Mega Thread The Questions Thread - Part III

[the_interloper]

Remember a guy once sooked it up because the manager didn't ask him if he was ok when he came back.

It's a little bit precious IMO

It's usually something I'd ask someone when they got back from sick leave, though cracking the shits because someone didn't is being a sook.

 

[RU_]

Anyone else struggle to call in sick?
Many people I know will happily throw 4-5 sickies a year.

I’ve had 3 sick days in the last 4 years, and they were back to back because I genuinely had Influenza A. I’ve been at my current job for 12 months and haven’t used any personal leave. Outside of that, I very rarely get sick.

Friends and family tell me to take mental health days to use them up because you can’t take them with you, but I can’t do it, feel too guilty.

 

[the_interloper]

Anyone else struggle to call in sick?
Many people I know will happily throw 4-5 sickies a year.

I’ve had 3 sick days in the last 4 years, and they were back to back because I genuinely had Influenza A. I’ve been at my current job for 12 months and haven’t used any personal leave. Outside of that, I very rarely get sick.

Friends and family tell me to take mental health days to use them up because you can’t take them with you, but I can’t do it, feel too guilty.

Well my work is a shitshow at the moment (long story but we're all very disengaged). But generally I don't take them, I don't know, i feel like with WFH I don't need to.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

I rarely take them, mostly because if I call in sick I just come back to a ****ing shitshow anyway.

 

[Shell]

Anyone else struggle to call in sick?
Many people I know will happily throw 4-5 sickies a year.

I’ve had 3 sick days in the last 4 years, and they were back to back because I genuinely had Influenza A. I’ve been at my current job for 12 months and haven’t used any personal leave. Outside of that, I very rarely get sick.

Friends and family tell me to take mental health days to use them up because you can’t take them with you, but I can’t do it, feel too guilty.

I do about 1-2 sickies a year when I'm not sick. No extra work to come back to and I absolutely need a break from the kids sometimes.

Its not like I go out of the apartment and go to the movies when I do this..

 

[RU_]

Can attest to the above, for example if I take annual leave I’m still monitoring my phone the entire time and replying to anything urgent.

If I wake up with a head ache or something I will just start work with the intent to call in sick a few hours later, but never do as I’ll be a few hours in and just push through.

Projects never stop until completion, so the time you have off just leads to more shit to catch up on.

 

[Quivorir]

God damn it people. Your own health, physical and mental, is infinitely more important than your job. Realise you're just a number to them and stop the loyalty. Use the days your entitled to. **** em.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

If you hate calling in then text, I send the text then put phone on airplane mode

 

[Cruyff14]

Anyone else struggle to call in sick?
Many people I know will happily throw 4-5 sickies a year.

I’ve had 3 sick days in the last 4 years, and they were back to back because I genuinely had Influenza A. I’ve been at my current job for 12 months and haven’t used any personal leave. Outside of that, I very rarely get sick.

Friends and family tell me to take mental health days to use them up because you can’t take them with you, but I can’t do it, feel too guilty.

I used to feel guilty, then I realised what do I actually get for having all this sick leave? Nothing.

I enjoy my current job a lot, and I have a lot of leave, but with a little one it's always handy to have a lot because you never when they're going to get sick or how long for.

I was sick I think once last year, and then I wasn't feeling 100% late last year one day so I just took the day and it helped me a lot.

There's nothing more important than yourself.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

God damn it people. Your own health, physical and mental, is infinitely more important than your job. Realise you're just a number to them and stop the loyalty. Use the days your entitled to. **** em.

Ah I have it a bit different to most, if I'm getting cranky at work my boss will give me two days off on the house so I don't burn out. So I don't really need to use my sick days I suppose.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

I come back to a shit show every time though, jokes on me

 

[Catfish Alley]

My leave isn't great and I tend to use it all up. I get 5 sick days and 2 personal days. A couple of those days are usually used for when kids are sick but often I'll just work from home if that's the case.

And it's your leave so I think you can use it how you want. If you need a mental health break and want to play golf or go to the movies I don't think that's an issue. Better than burning out.

 

[Shell]

5 and 2. That's crazy. I get 15.

