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PostPosted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 9:22 pm 
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"Don't come in to work til friday".

I've been really sick last several days and I've been cooped up since friday unless you count a trip to the dr's office yesterday. Which as far as I'm concerned doesn't count.

Got diagnosed with bad bronchitis and sinus infection and told 24 hrs on antibiotics then I can go back to work meaning tomorrow. Cause I'm getting bored silly.

But I do still sound crappy meaning my voice is still super raspy.

So what happens just now? My phone rings and it's my boss.

"Hey, I don't want you to come back to work til friday. Everyone around here keep dropping like flies and it's because no one takes the time to really get better" cue me whining that I'm bored and should be non-contagious" yeah but you still sound really horrible and I don't want you answering the phone that way" Yeah but I can't afford this."I think you have a couple vacation days left. Just call me tommorrow night".

Fuck. I don't know whether to be excited or annoyed!!

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I got sent home sick once... I was a bit peeved that day, but felt better about the whole thing while lying in bed sick the next day.

Might as well try and make the best of it...Plus, if you call out Friday as still being sick, you'll be off until Tuesday (due to the holiday)...That's a nice break, no?

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Sounds like they're trying to fire you.


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PostPosted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:54 pm 
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Kudos to your boss. It should be common courtesy not to go to work sick. I know on film sets in this city if you show up with a cold you'll immediately get sent home along with a few choice insults to keep you warm.

And if your job is at the front desk you'd just be chasing away customers. Stay home.


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Kudos to your boss. It should be common courtesy not to go to work sick. I know on film sets in this city if you show up with a cold you'll immediately get sent home along with a few choice insults to keep you warm.

And if your job is at the front desk you'd just be chasing away customers. Stay home.


Yeah, I'm front desk/asst manager of a small spa. And one of my co-workers started out with what I have and because she kept coming in thinking she was better she ended up with pneumonia. So after that and three other workers calling in sick with similar sickness in the past couple days, she made that call to me. Plus since I already have a compromised immune system from the MS, it's probably the better idea. She can't risk having me out longer then a few days. Better safe then sorry.

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Jen. Enjoy it, as much as being sick is enjoyable. Rest, get well. Radcliffe is right; it's not cool to show up in a public environment sick; Ask your barber/stylist next time you get a cut; THEY FUCKING HATE PEOPLE WHO COME IN OR BRING THEIR SNOT NOSED BRATS IN TO GET A HAIRCUT WHEN THEY ARE SICK BECAUSE EVERYBODY IN THE SALON GETS SICK AND THEY HAVE TO WORK EXTRA HOURS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pardon the outburst. This was the conversation I had to hear when I was getting a (very subpar) haircut a couple weeks ago.

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Y'all're a bunch of hypochondriacs. Get back to work, wussies.


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Billzebub Wrote:
Sounds like they're trying to fire you.


Last week they told me "After Friday don't come back at all".

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My office sends you home if your sick as well. That's why i'm glad i have almost 8 weeks of sick leave built up.

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