Ash_EP3
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Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
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I've had a cold/flu for the past 2 weeks now and I have never ever phoned in sick before until today I was supposedly going to do a 5-1:30 but I only managed about 3 hours sleep last night and was feeling really bad this morning
I've worked part time at Lidl for just over 2 1/2 years now and today was the first time I phoned in ill
After the phone call I felt a bit better because I didn't have the worry about having to get up early and go in but I felt really guilty because I knew that they had a lot to do this morning!!! And I've been left in the shit plenty of times because of other people not coming in so I know what it's like!
Do any of you have the same guilty worry/feeling? I sometimes think that perhaps the guilty side gets the better of me and I go in because of that
Sorry for the essay
That is all 
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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The only thing I used to hate about phoning in sick was when I wanted to go play footie instead and had to keep my story straight
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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I'm a machine and have never had a day off work in 8 years. But yeah, i'd feel guilty if i did.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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I rarely have days off due to illness as always seems to happen when I'm stupidly busy at work. Or if I do have time off I end up going back earlier than I should.
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Ash_EP3
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Registered: 15th May 07
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quote:
Originally posted by Eck
The only thing I used to hate about phoning in sick was when I wanted to go play footie instead and had to keep my story straight
you should be sacked imo  
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Ben-B
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Registered: 28th Jul 08
Location: the lovely Nottingham
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why feel guilty when you are actualy ill 
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Ash_EP3
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quote:
Originally posted by Br.ANDO
why feel guilty when you are actualy ill
Because I have let them down for not turning up! The manager was telling me about how much stock we have got coming in this morning so I know that they would stuggle even if I was in
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FruitBooTeR
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Registered: 18th Jan 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: S15
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I hate it when you phone in to someone you like and they are like.... '2 secs ill just put you through to blhblh (manager) ' Bastards!
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RyanSxi
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Registered: 26th Jul 06
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quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
I hate it when you phone in to someone you like and they are like.... '2 secs ill just put you through to blhblh (manager) ' Bastards!
Same!
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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if your ill, your ill. Dont go to work and spread the germs.
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Neo
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Registered: 20th Feb 07
Location: Essex
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Never feel guilty, just drop an email to someone saying i'm working from home
In the past i didnt really mind calling ill. as i used to work in a food shop and a school it was safer not to go in 
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johnhara1
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Registered: 19th Oct 06
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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quote:
Originally posted by Aaron
I'm a machine and have never had a day off work in 8 years. But yeah, i'd feel guilty if i did.
I am like you. Been here a touch over 3yrs now without 1 sick day
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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My missus gets the normal amount of holiday allowance in her office job, but she also gets 10 paid sick days allowance, she feels its a waste not to use them
edit - i do try not to let her get away with, usually have to shoehorn her out of bed and into the shower, but she goes in the end
[Edited on 22-12-2008 by dannymccann]
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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I've never had a day off because I was sick.
Used a couple of sick days though, only as a total last resort because they wouldn't give me holidays i'd asked fir months previously.
Felt really guilty.
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corsa - gus
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
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pffft, I don't feel guilty at all. The amount of times people I have worked with in the past have taken sick days to go on a night out or something. If you are genuinely not fit enough to go to work don't worry about it, your manager gets paid a lot of money to worry about you not being in so you don't have to.
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Hammer
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Never took a day off when I was actually unwell, phoned in a couple of times after Sunday sessions that ran a bit further than they should have 
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corsa - gus
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
Never took a day off when I was actually unwell, phoned in a couple of times after Sunday sessions that ran a bit further than they should have
Now thats just plain naughty. I have seen it happen after the odd old firm game though
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Hammer
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Registered: 11th Feb 04
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I just took them off as a holiday no point kidding myself on
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Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
Location: Liverpool
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I wanted to ring in sick today but felt guilty as two people are already off sick, it does my head in though because we have to do the people thats offs deliveries too!
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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No guilt.. pick up phone, put on dying voice, speak to manager, job done then onto a sesh of 360 and avoid facebook at all costs
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Jules S
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Registered: 24th Dec 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
I just took them off as a holiday no point kidding myself on
I do the same...self imposed sickness (beer) = time off my holidays. Same with taking my cat to the vets=annual leave
However, I noticed a few weeks ago one of my female colleagues has taken 12 days this year as 'dependants' leave to look after her kids 
Made me wonder a bit that did 
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
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I've been off for 3 weeks because i broke my hand and i need to lift stuff all the time, but i'm going in 1 week early because i'm losing a shit load of money and i'am utterly bored.
oh yeah i don't feel guilty at all
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