At what point do you stay home sick from work?

[Eternal Sunshine]

My rule of thumb for staying home is when I am too weak to get out of bed.

 

I rested all day on Saturday but then by mid day Sunday my fever was gone and I needed to get out. I am still not 100% (blocked nose, headache, scratchy throat..) but I think I will live. Phew no sick days taken

[thefooloftheyear]

As someone with a compromised autoimmune disease I think it irresponsible for anyone to go into work if they have an infectious illness. That should always be considered when deciding on going into work or not, a doctor can confirm if you are infectious and if so that can be your reason for staying away. My staff were always asked to ring in if they were ill, if we could arrange it, and they felt well enough they could work from home for a few days rather than rack up sick days, if not then they sent in a sick paper.

 

No one should be made to feel guilty about being sick, no one should think it a good think to soldier on when they can spread what they have.

 

 

When you cant pay your bills, maybe the people you "saved" from being sick will return the favor....

 

Dont hold your breath,now...

 

TFY

[amaysngrace]

I never call in sick. This job I have now I went to work on Fourth of July after throwing up blood the day before. Fourth of July is the busiest day of the year.

 

My job before that I went into work with a fever because I needed a tetanus shot. I went and got one on my break and then went back to work.

 

I'd rather be busy than sit at home and think about how crappy I feel. But I'm also Joe Pro at dissociating...

[nofeelings22]

The difference of opinion here is a lot more than I would have imagined.

 

As a small business owner, I prefer higher productivity from my employees. This means I prefer sick workers to stay home. Inflecting everyone lowers overall productivity, which is what is most important.

 

As for managers that disagree with allowing employees to stay home, they certainly would have no place in my business. I'd be as upset as the guy at Phoe's company was.

 

The way you treat your employees is directly proportionate to how loyal they are and if they will, on occasion, go the extra mile for the business when needed.

 

Once, I had a major receivable not come in that destroyed our cash flow temporarily. Everyone pitched in. We all went 2 periods without payroll, but got it all back on the 3rd payroll period. There is no way people would stick around through that kind of crisis unless you treated them well on a daily basis.

Edited June 10, 2014 by nofeelings22

[amaysngrace]

The difference of opinion here is a lot more than I would have imagined.

 

As a small business owner, I prefer higher productivity from my employees. This means I prefer sick workers to stay home. Inflecting everyone lowers overall productivity, which is what is most important.

 

As for managers that disagree with allowing employees to stay home, they certainly would have no place in my business. I'd be as upset as the guy at Phoe's company was.

 

The way you treat your employees is directly proportionate to how loyal they are and if they will, on occasion, go the extra mile for the business when needed.

 

I'm a more productive worker when I'm sick than most people are when well.

 

And I work outside so it's not like I'm spreading my germs around. Most times when I feel crappy it's allergies. You can't catch allergies.

[nofeelings22]

I'm a more productive worker when I'm sick than most people are when well.

 

And I work outside so it's not like I'm spreading my germs around. Most times when I feel crappy it's allergies. You can't catch allergies.

 

Of course nobody stays home for allergies. ha ha. That's what claritin is for.

 

And sure, if you are outside, makes no difference at all.

 

Hey, you should try eating raw. local wildflowe honey for your allergies. I know, sounds crazy and I didn't believe it myself.

 

Allergies were so bad, I figured I'd try anything. I would actually get sick to my stomach in addition to the breathing and scratchy eye problems. I was desperate.

 

So I got a big pint jar of raw honey made from bees that feed on the plants in the area. I ate one teaspoon of it a day, until the jar was gone. By the end of the jar, I had no more allergies!! None!!!

 

That was 2 years ago and I've never had a hint of allergies again .

 

Why this worked was a mystery to me so I did a lot of reading about it.

 

A large portion of the body's immune system is located in the stomach/abdomen. When you eat the raw, wildflower honey, it exposes your stomach to low levels of exactly the pollens you are allergic to....for long periods of time. Gradually, your immune system starts to recognize the pollens are ok. That they are not a foreign invader. The moment this happens, you no longer have allergies.

 

It's such a simple fix. There is no need to suffer through allergies.

[carhill]

At what point do you stay home sick from work?

 

Back when I was employed, it turned on whether I was a danger to self or others wrt the machinery. Otherwise, the crew was there every day. These days, it's the same, except no pay for sick days.

 

Best story from back in employment days was having the flu, passing a kidney stone at midnight and ending up breaking a window with my head as I passed out, waking up a half hour later and being at the shop at 7:30 the following morning like nothing had happened. No one ever knew. That's normal for my industry, given the environment we work in. One learns to ignore pain and discomfort. TFY probably understands, working in the collision business. Being sick is more of an annoyance and it's every man for himself. Shrug it off and get to work. Thinking about it, such an attitude was part of socialization, so I never really learned another way. When a kid, jobs still had to be done, for me throwing papers at 5am, and then off to school. Sickouts weren't an option. Different generation and time I guess.