I always struggle trying to decide whether or not to stay home when I’m feeling under the weather. How do you decide?
I’ve got PTO and my job is forcing me back to the office so basically if a strong wind blows I’m calling in sick. I’m tired of sacrificing my happiness for others
I have to weigh the amount of sick days I got left vs how shit I feel. My old job gave out a crap ton of sick days so I’d use them for hangovers, or days when I’ve run out of fucks to give.
Now, not so much. Got to be on deaths door.Do I feel so bad I want to just lie down? I’ll call in sick.
Am I at risk of yarfing or shitting my pants? I’ll work from home.
Otherwise, I go to work.
“It’s just a cold”
Entire office ends up with covid…
Jokes on you, I have an autoimmune disorder, so getting the cold puts me in bed for a week.
I call it in, but I live in the Netherlands so our laws care for our wellbeing (at least in this respect)
Are you a student?
If you’re not a student you should call sick as many times as you can without getting fired, your boss can wait a few more days per year before buying a new car.
By consulting my bank account and looming bills about whether or not I can afford to lose day(s) of pay
Send help
Am I contagious, or showing symptoms of something contagious? Stay home.
Am I incapable of doing my job or driving to work? Stay home.
Otherwise? Suck it up.
I guess it depends on what job you have, but I never had any issues with working from home if I don’t feel well.
For me, the “otherwise” category is work from home, it better for your co-workers and yourself.
If I’m sick.
That’s it.
If it’s very mild then whatever but I’m not going to work if I feel like absolute shit.
If you’re thinking about it, then just do it, tbh. Listen to your body.
If it’s very mild you can still infect someone with a worse version. When I had rubella I just had a slight rash and didn’t feel sick but my brother was really sick for a week.
If you’re not feeling 100%, take a day.
Variables being: do you like your job?
Is your employer a fair employer?
Will the business crumble if you’re not there? I mean, if it does, that’s a company problem, not a you problem.
You should be working to live, not the other way around.
I am one of the few fortunate Americans who has sick leave separate from vacation leave. I have been wfh since early Covid so not calling in sick much at all.
I am also trying to get to 400 sick leave hours banked to supplement short term disability just in case.
Harder to justify calling in sick when wfh, honestly. And I’ve not been very sick. I have really no qualms about calling in if I really need a mental health day. Seems like wfh also lessens my need for mental health days…a benefit I did not really realize until just now.
If I think about whether I should call in sick or not, I call in sick. No benefit in going to work sick or even just a bit under the weather. But I’m not in the US and I get (almost) unlimited PTO for sick leave.
I have pto so basically for whatever reason. Surgery? Flu? Passed gas too hard and my bum hurts? Calling in.
If I’m concerned about safely making the drive in to work (20 minutes), I do not leave the house.
If I have sick days I wouldn’t even hesitate.
Is it something you can pass to others and/or do you feel not OK enough to actually work? Don’t go
