I think my boss is actually....

[bupcakesandcunting]

I texted my boss this afternoon to give her a heads up that I will be calling in sick tomorrow as I have been diagnosed with gastroenteritis this morning. Explosive shits, projectile vomit and now dry heaving, the lot.

Four hours later I get a reply saying basically she wants me in as she is sick and she wants to go home when I get in! Bear in mind she had a lot of random sick hours off over Xmas and the fact that I covered her last week even though I'd started feeling ropey by then. I sent her a reply saying that unless the diarrhea stopped, I wouldn't be going out anywhere. She relied then saying she will need a doc's note?! WTF?! Oh and she threatened me with a phonecall to my area manager ( common practice for her when she can't get her own way) I am so annoyed. On top of feeling like death I am now feeling shit about work.

Have posted about her conduct before, BTW...

following on from Shirley's lack of wisdom.

i always worry with drinking all that liquid that it goes straight through and makes more mess.

It's like a mud slide.

it flushes the infection out, nickel, so is a good thing.

Though messy for a bit.

LOL at mudslide

bupcakes - more like cholera than bubonic plague.

But I see where you are coming from.

Hope you feel better soon.

yanbu because your boss sounds like a right cow. Yabu To have texted her though. I phone call is how you should call in sick, never a text as it is unprofessional imo and you have no way of knowing your boss has read the text.

MsSparkle, I sent the text as a "heads up", a pre-cursor to my officially calling in sick this morning as I thought I was being helpful by giving her advance warning that she might need to get cover.

Plus, she communicates with all staff by text, for all kinds of reasons. If it's good enough for her...