Had to call of today.

[ryan34]

Today is the first day that Ive had to call of from my job.(feel sick as a dog) I've been here about a year and a half. And its the first time i've called out of work in about 2 1/2 years. I hate calling out, i feel like i'm forcing my work on to my coworkers. But atleast now i have sick days so i don't have to worry about my paycheck . Well hope you guys' day is better then mine.

[Rhode Island Red]

Get well soon.

There is a strain of the flu passing around the northeast that you get sick, feel better and come into work again only to find out by the end of the day it's relapsing.

[Jeff_in_Atl]

I used to feel bad about it too. But then I noticed that I didn't like it when other people came in sick. I don't want to get what they have. So now I consider it a favor or being polite to everyone else to not come in and to not get them sick. It's all in how you look at it.

Get well soon.

[bru333]

Yup! Stay home and get better. No reason to spread it around at work and make everyone else sick.

The people I get annoyed with are the ones who call in when they aren't sick, then have to come to work when they are sick 'cause they used all their sick time up.

[Steel2686]

Get well soon.

There is a strain of the flu passing around the northeast that you get sick, feel better and come into work again only to find out by the end of the day it's relapsing.

Yup. I was lucky enough to have that last month. Having three kids passing it around also doesn't help.

Get better.

[thenuge876]

My dad just had a flu thing too, sounds a lot like what you were describing. He hates taking off of work too but if you get some rest, youll feel better much faster. Get well soon

[DJ Taso]

Today is the first day that Ive had to call of from my job.(feel sick as a dog) I've been here about a year and a half. And its the first time i've called out of work in about 2 1/2 years. I hate calling out, i feel like i'm forcing my work on to my coworkers. But atleast now i have sick days so i don't have to worry about my paycheck . Well hope you guys' day is better then mine.

Don't feel bad, man. That's what sick days are for. Just think of how many times you had to cover for your co-workers?

[ryan34]

Don't feel bad, man. That's what sick days are for. Just think of how many times you had to cover for your co-workers?

Thats true, and today is a day where they have extra help. So i guess they won't miss me too much Tomorrow is my scheduled day off, so i won't have to worry about being sick tomorrow (although i would hate to be sick on my day off, lol). I just hope its a 24 hour thing and not the flu. (Fingers crossed)

[Kevin - Blown 95 TA]

I read an article blurb in Playboy which said that 80% of people who could call in sick go to work on days they should stay home. I hate getting sick and I usually get it from some person who shows up sick at the office, and the whole office ends up getting it eventually. So I'm with the others who think you should stay home for a couple days when you are most contagious. usually you are the most contageous when you are feeling the worst and also when you are sneezing and coughing a lot.

You did the right thing and shouldn't feel bad about it. It's just that you have a good work ethic. Just remember, healthy persons catch an average of 2 colds a year and it's real abnormal for some to never miss work, in spite of some goofy awards you hear about for somebody who had perfect attendance for 15 years or some other such nonsense. No one will ever give you a raise or promotion for coming to work when you are sick, and they won't fire or demote you for staying home when you are sick, unless you abuse it.

[Steel2686]

I read an article blurb in Playboy which said that 80% of people who could call in sick go to work on days they should stay home.

There's articles in Playboy?

[ryan34]

ROFL

There's articles in Playboy?

Ahahahahahahahaha