Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby wombatK » Mon Sep 17, 2012 5:14 pm
If a long-serving employee gets a terminal or other grave illness in my company and runs outKemp wrote: If you're company allows for a certain number of sick days or personal leave days, why not take them? I don't see any problem with it
of paid sick-leave, they are often given ex-gratia sick leave (i.e. they are paid sick leave anyway).
It comes from the moneys budgeted for sick leave but not used - e.g. when
many employees retire with months or years of untaken sick leave.
If every employee began to treat sick leave as an entitlement they were
free to spend as they see fit, why would you expect an employer to show any
unrequited generosity to the seriously ill ?
Sick leave is a safety net - and if you are blessed by good health, you could think about
those less fortunate. Life isn't all about take - sometimes you've got to give a bit too.
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby rpmspinman » Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:43 pm
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby eeksll » Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:20 am
I used to work in a company where sick leave kept on accumulating, I took less sick days with that company.
It annoys me when people come into work when they are sick
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby Baalzamon » Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:22 am
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby chriscole » Fri Sep 21, 2012 5:12 pm
I work in a hospital, in very direct contact with a large number of patients, as well as colleagues, all day (or night) long. There are occasions when I am sick (with some trivial but bloody annoying viral URTI or gastroenteritis), and still well enough to do my job, but turning up to work and "sharing the joy" is quite definitely a _really_ dumb thing to do.
Consequently, if I have a day off under those circumstances, but feel well enough to get outdoors and do something active (albeit at a gentler pace than usual) then I'm not sure that's an intrinsically unethical or bad thing.
I do, however, still feel somewhat guilty about it.
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby Farmer Elvis » Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:17 pm
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby rpmspinman » Mon Sep 24, 2012 6:38 pm
That would be the fairest thing to do. It's not called being hard, just being up front and honest.Farmer Elvis wrote:Why don't you ask your boss for the day off let him know why, if you are a valued employee all will be good, if you aren't pulling your weight and take a sickie you may find you are next to go. I am a boss that's how I operate!
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby floody » Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:57 pm
In my job, a day off means hiring a temp replacement at circa $300/day and potentially lowered outcomes for my stakeholders.
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby g-boaf » Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:16 am
I'm the type that only takes sick leave when I'm actually sick. I don't do it otherwise.
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby rockviewau » Wed Oct 03, 2012 10:12 am
I know I had to go to sydney in feb for my nannas 90th, and had to take 3 days off work, but i was honest with work and they said it was cool. I also took one day off when my parents came up here. work were cool with that too.
in saying that, ive only had one other sick day off where i was actually sick.
Ive taken many personal days over the years, but in my eyes, every one justifiable. And every single one, work was notified of my reason first. I figure if you have a good relationship with the boss and dont abuse the system, its fine.
in saying that, i wouldnt take a day off just to ride.
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby bychosis » Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:50 pm
Sickies are for when you are sick. I have a mate in hospital at the moment with pneumonia who will get back to work with no sickies left, but he won't lose much pay because he is generally healthy and doesn't waste sickies.
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby VRE » Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:51 am
So if my "child" is feeling neglected, and needs to be taken on a long tour, it's OK to chuck a sickie?skull wrote:Sick leave can also be used to take time off to care for an ill child. So no reason to feel guilty as that is what they are for.
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby thecaptn » Fri Oct 05, 2012 10:48 am
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby bychosis » Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:37 am
I am aware, buy my point was that I don't feel right taking time off as sick leave unless I am sick, and properly.skull wrote:Sick leave can also be used to take time off to care for an ill child. So no reason to feel guilty as that is what they are for.
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I agree there is a bit of a distinction between a sickie (but not sick) and a sick leave day (actually sick).
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby m@ » Fri Oct 05, 2012 2:42 pm
I disagreethecaptn wrote:I chuck sickies to ride all the time. I don't think it makes any difference to the company or my "workmates" and if it did I wouldn't care I ran out of sick pay years ago and annual leave so it doesn't cost them anything. It's not that I'm lazy, I even chuck sickies to do volunteer work. I work for a massive corperation, it's not a person, it doesn't care about me and I don't care about it. I think people oppose the practice out of some holier than thou, moraly pre programmed sheep mentality. At the end of my my life I'll be extreemly satisfied about the time I wasn't at work and even happier that I didn't make some rich invester richer. So I think its ok to chuck a sickie to ride and even unaustralian not to.
