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How often do you call in...?
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Not the smartest thing to do in this economy if you're concerned about keeping your job.
In the past year, I called in 3 times total. Twice because I was actually sick, and the third I basically told my boss I wont be coming in saturday. I got tired of the fact that everyday people would call in for stupid ass shit and were never held accountable, so I took a day for myself. Before that day, I hadn't had a saturday off in over a year.
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I haven't lately then again I work for myself so I wouldn't have to call anyone.
I avg once a year. I have to be puking my guts out or with a fever...
Pretty much never. I have to be very, very sick.
Once every few months.
I have to be throwing up sick to call into work. Otherwise I drink some OJ and I tough it out. There has only been 1 occassion where I faked it, but I was 16 and had tickets to a baseball game, and I had one week left after giving my 2 weeks notice.
If I'm not basically dead, I'll be there...I have only called off when my house flooded and when I literally could not get out of bed.
I don't usually call in just to take the day off. I would say maybe 1 or 2 times a year.
Edit: Since being pregnant I have called in because I was too tired one day. I don't mean a little sleepy, I mean I could barely get to the phone to call. I had gotten 10 hours of sleep the night before. It was horrible.
Edit: Since being pregnant I have called in because I was too tired one day. I don't mean a little sleepy, I mean I could barely get to the phone to call. I had gotten 10 hours of sleep the night before. It was horrible.
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I have to be genuinely sick to call in. Like fever, vomiting sick. I suffer from migraines so I will have to call in to let the boss know I will be about an hour late, but he knows how bad they kick my ass since he is my dad and I've had them all my life.
Never,
The only time I will call out is if my kids are sick and I need to be there. If I'm sick I will come in until someone tells me to go home.
The only time I will call out is if my kids are sick and I need to be there. If I'm sick I will come in until someone tells me to go home.
i feel you on the migrains. ill call in cause of those but only to tell them ill be late. usually only a couple days a year for being really sick and thats about it.
Some hard working citizens on svtp for sure....
Same here,except it`s the wife,not the kids.Today is the day,she can`t even move.
I have to be really sick to call in. The only time I will not try and push through it is with a migraine. With all the noise where I work, it would just make the night suck all the more.
Don't get me wrong. I have many days where I'd like to call in but then reality sets in and tells me that I just need to get up and go do my job, and I do.
Last year called in a few times after I came back to work off short term disability. Other than that...the odd day where I actually couldnt move from the toilet.
Looking back since I started my job...When I was on-call staff, I had one sick day in a year, I came to work, but was sent home. Now that I have paid sick time, I realize I abused it the first year I had it.
Looking back since I started my job...When I was on-call staff, I had one sick day in a year, I came to work, but was sent home. Now that I have paid sick time, I realize I abused it the first year I had it.
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