To phone in sick, even though I'm not ?

[mummyloveslucy]

Hi, I work nights in a home for young people with learning disabilities. I've been there for 8 months and have never phoned in sick before. It's my 30th birthday on a saturday, and they have put me down to work the friday night. There is only one other night worker and she won't want to swap with me as she's not keen on working friday nights anyway.

I'm going to be quite buisy on the saturday, so won't get much sleep then I'll be really tired for my party.

I know it might look a bit obvious, as I've requested that sat night off and they know it's my birthday. Is there anything I could say that would seem genuine? If I ask and they say no, that's it but If I'm ill, they have to give me the night off.

By the way, I don't get paid if I'm sick!

i think it's really tacky to lie about being sick.

YABU. I work with young adults with learning disabilities in supported accamadation. We have had people doing this to us before and it's very hard for the other staff and mamager as someone else has to be asked to come in or we have to use agency staff which is very expensive

YABVU

In the kind of job you do where your shift has to be covered, it is really not on to dump your employers and your colleagues in it like that.

Yabvu selfish childish and dishonest

I can see why you want to but agency staff won't know the residents as well as you which will compromise their care and they have no choice. Plan better next time and enjoy your birthday

Think yab a bit u if someone gets rung up to cover a night shift when they're not expecting to (i.e. probably hasn't prepared for it by sleeping the day leading up).

YABU - take holiday if you must take the day off. It's going to be so obvious that you are skiving.

BTW - have a fantastic birthday

YABU and you know it.

Even if you don't feel guilty about it do you know how hated you will be by the rest of the staff for doing it, especially as they now know it is your birthday. If you like your job it is definitely not worth it.

Arrange stuff so you have less to do on the Saturday and have a day time sleep. YABU to ring in sick if you aren't sick not least because if someone from work sees you out and about they will have grounds to dismiss you.

Oh for goodness sake, are you telling me NONE of you people have ever done this before?? Of corse not. You're all perfect on here aren't you.

We have far too many bank staff who are always looking for work, especially nights. they would be glad of an extra shift.

Everyone who works at this place has done this at some point. Some are off sick very regularly. And to tell me to grow up is a bit off, It's my 30th. Don't you go to party's/ have a life for that matter???

mummy they are all obviously fantastically moral souls or cyborgs personally I think many are small business owners the level of outrage...

MLL, yes, I am telling you that I have never done this

And I never will

I have a life as well, but I take my responsibilities to my job, my colleagues but mostly to myself very seriously. That is being a grown-up.

I think it a good example to set my children too. A poor work ethic is a terrible message to pass on.

No, I am not a small business owner

But I do feel sorry for those people if this is the attitude to work displayed by their employees

doh!your birthday is same day every year,so knowing that, you should tell the person planning the rota not to include you.allowing them adequate time to make alternative staffing

bit daft to wait til wed to be considering sickie as excuse.

i wouldnt pull fake sickie (too obvious), why not say restaurant or do booked by family as suprise you cant get out of it.and take unpaid day off

but def dont do false sickie,obviously a lie.

dont be so slack about planning next year

Well i'm not going to say to my daughter "guess what mummy did today.."
I am very loyal to my job, I haven't had a day of sick in about 3 years!

yabu. and no, I've only ever been an employee in fairly large organisations. apart from the morality of it, I'd be too chicken. who knows who might see photos of you on fb on the night you were too "sick" to come to work.......

So why start now ?

And don't think your children won't understand what you are doing (age-dependent of course)

You don't "save up" sick days to take whenever you like

Unless you work in Australia, that is

why are you so disorganised?why not bring this up prior to rota being done,and put in legitimate request. don't you have a request book.rather than fanny about and be considering a sickie

Hey AF....

'Yess..tis disgraceful' ..I never ever do such things..always truthful and honest me ..

Plan better next time OP..a believable sicky ...perhaps you could get a half-day I did it on my BD everyone was like..why are you here woman!

I wouldn't. I work in the care sector also and its a right pain in the arse having to work alongside bank staff who dont really know our patients.

can't you go to work, come straight home and go to bed until about mid-day? You will be excited about your party so the anticipation of this should stave off any serious lethargy ( I work nights and frequently have stuff planned for the next day/night)

She's only 5 and has SEN's. I don't think I have to worry about that.

I'm not doing it anyway!!! I said that on the last page. It was just an idea. Every other fucker has done it (appart from anyone on MN of corse.) I've gone in many times with about 30 mins notice.

oh behave what did you expect?a resounding you go girfriend...

You are on your own when working a night. It is extreamly easy. There are only 2 residents and they hardly ever wake up. It's just a bit of housework really. It's not like most care jobs.