How many days of work have you missed in the last year?
 

Please include any and all absences due to being ill, family emergencies, etc.

Do not include scheduled days off, vacation time, etc.

Poll coming up.

I've missed a half day - went to the doctor and was told I had bronchitis. Laid around for about 3 hours, then worked from home the rest of the day.

None

365

I wouldn't say I missed it.

Nicely done. A lot of folks in the same boat as you according to the early poll results.

I missed 3 days for emergency gallbladder surgery. I probably missed 12 other days. So I'll say roughly 15. I have lots of issues with a couple of auto-immune diseases and with the meds I take for them. I also have a lot of doctor appointments which take me away from work too. I will always be above average due to the autoimmune diseases.

I have missed all of the days

Zero

Although I was a dumbass and went to work for a week straight with chicken pox about 3 years ago. Thought they were oak mite bites. :D

One.

I will go to work with normal colds all the time. The day I have the shits is an automatic call in sick day.

I am a dumbass. I would feel guilty calling in sick when I am not sick. I did take 40 hours of family sick time when my father was sick just before he passed away.

Other than those 40 Hours of Family sick I have used a total of about 5 sick days in 33 years.

So you can give the cold to your coworkers and cause your company to suffer more people out?

None. If I miss work and it's not for vacation it's because I'm dead. I don't believe in sick days.

My guess would be most places of business have at least one sick(if we're including colds)employee at work almost everyday.

Starting this New Years Day, I had the worst case of Flu I have ever had in my life. It literally shut me down for over a week. I had no strength, a massive head ache and a high fever. I just laid in bed the whole time. It absolutely sucked. Went to the Dr and they said take ibuprofen and Tylenol every 4-6 hours - there’s nothing we can do for you.

Before that, I had not missed any time from work in the last 3 years.

Usually 1-2 days for being sick.

When you work in healthcare, you're a complete asshole and it's down right dangerous to be going to work in a setting where you work with medically fragile patients. I tell my staff to stay the **** home if you're sick and I don't want that shit either!

CP getting ready for work in the morning

https://i.imgur.com/LznzMga.gif?1

The truth is most businesses want you to stay home when you are sick.

Zero

2 when my mom was in the hospital, 2 days for bronchitis.

I don't miss work. I'll go to work sick. I'm not a supervisor. It's their job to make the judgement call if I should be there or not

The last time I missed a day of work was in April of 2015 when my dog died.

I have been off since middle of May due to some medical issues nothing major. I have really really enjoyed it, spent a ton of time with my 2 year old grand kid and my wife and I have spent quite a bit of time together also. Longest by far I have been off work since I was probably 16 or so.....going back to work next week...not cause I want to but my fmla is going to run out soon!! I would advise everyone to take some time off so you don't burn out!! I'm more relaxed now than I have been in many years!!

3. I was sick once this winter and I got a staph infection on my leg last week.

But I’ve worked a ****load more hours than 95% of this group so **** off.

that's an odd way to look at it.

I wonder how they would know how sick he is?

Pics of your food truck.

This.

But now I Telework 99% of the time, so there are exactly NO days off..

Haven’t had a sick day in years. Couldn’t even tell you when the last one was... might be five years or more

I haven’t missed a day in years. I try to work as much as possible and hate taking a day off if I don’t have to.

Yep. Only reason I go is so I can spread it everywhere.

Since retiring my main part-time job/pocket money earner is delivering pizzas and the food service industry really wants you to stay away when sick so you don't make the customers sick. That said none since I retired and if I remember right I sold back about 4-5 months worth of sick leave back to Uncle Sam when I did retire. Been pretty lucky about ever having problems/illness to deal with.

Employee of the year much?

LOL - I wondered if you would show those pics to Flying High D(ick)

Sorry, but this is not true.

Do you serve deep fried Twinkies out of that thing?

Nope but I can put out an inordinate amount of nitrogen (plant food)

I did back in 2011. If I’m sick, I just go to work because I don’t want to deal with getting written up.

I havent missed an unscheduled day of work in 8 years. Only reason I missed one then was for my grandma's funeral. Technically it could have been considered scheduled too since a gave a three day notice.

Who's ****ing asking?

When I was a kid Id go in sick as a dog. Never missed a day for quite a few years.

I picked 2 days. Anymore, I use my sick days if Im ill. No need to get others sick.
It helps you can check in from home if needed now too.

No sick days at work, only PTO. I'm not wasting my vacation missing work for a sickness.

I used 2 weeks fmla for bonding time with a new child. I have come up a few hours short of 40 a couple times, but i dont really use my pto too mich because we can flex our work hours.

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Whenever I want

Same here. Big corporations suck.

And that's the problem with that design, but I get it.

It's good to be the King..

