Playing hookie from work. Do you do it?

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Thinking really hard about it. In the last 2+ years I've missed maybe 5 days total and 4 of them were legit excuses. I feel I'm do for one. How irresponsible is it and do you do it? If so how often?

 

[BoomerD]

No...never....well, maybe an occasional "mental health day."


When the crane operator takes a day off...not much gets done.

 

[lxskllr]

All the time, but I didn't do it when I had particularly important work to do. I never really took vacations, but I'd spread my leave around a day at a time throughout the year.

 

[nageov3t]

it feels like usually, not being at work generates more work for me to do than actually being there to begin with.

 

[MJinZ]

Uh of course. How else are you going to use your sick and personal days if you're never sick (except of work) and you're a young guy who goes to Doctor once a year and dentist twice a year?

 

[schneiderguy]

I work as a math tutor and my boss basically loses ~$120/hour when I don't show up. So showing up to work is strongly encouraged

 

[fatpat268]

I work as a math tutor and my boss basically loses ~$120/hour when I don't show up. So showing up to work is strongly encouraged

Jeez, and here I made $9 an hour when I was a math tutor at my local college.

 

[lsv]

As many times as possible

 

[schneiderguy]

Jeez, and here I made $9 an hour when I was a math tutor at my local college.

I only get $14/hour. My boss charges $40 per hour and I tutor three kids at one time.

Maybe I should ask for a raise :hmm:

 

[Spg]

I tell any new boss that I can usually predict my sick days about a week in advanced. And that I can let them know about it, so they can plan around it, or it can be a surprise.

As a matter of fact I expect I will be sick on Friday, so I can get to our campsite before dark.

 

[iGas]

No

I have missed 3 days of work in the last 5~6 years.

 

[Zargon]

Uh of course. How else are you going to use your sick and personal days if you're never sick (except of work) and you're a young guy who goes to Doctor once a year and dentist twice a year?

this.

sometimes after finishing a big project and runnings lots of OT, I need a mental health day.

but about every 6-8 months on a cycle I stop sleeping very well, and end up running for a few weeks on 5-6 hours of sleep no matter what do, and I end up crashing hard and sleeping for an entire day and get back to normal

not exactly hookie, but not exactly 'sick'

 

[D1gger]

I take an occassional mental health day, but only when I know that I don't have any commitments that can't wait a day.

 

[Rumpltzer]

My workplace recently combined the 5 days (or whatever it is) that we get per year into our vacation time. So, if you don't get sick, you get 5 (or whatever it is) extra days of vacation.

But, if you get sick for more than 5 days per year, you eat into your vacation time.


It works out well for most of the people... I think.

 

[lxskllr]

My workplace recently combined the 5 days (or whatever it is) that we get per year into our vacation time. So, if you don't get sick, you get 5 (or whatever it is) extra days of vacation.

But, if you get sick for more than 5 days per year, you eat into your vacation time.


It works out well for most of the people... I think.

We had segregated vacation/sick time, but they were completely interchangeable. I never quite understood the distinction.

 

[Jeff7]

I'll not just randomly call off in the morning because I don't feel like coming in; that's reserved for when I wake up and am genuinely sick.

But I'll take a day off now and then just because I feel like it, provided that things are reasonably in order at work. Advance notice doesn't seem to be terribly necessary, as there's not really anyone else there to cover for me anyway. I mainly just have to make sure that the other engineer on staff isn't going to be out the same day too. Once that's out of the way, it's mostly a matter of asking my supervisor, "Do you mind if I take Friday off?"

 

[kranky]

Two years ago we ended a distinction between sick days and vacation days, and now just have "paid time off". Under the old system you could technically have unlimited sick days if you were salaried. But in recent years the younger workers were experiencing an incredible number of "sick" days, mostly on Mondays and Fridays. Some of them were missing 10 days a year, one day at a time, and taking full vacation leave on top of that. I saw statistics that showed the average number of sick days by employees with less than 5 years seniority went from 3.2 in 2004 to 7.5 in 2008. Total cost of the increased time was over $120,000.

Now if you're sick, on vacation, or just want a mental health day, you use "paid time off".

 

[hclarkjr]

to many bills to pay to even think about it, have not missed day of work for little over 6 years now

 

[KeithTalent]

I don't, though I will occassionally take an afternoon off to go see a movie or something, but I always book those as half vacation days. I don't remember ever calling in sick. :hmm:

KT

 

[TallBill]

I've never worked anywhere where that was even possible.

 

[AlienCraft]

No. We don't get paid for any days off.
There are no "sick" days or Vacation pay.
No work, no pay.
There used to be, but the new owners do not believe in it.
Except for Management, of course.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

I did it a couple of times and it ended up with me saying "damn I shoulda just went to work".

 

[MJinZ]

Two years ago we ended a distinction between sick days and vacation days, and now just have "paid time off". Under the old system you could technically have unlimited sick days if you were salaried. But in recent years the younger workers were experiencing an incredible number of "sick" days, mostly on Mondays and Fridays. Some of them were missing 10 days a year, one day at a time, and taking full vacation leave on top of that. I saw statistics that showed the average number of sick days by employees with less than 5 years seniority went from 3.2 in 2004 to 7.5 in 2008. Total cost of the increased time was over $120,000.

Now if you're sick, on vacation, or just want a mental health day, you use "paid time off".

States have different laws.

 

[BoomerD]

States have different laws.

Few (if any) states have laws requiring paid time off for employees. I know that in Kahleeforneeya, IF you get paid vacation days, it's considered "earned income" and the company has to pay you for any unused days at termination, but sick leave is not...and you're not entitled to be paid for unused days.

Paid time off has been rare for me in my career. Most of the time, if you don't work...you don't get paid. No paid holidays, no paid vacation, no paid sick days.

 

[CRXican]

to many bills to pay to even think about it, have not missed day of work for little over 6 years now

what a sad life