At what point do you call out of work?

[waffletime]

I've never been sick enough to call into work, but if I did, I'd call in if I was contagious and/or physically incapable of doing my job because of vomiting, pain, etc.

[wowhead]

I'm worse than a man with a man cold so I use to call in or work from home pretty often. One thing I know about me is that I'm a terrible employee.

[FastHands]

If I have a good cough or sneezing/runny nose, I stay home. I try my best not to go for Show and Tell with my germs.

[FastHands]

Sept 18, 2014 18:01:47 GMT -5 wowhead said:

I'm worse than a man with a man cold so I use to call in or work from home pretty often. One thing I know about me is that I'm a terrible employee.

I totally disagree. Keeping your germs to yourself does not make you a bad employee. You're using sick time or pto or whatever your policy is, which is part of your benefits/compensation package, and you're being considerate of the health of CWs. AND you even work from home sometimes.

[sandyapples]

If I feel like shit, nothing too important is going in and I have the time I would call out. No one wants your germs around. There isn't a prize for never missing a day.
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[wambam]

If I'm contagious or the way I'm feeling significantly impact my ability to work, I call out.

[livinitup]

I'll drag ass to work through a lot. I don't have to feel **that** awful to call out as long as I have a clear schedule that is okay to miss. Since that doesn't happen much, I have to have a fever/contagious to call out the rest of the time. Or if I really feel like I am going to make myself sicker to go, than recover.

[v]

If you have a pretty generous sick day policy and your boss is very understanding, I would definitely stay home under your circumstances. And hey, kitty cuddles are very healing and you can only get those at home.

Feel better!

[redwino]

If I don't have a meeting, it takes very little for me to call in. Stomach problems or headache can keep me home.

If I have a meeting, I have to be really bad because it's a pain to reschedule. Sometimes I'll take a half day and just do the meeting, but usually once I show up, I just stay.

[ZoeHart]

We have an open work space so if I'm hacking and snotty and sneezing, I stay home. I'm sure the people I share a table with are grateful.

[candreco]

If I'm going to be annoying my coworkers with coughing/sneezing/sniffling but don't feel too awful, I telework. If I'm really feeling shitty I call in sick.

[isabel]

I don't have a job where I get to call in sick. The last time I was truly sick (strep throat), I switched shifts with my boss so that I could be on meds for most of the 24 hours it takes not to be contagious anymore. I haven't called out in... 6 years? So basically since I started working full time while in college.

I did take a day off last year after we put my dog to sleep, but my boss knew why I was taking the day off.

[Deleted]

I was home yesterday and today. I had a sore throat Tuesday and yesterday. Now I have left over congestion and dizziness. Working from home is incredibly easy in my job so I don't feel bad keeping my germs to myself.

[RoxMonster]

It takes kind of a lot for me. It is always more work when I stay home than when I go in because I have to prep everything for a sub and then try and catch all my classes up.

If I have a fever, a stomach thing, or am contagious, I will stay home. We get enough germs passed around from kids going to school who shouldn't be there that I don't want to pass things on as a teacher too. But if I've been on meds and am not contagious but still feel crappy, I will often go.

[alzi]

I work with olds, so if I'm really sick I stay home. For a cold I drug up and use tons of antibacterial

[revolution]

If I am comtagious and just feel like crap, I will work from home to keep my germs away.

If I can't function, I will call out and sleep all day.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

the usual things, fever, barfs, poops, and I will call out if I've lost my voice as well. I'll have them do something else, but i can't lecture if I have no voice

[pixelpassion]

I have IBS, so I end up calling out of work often. Anything to do with fevers and stomach related ailments, I'll stay home. I'll go to work with a cold though.

Thank god my job gives me a lot of sick/vacation/personal days

[lilac05]

When I was working, I called out relatively easily. First I worked with elderly people in a nursing home. A simple illness for me could be much, much worse for them. Then I worked with kids, many who were immunosuppressed & the majority who were not good about washing hands & keeping them out of their mouths and noses. I didn't mess around with it. My job as a therapist is very important, but not critical on a daily basis. I rescheduled most of my appointments, so no one missed anything when I was gone.

I'm not sure what I'd do if I worked in an office setting with otherwise healthy adults.

[underwaterrhymes]

I work from home, so I work even when I'm sick most of the time.

I did take a PTO day when we all had the stomach virus last year.

[wildfloweragain]

When it would beneficial for me out my class to be home than at school. I go in sick and try to keep my germs to myself usually, esp if I know there are no good subs available or I'll miss an important meeting.
Bathroom issues or vomiting, I'd stay home.

...sent from my Jedi Mind.

[agnes]

There have only been a few times I've called out or left early due to illness.

Once I had super soar throat, could barely talk, and slept all day.

Then there was the time I had explosive diarrhea and even cancelled on a GTG.

And lastly, I had my wisdom teeth out and was hopped up on pain pills.

[macmars45]

Puking/fever etc or absolutely zero voice. I get laryngitis super easily when I get a cold. I teach preschoolers for a living which means having no voice makes my job super difficult. In the last 4-5 years I've called in sick 4-5 times. If I have a cold and haven't lost my voice (like last week) I just guzzle water & tons of emercen-c and take Dayquil.

[joshlyman]

I rarely call in sick because I am sick - it's frowned upon unless you are basically dying (which is stupid but that's another story). I have called in suck for personal days though

[gault]

We have a coworker going through her third round of chemo. I stay the hell home if anything is remotely contagious. I also have ibs and would rather have my own toilet on bad days.

[karmasabiotch]

I once had a supervisor who told me to save my sick time for fun time because I will be sick no matter where at.

Now I have to be pretty sick to use it because I feel like I have to save my time in case my DS gets sick .

Sometimes I just can't face the thought of going to work and will use a dick day for time by myself.

[amberlyrose]

My last job, my boss was an ass if I called in. I WFH now and haven't had to call in yet. I've taken a long nap for lunch but nothing much more than that.

[lpcats]

When I can't concentrate anymore. Or if I'm contagious.