Since my first job at 16, I've never called out of work unless I was legit dying. I'm a terrible liar, I always feel like I'd give myself away or something.
Were you the kid in school that got the perfect attendance award? So jealous of those kids, the teachers favorites obviously.
LMAO, no I skipped school regularly until I was shipped off to boarding school.
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Jerking off at work is gross and really inappropriate to me. An office is not your own bedroom or bathroom. Maybe FFFC but I've never been turned on while at work. And no to the idea guys do it all the time. MH has never jerked off at work. If he needs to touch himself he does it in the private and appropriate place: our own home. Sex isn't like eating or shitting. It can wait until you're not in a public place.
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I take a sick day every summer to go to the beach. It's my annual "hooky day" and it feels so scandalous. I suppose I could take a vacation day, but eh.
Do people actually use "sick days" for when they're sick ?! When I'm sick (assuming mildly) work is exactly where I want to be. If I'm already miserable might as well be miserable at work and save my sick days for feel good days, beach days and day drinking days. Although our sick, personal and vacation time is all "PTO", we don't have to identify sick or not.
We have vacation and sick time. The vacation time is limited, but our sick time is on the honor system. I honestly would prefer if they just lumped it all together, since I rarely get truly "sick"
I take a sick day every summer to go to the beach. It's my annual "hooky day" and it feels so scandalous. I suppose I could take a vacation day, but eh.
Do people actually use "sick days" for when they're sick ?! When I'm sick (assuming mildly) work is exactly where I want to be. If I'm already miserable might as well be miserable at work and save my sick days for feel good days, beach days and day drinking days. Although our sick, personal and vacation time is all "PTO", we don't have to identify sick or not.
DNW to be at work when I'm sick. Especially DNW other people to be at work when they are sick and are likely to make me sick. It infuriates me when someone comes into the office when sick and then spends the day coughing and sneezing all over everything. If you have paid sick days, just GO HOME.
I take a sick day every summer to go to the beach. It's my annual "hooky day" and it feels so scandalous. I suppose I could take a vacation day, but eh.
Do people actually use "sick days" for when they're sick ?! When I'm sick (assuming mildly) work is exactly where I want to be. If I'm already miserable might as well be miserable at work and save my sick days for feel good days, beach days and day drinking days. Although our sick, personal and vacation time is all "PTO", we don't have to identify sick or not.
If people are contagious and disgusting, they need to stay home for real. I don't want their germs.
At my last job, vacay and sick days came out of the same limited pot, which unfortunately encouraged people to come in when they were super gross and ill because they wanted to save them for a vacation. I think that really reduces true productivity.
Do people actually use "sick days" for when they're sick ?! When I'm sick (assuming mildly) work is exactly where I want to be. If I'm already miserable might as well be miserable at work and save my sick days for feel good days, beach days and day drinking days. Although our sick, personal and vacation time is all "PTO", we don't have to identify sick or not.
DNW to be at work when I'm sick. Especially DNW other people to be at work when they are sick and are likely to make me sick. It infuriates me when someone comes into the office when sick and then spends the day coughing and sneezing all over everything. If you have paid sick days, just GO HOME.
I wouldn't go to work with the flu or a stomach bug. But a run of the mill cold? I'm usually there.
I also Lysol my whole desk/office space and encourage others to do the same.
I guess I don't consider using leave to which I am entitled as playing hooky. I personally wouldn't use sick days just for funsies because I want to have those for actually being sick, but I have no problem using personal days here and there to have a long weekend. I'm tempted to use an hour of leave today and leave at 4.
Since my first job at 16, I've never called out of work unless I was legit dying. I'm a terrible liar, I always feel like I'd give myself away or something.
Were you the kid in school that got the perfect attendance award? So jealous of those kids, the teachers favorites obviously.
I will embarrassingly admit that was me. I missed one day of kindergarten for an ear infection and then had perfect attendance through all the rest of school. I never really got sick, and then once several years had gone by my mom was invested in keeping the streak going.