Personally I oppose it because I believe in honesty and a fair go - which means not fibbing to the boss or leaving my colleagues in the lurch because I just didn't feel like coming into work...
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby thecaptn » Sun Oct 07, 2012 7:10 pm
You make a good point but the company I work for doesn't have a good track record when it comes to honesty or giving staff a fair go. Also as I said, on my pay level which is the lowest, it realy doesn't cause anyone bar management any grief. On the contrary, if I'm not at work it means that overtime will be offered and those of us who have young families and mortgages can take the oppertunity to make some extra money.m@ wrote:I disagreethecaptn wrote:I chuck sickies to ride all the time. I don't think it makes any difference to the company or my "workmates" and if it did I wouldn't care I ran out of sick pay years ago and annual leave so it doesn't cost them anything. It's not that I'm lazy, I even chuck sickies to do volunteer work. I work for a massive corperation, it's not a person, it doesn't care about me and I don't care about it. I think people oppose the practice out of some holier than thou, moraly pre programmed sheep mentality. At the end of my my life I'll be extreemly satisfied about the time I wasn't at work and even happier that I didn't make some rich invester richer. So I think its ok to chuck a sickie to ride and even unaustralian not to.
Personally I oppose it because I believe in honesty and a fair go - which means not fibbing to the boss or leaving my colleagues in the lurch because I just didn't feel like coming into work...
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby Farmer Elvis » Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:21 pm
You won't be complaining when you are the next in your work to be told "don't come Monday" !thecaptn wrote:You make a good point but the company I work for doesn't have a good track record when it comes to honesty or giving staff a fair go. Also as I said, on my pay level which is the lowest, it realy doesn't cause anyone bar management any grief. On the contrary, if I'm not at work it means that overtime will be offered and those of us who have young families andm@ wrote:I disagreethecaptn wrote:I chuck sickies to ride all the time. I don't think it makes any difference to the company or my "workmates" and if it did I wouldn't care I ran out of sick pay years ago and annual leave so it doesn't cost them anything. It's not that I'm lazy, I even chuck sickies to do volunteer work. I work for a massive corperation, it's not a person, it doesn't care about me and I don't care about it. I think people oppose the practice out of some holier than thou, moraly pre programmed sheep mentality. At the end of my my life I'll be extreemly satisfied about the time I wasn't at work and even happier that I didn't make some rich invester richer. So I think its ok to chuck a sickie to ride and even unaustralian not to.
Personally I oppose it because I believe in honesty and a fair go - which means not fibbing to the boss or leaving my colleagues in the lurch because I just didn't feel like coming into work...
mortgages can take the oppertunity to make some extra money.
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby floody » Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:27 pm
And a bloody shame it is.thecaptn wrote:Yeah they cant do that mate, it's the 21st century
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Re: Is it ok to chuck a sicky to ride your bike?
Postby Missy8787 » Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:34 pm
I wouldn't call it laziness, I would more lean towards poor attitude and poor work ethic. Each to their own, but l like to put in 100% each day, regardless if l am at the bottom of the ladder or not. Your job must mean something to someone, because if it didn't you wouldn't be working as it, and they wouldn't have it as a position if it wasn't needed. If they do, then that's bad business IMO.thecaptn wrote:I chuck sickies to ride all the time. I don't think it makes any difference to the company or my "workmates" and if it did I wouldn't care I ran out of sick pay years ago and annual leave so it doesn't cost them anything. It's not that I'm lazy, I even chuck sickies to do volunteer work. I work for a massive corperation, it's not a person, it doesn't care about me and I don't care about it. I think people oppose the practice out of some holier than thou, moraly pre programmed sheep mentality. At the end of my my life I'll be extreemly satisfied about the time I wasn't at work and even happier that I didn't make some rich invester richer. So I think its ok to chuck a sickie to ride and even unaustralian not to.
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