Calling in sick to work. Ever do it?

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1. Yes.
   I’ve done it for work and for class. But most recently at work, I did it so that I could sleep in after going to the U2 concert in Chicago the previous night. I didn’t feel like being at work after just getting home at 4:00am.

   Then I watched Lost all day. 🙂

2. Yep! Sure did. Stayed home and got other things done at home. I’ve never been one to understand the ultimate importance of perfect attendance or near it. I figure there should be no “sick” days, it should all be lumped as personal time and I can use it whenever I want. If my lack of attendance becomes an issue due to productivity problems, then that becomes an opportunity for performance counseling. I don’t think it applies at all to attendance. BOCTAE

3. I figure I oughta tell my own story.

   One employee I had a few years ago went interviewing using a sick day. Calls in sick around noon and says he’s sick. About a month later I learned he had driven all the way to Tucson for an interview on the company dime. He also had 3 of his 4 grandparents die in a few month period of time and two car break-ins, at least a week of legitimate sick days, and a few personal days and day or two of real car breakdowns. And that was all in about 3 months.

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