Message #57268

[raindance]

I take very little sick leave, and my boss doesn't take much sick leave either.  We are lucky where I work - we have generous sick leave allowance if we need it, but I prefer not to take sick leave if I can avoid it.   The Authorities where I work will sit up and take notice if you have lots of odd days off (the flashpoint is 20 days in a year) and also if there is a suspicious number of Friday/Monday sick days.  

In the past four years I have had one day off.  I had a dreadful cold last week and felt, like you Susan, about a tenth here much of the time, but still managed to work through it.  I'm not a martyr, but there isn't anyone to take my place at the moment, and we have some really important projects going through that require my attention.  On the other hand, I'm not indispensable.  I guess I take leave if I am ill enough to warrant a trip to the doctor and he signs me off.

It rather depends on the place where you work.  I used to work in a hospice, and those of us who had patient contact were SENT home if we had so much as a cold.


Raindance