How many days have you been absent from work?

[Doc8404]

Originally Posted By: GrtArtiste
Here's how my employer does things:

When the office is closed for any Holiday, we're expected to work outside of our normal schedule to make up any hours missed due to the office being closed. Most (but not all) employees receive 40 hours PTO per year, not enough to cover all holiday downtime if used for that purpose. No one gets "vacation" or sick benefits of any kind. If you're sick enough to be admitted to the hospital, they might send you flowers. And if a family member dies, they will graciously give you one day off without pay to attend the funeral without being penalized.

Attendance at work (including my own) is pretty good. Since we were forced to accept a 25% reduction in hours worked as a result of the ACA, none of us can afford to take any time off.

GrtArtiste


I hope you're able to find a job where your employer cares about you. Good luck my friend

 

[Mr Nice]

Bereavement we get 10 days paid (does not count as sick or vacation days) so you can arrange funeral, travel out of town and get things in order.

ACA is really hurting the American workers trying to keep their head above water, unlike the idiots in Washington.

 

[Patman]

Since I started working full time after college in 1991 I have taken less than 5 days off for being sick. I just don't get sick very often at all (and when I do it's usually just a cold that doesn't prevent me from working)

 

[jcwit]

About 16 years now.

 

[oilpsi2high]

I will not go into the office if I am sick (contagious.) No job is important to the point where you need to show up and infect others.

When I do stay home, I work from home and get as much done as I can.

 

[hpb]

For those who are saying they've taken hardly any sick days, what about when your kids are/were sick? Who looks after them?

 

[Shannow]

Touch wood that hasn't been necessary yet

 

[hpb]

Must be some healthy genes in your family if none of you ever get sick Shannow

 

[Shannow]

When they had the Chicken Pox, my wife wasn't working, and when Connor broke his arm I had a few days off seeking specialist treatment etc. Old cold house and pets seem to be doing something right, as they are pretty healthy.

Edit, I do have to admit that I sometimes crash and burn the first week of annual leave...technically could grab a doctor's cert and get it transferred to sick, but that hasn't happened last couple years.

 

[Jetronic]

Originally Posted By: hpb
For those who are saying they've taken hardly any sick days, what about when your kids are/were sick? Who looks after them?


I take regular vacation, or the wife does. whoever can work something out first. But that's one or 2 days mostly. Neither of us took sick days to look after the kids.

 

[Jetronic]

Originally Posted By: oilpsi2high
I will not go into the office if I am sick (contagious.) No job is important to the point where you need to show up and infect others.

When I do stay home, I work from home and get as much done as I can.


I go to work, instead of infecting my wife and child. No job or collegue is important to the point of infecting the people I live with... but I haven't had anything more serious than a common cold in years.

 

[andyd]

My current employer has gotten socked by my illnesses. I'm thankful to still be working. I try not to take sick days as a point to prove my illnesses are behind me. I am also engaged in my work. Its my choice to to enjoy the job I do and the people I work with.

 

[oilpsi2high]

Originally Posted By: Jetronic
Originally Posted By: oilpsi2high
I will not go into the office if I am sick (contagious.) No job is important to the point where you need to show up and infect others.

When I do stay home, I work from home and get as much done as I can.


I go to work, instead of infecting my wife and child. No job or collegue is important to the point of infecting the people I live with... but I haven't had anything more serious than a common cold in years.


What you're really doing is spreading germs at work and at home. You're contagious with Most common colds and viruses for 23-48 hours. Jokes on you, fool!

 

[Jetronic]

Originally Posted By: oilpsi2high
Originally Posted By: Jetronic
Originally Posted By: oilpsi2high
I will not go into the office if I am sick (contagious.) No job is important to the point where you need to show up and infect others.

When I do stay home, I work from home and get as much done as I can.


I go to work, instead of infecting my wife and child. No job or collegue is important to the point of infecting the people I live with... but I haven't had anything more serious than a common cold in years.