And I'm still on 15 because I use every single day of it getting sick at least twice a year. Hoping I can accumulate some this year tho

(Last year I got 3 colds. End of Feb, Aug and end of Nov)

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

My leave isn't great and I tend to use it all up. I get 5 sick days and 2 personal days. A couple of those days are usually used for when kids are sick but often I'll just work from home if that's the case.

And it's your leave so I think you can use it how you want. If you need a mental health break and want to play golf or go to the movies I don't think that's an issue. Better than burning out.

How much annual leave do you get?

 

[revo333]

Anyone else struggle to call in sick?
Many people I know will happily throw 4-5 sickies a year.

I’ve had 3 sick days in the last 4 years, and they were back to back because I genuinely had Influenza A. I’ve been at my current job for 12 months and haven’t used any personal leave. Outside of that, I very rarely get sick.

Friends and family tell me to take mental health days to use them up because you can’t take them with you, but I can’t do it, feel too guilty.

The reason I love being on casual employment is not having to deal with taking sickies and applying for holidays.

 

[revo333]

God damn it people. Your own health, physical and mental, is infinitely more important than your job. Realise you're just a number to them and stop the loyalty. Use the days your entitled to. **** em.

As usual it's the good workers that cop the flack for calling in sick.

A slack worker or a worker no one likes calls in sick and no cares or raises an eyebrow.

That kind of worker took a sickie every week for 3 months, I asked if he was asked to get a doctors certificate and he said no.

I take one sickie in 6 months and was asked for a doctors certificate.

 

[Catfish Alley]

How much annual leave do you get?

3 weeks paid. Pretty flexible if I wanted to take some unpaid though. A few more years until I get 4 weeks.

 

[Shell]

I've never copped any flak for calling in sick.

If anything my mum has- when she called in sick for me at Hoyts because I was basically bed bound with period pain. She gave the (male) manager an earful apparently.

 

[Catfish Alley]

When I was in a big car accident about 10 years ago I remember calling in sick as I was being wheeled into an MRI. Haha. I was due downtown for a presentation. Boss was just like "what the hell!?"

 

[raskolnikov]

I worked my way to 50 sick days so I could have a lot up my sleeve in case of an extended illness or injury. Once I got to 50 though I started using them and regularly take a mental health day now. I took the day off on Monday so I could watch the Super Bowl.

 

[Billy ray]

I just looked at my payslip. I have 221 days of sick/personal leave.
44 weeks.
Guess should I need extended time off for illness i am set.
I do have income protection insurance through my super but i think before they pay you need to exhaust all your own leave (?). Maybe i should extend that period in my super and drop my premium.

Something to look into

 

[rocker_oz33]

Anyone else struggle to call in sick?
Many people I know will happily throw 4-5 sickies a year.

I’ve had 3 sick days in the last 4 years, and they were back to back because I genuinely had Influenza A. I’ve been at my current job for 12 months and haven’t used any personal leave. Outside of that, I very rarely get sick.

Friends and family tell me to take mental health days to use them up because you can’t take them with you, but I can’t do it, feel too guilty.

I knew a guy would be right on top of his sickies.
As soon as he clocked one up he'll would take a day off.

I broke my ankle playing footy had six weeks of sick leave.

Worked at one place for over 3 years had 1 of sick.

Working at this current place had one day of sick.
In nearly 2years.

It's true you can't cash them in .
Even if I took 20 cents on the dollar on my sick balance I would make megga bucks.

 

[raskolnikov]

I just looked at my payslip. I have 221 days of sick/personal leave.
44 weeks.
Guess should I need extended time off for illness i am set.
I do have income protection insurance through my super but i think before they pay you need to exhaust all your own leave (?). Maybe i should extend that period in my super and drop my premium.

Something to look into

With mine it only kicks in three months after you've been off work.

 

[Billy ray]

With mine it only kicks in three months after you've been off work.

Yeh mine kicks in after 90 days but i wonder if in fine print it says and also only if recipient’s own paid leave is exhausted.

 

[the_interloper]

I feel like I might cop it for posing this question, but what do the GD board think about mums wearing a crop top and booty shorts at school pick up?