I'm sure there aren't many people who regret missing work when they're on their death bed... that said, I don't remember the last time I completely missed work due to being sick. There have been a few days here and there where I've worked from home though.

When I was younger, I wouldn't even take all of my PTO, but that's changed over the years.

Lots of tough guys in here.

It’s ok to miss work and be sick. You don’t get some award for going to work sick you idiots

I'm sure your co-workers appreciate your fortitude as they watch your bronchitis turn to pneumonia right in front of their eyes, lol.

Haha, I haven’t really been sick in years (other than a minor cold). So I wouldn’t have missed any work anyway. I’d definitely be going either way though. I already use all my days for vacations.

I called in "sick" Friday after they announced they were slashing our salary. **** them.

I have an employee that through June has missed more than half of the available working days, through a variety of time off, doctors visits, 2 (yes, two) different bereavement leaves and a 6-8 week disability period. Fortunately, this person is my most poor performing person so it really doesnt impact the teams performance.

pretty impressive to miss that much time and still have a job...

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I'm never sick.


I do take my vacation time

Up until I left my most recent job last October, I had only taken two sick days in the 3 1/2 years I worked there. Which ****ed me in the end, because when the property sold the company didn't have to pay me for the remaining 80+ hours of sick time I accumulated and never used.

The moral of the story, use your ****ing sick time, even if you aren't really sick. And don't feel guilty about it.

CP during flu season

https://i.imgur.com/JuNslaF.jpg?1

That will show ‘em to get that paid bumped up in the future!

There is no future I'm leaving soon. You would have to be an idiot to stay.

I would have to add to this that I'm the Pacific Regional Manager for my company so I don't really get those days off (or any others really), I just don't go to work. Today, Saturday, is my day off and I just spent some time this morning approving timesheets before we go out for brunch. I also get calls at all hours of the day and night. But I don't go in when I'm sick and make other people sick.

Sometimes.

Timeliness is important in some functions of my business and that periodically requires me to put on my big boy shorts and toughen up.

I'm self employed...I have people depending on me. Unless it's really bad, I have to show up. Better to be sent home and willing to work, than to call and not show. It's a complaint I've heard from clients over and over, through the years.

^^^^

Agreed

25-30 days for me this year.

I'm talking 1 or 2 days off a year. Not dragging out by calling off every day you feel sick like some people who miss a week of work for the common cold.

Eh. I have no idea. If i had to guess, i miss about 10 days or less a year due to either getting sick, doctors appointment or a family event such as a graduation, school play etc. But i more than make up for those days with non scheduled hours that i work pretty much every week. And i'm salaried so....

I took 7 this year. A very high number for me. We get PTO. Knee surgery. Florida and moving kid home from college. I have rarely taken that much time off.

But I only "work 180 days." Damn teachers.

I work for a large company.....I get Vacation, PTO and Sick time...on top of 1 Floating Holiday to use at any time.

I can't complain at all......having said that I have missed 1 day sick this year.

One day with a stomach virus that pretty much ate me up for a day....but luckily we can carry over sick time as long as it doesn't accumulate past a certain number of hours.

It does have it’s benefits. I’ve been with the same employer since 94 and get 6 weeks of vacation each year, plus holidays. I should get another week next year. We just don’t get sick time and they put something in our file if we ever call in sick. I’ve only called in sick once during my entire time there, but I have gone to work sick several times.

3 days, and I had to be told in no uncertain terms to go home

I’ve missed more than your poll goes to. All in, about 2 months, mostly on short term disability and hospital stays.

You’re endangering others, especially those who are immuno-compromised.

Three. Caught what I am guessing was the flu, even though I got the shot. I never go to work with a fever. Pretty rude.

Yes, people like me that take immuno-suppressants are endangered by these careless people. I'll send people home if they are sick.

It not only endangers me, but two of the sites I'm responsible for are 24/7, and we are at minimum staffing now. If someone comes to work and gets other people sick I am in danger of not being able to fulfill my contract - covering 24/7 - and the healthy people will be working double shifts (and I'll be working shifts myself).

As a manager IMO it is irresponsible to come to work sick. You endanger others and risk the mission or job from getting accomplished.

I’m not on immunosuppressants yet, but as a dialysis patient, I’m compromised. Sick people are dangerous for us. Not only is it easier to get sick, it takes longer to recover.

Absolutely. We get sicker, take longer to recover, and in some cases it can be dangerous. Glenn Frey had the same disease as me (rheumatoid arthritis) and was taking the same types of medicines I take (DMARDS, biologics and steroids - all of which suppress the immune system). He got pneumonia and even with antibiotics his body couldn't fight off the infection and he died.

Sounds like he's on FMLA

I never miss work!!! The bosses are so proud of me for making them rich!!!!!