DNW to be at work when I'm sick. Especially DNW other people to be at work when they are sick and are likely to make me sick. It infuriates me when someone comes into the office when sick and then spends the day coughing and sneezing all over everything. If you have paid sick days, just GO HOME.
I wouldn't go to work with the flu or a stomach bug. But a run of the mill cold? I'm usually there.
I also Lysol my whole desk/office space and encourage others to do the same.
SAME. Plus I work in a cubicle (not like a classroom etc) and don't collaborate with any coworkers = just stay away from my cube if you don't wanna catch my cold.
Do people actually use "sick days" for when they're sick ?! When I'm sick (assuming mildly) work is exactly where I want to be. If I'm already miserable might as well be miserable at work and save my sick days for feel good days, beach days and day drinking days. Although our sick, personal and vacation time is all "PTO", we don't have to identify sick or not.
We have vacation and sick time. The vacation time is limited, but our sick time is on the honor system. I honestly would prefer if they just lumped it all together, since I rarely get truly "sick"
Same here. Us on salary technically have unlimited sick days/ not kept track of. Obviously if someone was abusing it they would get talked to, but I use about 3 per year and don't feel guilty. I just say "not going to make it in today" and that's it. So I'm not really lying and saying I'm sick lol.
Don't really have any good ones. I played hooky on Monday even though I knew it would make work harder for my coworkers and I was getting a four day weekend this weekend.
I do not understand how people "play hooky" from work.
I always figured that meant they were staying home to have sex?
Our sick days and vacation days are completely separate. I wouldn't dream of taking a sick day to do anything other than actually being sick. I am given enough leeway to take personal days when I like; I don't need to lie about being sick.
I guess I don't consider using leave to which I am entitled as playing hooky. I personally wouldn't use sick days just for funsies because I want to have those for actually being sick, but I have no problem using personal days here and there to have a long weekend. I'm tempted to use an hour of leave today and leave at 4.
I think the difference is letting people know a little bit in advance that you're taking a day off rather calling in sick last minute and putting your coworkers in a bind like rutherily did.
We have vacation and sick time. The vacation time is limited, but our sick time is on the honor system. I honestly would prefer if they just lumped it all together, since I rarely get truly "sick"
Same here. Us on salary technically have unlimited sick days/ not kept track of. Obviously if someone was abusing it they would get talked to, but I use about 3 per year and don't feel guilty. I just say "not going to make it in today" and that's it. So I'm not really lying and saying I'm sick lol.
Yeah, I just send an email to my boss saying I'm sick and that's it. If there were a chronic absenteeism problem, I'm sure they'd say something. BUt 99.9% of the time, I'm at work as scheduled.
I guess I don't consider using leave to which I am entitled as playing hooky. I personally wouldn't use sick days just for funsies because I want to have those for actually being sick, but I have no problem using personal days here and there to have a long weekend. I'm tempted to use an hour of leave today and leave at 4.
I think the difference is letting people know a little bit in advance that you're taking a day off rather calling in sick last minute and putting your coworkers in a bind like rutherily did.
Fair enough. 95% of the time me being out doesn't impact my coworkers (and that 5% is basically made up of court hearings that we are always happy to cover for each other), but if it did I would definitely not call in fake-sick and make everyone else's day harder.
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Do people actually use "sick days" for when they're sick ?! When I'm sick (assuming mildly) work is exactly where I want to be. If I'm already miserable might as well be miserable at work and save my sick days for feel good days, beach days and day drinking days. Although our sick, personal and vacation time is all "PTO", we don't have to identify sick or not.
We have vacation and sick time. The vacation time is limited, but our sick time is on the honor system. I honestly would prefer if they just lumped it all together, since I rarely get truly "sick"
We used to have sick and vacation, with a lot more sick. I always figured using the occasional sick day for my mental health was just as valid as using it for my physical health.
I have "unlimited" sick days that we use on the honor system. I'm only sick 1-2 times a year (well a few more times now that we have our foster sons and they bring home all the daycare germs), but I always feel terrible taking sick days. My coworkers hardly ever get sick so I feel guilty when I am even though I know I shouldn't.
