote: »

Never once have I felt guilty about pulling a sickie. Why would I? I work damn hard all year round I deserve a day for me to relax while everyone else is in work.

That's what your annual leave is for...

LeBash · 04-02-2016 09:53AM

I took a half day off with kidney stones in the last 5 years. It's nice to stay in bed but once you hit 10 you realise working day off at home is sh1t and there is nothing on tv

cowboyBuilder · 04-02-2016 10:00AM

dont feel bad OP

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 04-02-2016 10:04AM

Letree wrote: »

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

Not all illness is contagious, but carry on with the standard responses.

Whitewinged · 04-02-2016 10:17AM

The only place that I ever called in sick was in one job where the work-life balance was crazy and I just needed a day off. Had been working from 8 in the morning to 10 at night for a few months with very little break.

I didn't feel guilty but I'm not a good liar and I hated having to talk to the boss on the phone to tell her that I wasn't going in.

04-02-2016 10:20AM

Johnny Carson wrote: »

Never once have I felt guilty about pulling a sickie. Why would I? I work damn hard all year round I deserve a day for me to relax while everyone else is in work.

You work 7 days a week? Seriously? 365 days?

You don't have one single solitary day off except the day you pull a sicky?

Wow.

Cos if you don't work 7 days a week, if you don't get holidays, your post would say "I am entitled to a sicky". Which would be obvious nonsense...

Titzon Toast · 04-02-2016 10:38AM

I decided this morning that I'm taking the day off, I've loads of crap that needs doing instead.
No need to call in sick either, one of the very few perks of being self employed.

Guilt after pulling a sicky

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