Do you feel guilty for taking sick days off work? Options

[BlueAway]

I was completely fine yesterday at work. Then this morning, I woke up with a sore throat and upset stomach. I also might have a slight fever.

I feel guilty taking the day off cause I already took a sick day this month and so this is like the 2nd time. My boss is a nice guy but still, I don't want him to think I'm slacking.

There aren't any defined number of sick days at my workplace. So employees are not sure just how many days they can take off.

[Dark Angel]

no i dont feel guilty

[Boku_WA!]

i never feel guilty and i used to come in late to work all the time. plus, i told them i quit and left in the middle of my shift.

[Alexa]

I don't take sick days off, I love to work so even if I am feeling under the weather, I'll go. I hate being in the house and just lying around when I am sick anyway.

Once I went to work when I probably shouldn't have, I at school and was feeling fine, with the exception of this strange pain shooting up my leg. It just felt odd. But then at 10:00, I was SICK. It hit me all at once too. I was sitting at my desk, reading, when my legs jerked slightly and I got very very dizzy and felt like I was going to faint. My teacher saw me behaving kind of funny and saw how pale my face was and gave me a pass to go to the nurse...in all my years of school, I have never once been to the nurses office...I didn't even know where it was located! The trip there was awful. I could barely feel the ground beneath my feet, everything was spinning and I felt really hot. Well anyway, turns out I had developed a high fever, so they sent me home and I went straight to bed after taking so medication. I woke up about 4:00m PM and was suppose to go the work in two hours...I knew that would not be enough time to find a replacement, so I went despite my fever and told my manager that I wasn't feeling well so I shouldn't handle food, so I got to wash dishes all night. Eventually, at 9'oclock, my manager sent me home (I was suppose to work until close) because he said I looked awful and that they could managewithout me, since it was a slow night. I was so relieved because I had to get up at 8 the next morning for work, so i knew I needed a lot of sleep to feel better the next morning.

[BlueAway]

man i hate taking days off work. it feels so empty for some reason.

[Taeng]

I only feel bad when i dont get paid.

[BlueAway]

I only feel bad when i dont get paid.

well I get paid. It's my salary.

[R3M1X]

i wish i can call in for when i'm sick.. i need money >_< tho i know i can.. i've come to work sick.. partially sick.. and made it through.. but eitherway i don't like to miss work.. even tho sometimes i don't want to..

but.. i don't think i'd feel guilty.. i haven't called in sick ever so... i feel that when i am sick and can't bare to be at work. i can call in w/out guilt bcas i feel i deserve a break for when i am sick.

[- Nosferatu -]

If I was in your situation, I wouldnt feel guilty.

I would feel guilty if I took a sick day, even though I wasnt sick at all.

This post has been edited by - Nosferatu -: Nov 16 2006, 05:49 PM

[Rocky Cuong V]

I get paid by the hour. So no.

[BlueAway]

man this sucks. its the evening now and i have to work tomorrow but i still feel sick. oh well, tomorrow's friday so i just have to make it through one day and then i can lie in bed all weekend.

[stillarook]

I don't miss work. I'll do 'em, at a relatively slow speed compared to what I'm used to doing. But I get the job done.

[Happy Asian]

Hell no, why should I?

[Rocky Cuong V]

I'm getting in trouble at work already for going on AF.

[Alanna]

Yes,I felt guilty for taking the sick leave even though I was really sick.Mainly that is because of my strong sense of responsibility towards my job and boss.

[northwestern_stu...]

I was completely fine yesterday at work. Then this morning, I woke up with a sore throat and upset stomach. I also might have a slight fever.

I feel guilty taking the day off cause I already took a sick day this month and so this is like the 2nd time. My boss is a nice guy but still, I don't want him to think I'm slacking.

There aren't any defined number of sick days at my workplace. So employees are not sure just how many days they can take off.

where do you work?

[Bixie]

I've never ever felt guilty taking sick days - in my previous job I used to take nearly every friday and saturday night off my nightshifts - they all knew what I was doing but they didn't do anything haha

[caramel]

I wouldn't feel bad. It happens.

[Jaimu-Jaimu]

A day creatively taken off is a day earned.

[2nd2none]

Man it's hard as hell for me to get a day off in the navy... First off I have to go see the doctors at 9 in the morning, I don't get in until 10, talk to the doctor, checks me, gives me motrin, and thats' it. It cuts off the morning, but then I have to make up those hours back to the work center, unless I've actually got paper work to prove that I'm really sick or hurt.