I still text my mom (who is a nurse) in the morning when I'm sick to get her "permission" to take a sick day. She basically always tells me it's okay to stay home if I don't feel well. But I like having someone else tell me its okay.
We have vacation and sick time. The vacation time is limited, but our sick time is on the honor system. I honestly would prefer if they just lumped it all together, since I rarely get truly "sick"
We used to have sick and vacation, with a lot more sick. I always figured using the occasional sick day for my mental health was just as valid as using it for my physical health.
That's basically what I meant playing hooky. An unscheduled day off and I wasn't physically ill.
We have vacation and sick time. The vacation time is limited, but our sick time is on the honor system. I honestly would prefer if they just lumped it all together, since I rarely get truly "sick"
Same here. Us on salary technically have unlimited sick days/ not kept track of. Obviously if someone was abusing it they would get talked to, but I use about 3 per year and don't feel guilty. I just say "not going to make it in today" and that's it. So I'm not really lying and saying I'm sick lol.
This is totally my team at work. Our system is set up that to get PTO scheduled you put it in the time system and the boss approves it and it's added to your time card. You can't put in the request on the day you want and you can't do things posthumously, so actual sick days have to be put onto your time card by your manager.
My manager gives zero fucks unless you're out for like a whole week sick or something. Otherwise he figures you'll make it up at some point (we're all salaried) and can't be bothered to adjust people's time cards before approving them.
I always figured that meant they were staying home to have sex?
Why stay home for sex when you can just play vagina DJ right there in your office?
I work in an open office, so that would be aaawkward.
We have vacation days plus personal/sick days. I use them when I'm sick or for appointments or running errands or whatever. If I have any left over I use them for scheduled days off. I like not having to justify why I need time off but I have never taken a full day off unexpectedly unless I was sick. I have gone home for daytime sex during my lunch hour. Did not need a whole day for that.
I guess I don't consider using leave to which I am entitled as playing hooky. I personally wouldn't use sick days just for funsies because I want to have those for actually being sick, but I have no problem using personal days here and there to have a long weekend. I'm tempted to use an hour of leave today and leave at 4.
I think the difference is letting people know a little bit in advance that you're taking a day off rather calling in sick last minute and putting your coworkers in a bind like rutherily did.
What's frustrating is that any day off whether unscheduled or scheduled 6 months in advance will always burden coworkers at my job. I normally just schedule far away vacations so people have time to prepare but I was having a very rough time and just needed a day. I also get burdened when other people constantly take off for their kids Valentine's Day party or a day at the zoo so I figured I'd take one selfish day for myself.
Were you the kid in school that got the perfect attendance award? So jealous of those kids, the teachers favorites obviously.
I will embarrassingly admit that was me. I missed one day of kindergarten for an ear infection and then had perfect attendance through all the rest of school. I never really got sick, and then once several years had gone by my mom was invested in keeping the streak going.
I'm sorry. You missed out on sleeping in, Price is Right, and doing whatever things you didn't want your parents to know you were doing (assuming both parents worked, that is). Sick days RULED...unless you were legit feeling like shit.
I will embarrassingly admit that was me. I missed one day of kindergarten for an ear infection and then had perfect attendance through all the rest of school. I never really got sick, and then once several years had gone by my mom was invested in keeping the streak going.
I'm sorry. You missed out on sleeping in, Price is Right, and doing whatever things you didn't want your parents to know you were doing (assuming both parents worked, that is). Sick days RULED...unless you were legit feeling like shit.
I also missed our senior skip day There were only five days left of the year at that point and my mom was like OMG after 12 years you have to finish this out. Twas a sad, sad day for young Pinkcat.
I wouldn't go to work with the flu or a stomach bug. But a run of the mill cold? I'm usually there.
I also Lysol my whole desk/office space and encourage others to do the same.
SAME. Plus I work in a cubicle (not like a classroom etc) and don't collaborate with any coworkers = just stay away from my cube if you don't wanna catch my cold.
Do you really think your germs stayed confined to your cubicle?
I mean, it's whatever. People pass on colds all the time. But still, don't think you're not sharing your germz just because you don't collaborate with others.
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