What you're really doing is spreading germs at work and at home. You're contagious with Most common colds and viruses for 23-48 hours. Jokes on you, fool!


that's ok... boss doesn't want anyone staying homre for a common cold. if you're not in the hospital, you're a lazy workshy bugger...

I don't seem to get a cold from others a work and they don't get one from me anyway, so I really don't see the harm.

forgot to mention, first day of sickleave isn't paid either...

I'm not that much of a fool...

 

[oilpsi2high]

Originally Posted By: Jetronic
Originally Posted By: oilpsi2high
Originally Posted By: Jetronic
Originally Posted By: oilpsi2high
I will not go into the office if I am sick (contagious.) No job is important to the point where you need to show up and infect others.

When I do stay home, I work from home and get as much done as I can.


I go to work, instead of infecting my wife and child. No job or collegue is important to the point of infecting the people I live with... but I haven't had anything more serious than a common cold in years.


What you're really doing is spreading germs at work and at home. You're contagious with Most common colds and viruses for 23-48 hours. Jokes on you, fool!


that's ok... boss doesn't want anyone staying homre for a common cold. if you're not in the hospital, you're a lazy workshy bugger...

I don't seem to get a cold from others a work and they don't get one from me anyway, so I really don't see the harm.

forgot to mention, first day of sickleave isn't paid either...

I'm not that much of a fool...


My rule of thumb is if you're not sick with a fever (101+), throwing up or violently [censored] your pants, then you go to work. A common cold isn't that bad and can be treated with OTC medications if necessary. The aforementioned illnesses, however, are rather debilitating and both myself and my company would prefer the employee to remain OOTO during those times.

 

[milkboy]

Originally Posted By: milkboy
As long as your employer isn't complaining, and you're in line with the amount of time used by your co-workers, who cares ?

If your job provides you with discretionary paid sick and / or vacation time, and you're not abusing it, use it for it's intended purpose with a clear conscience. That's why you have it.


- And for the apparently huge number of people on here who insist on dragging themselves in to work when they're sick, for no reason, so that they can make everybody else sick, you get a big pat on the head and a super big Gold Star for perfect attendance ! Yay for you !

 

[oilpsi2high]

Originally Posted By: milkboy
Originally Posted By: milkboy
As long as your employer isn't complaining, and you're in line with the amount of time used by your co-workers, who cares ?

If your job provides you with discretionary paid sick and / or vacation time, and you're not abusing it, use it for it's intended purpose with a clear conscience. That's why you have it.


- And for the apparently huge number of people on here who insist on dragging themselves in to work when they're sick, for no reason, so that they can make everybody else sick, you get a big pat on the head and a super big Gold Star for perfect attendance ! Yay for you !

LOL, seriously. The time is there to be used.

 

[KitaCam]

Other than scheduled care-giving for family and vacation days, I've not missed any days in 6 years due to personal health. Lucky in my 60s.

 

[Number_35]

I'd say maybe 50 days over the past 33 years.

At my present company (29 years for me) we accumulate sick time slowly for the first couple or so years (a half day per pay period?) and more quickly after that (a day per pay period) until we accumulate 246 days. It takes about 11 years to get there, presuming no sick days taken. (I guess that's about one year's worth of working days.) That's the maximum, but thereafter we bank a quarter day per pay period as long as our sick time is at 246. That banked time gets paid out when we leave or retire, although we lose the 246.

Seems like a fair deal to me - the sick time's there for those who need it, but there is a carrot for those who don't take it.

 

[supton]

I don't keep track, although the new software at work appears to do so for me (can see last years days off). I know I take a couple personal days off per year (stuff comes up and I have to watch the kids or bus them around). I also get sick as a dog 2-3 times per year. Maybe another day or two where I'm not sick but bed is the place to be--as an engineer I "have" to think, and if I can't think, I might not as well go to work.

Company policy has it so that I can't roll unused days to next year--so I might as well take them. I figure, life's short, and I can't save them for the future, and the company is quite willing to work with people who need extra time off.