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Original poster

to pull a sickie for the rest of the week?

18 replies

RueLaChesty · 25/04/2011 23:33

when i say rest of the week i only work Mon-Wed and today was a bank holiday so it will only be two days.

DD2 (12mo) had her jags last week and they totally knocked her and shes been ill and not sleepin since. She had D&V on wed and thur then i got it sat and sun. In fact i have only managed toast this evening.

D&v has gone but i'm absolutely shattered, DP has worked every day this week and does 12hr shifts mostly so i've not had the chance to lie in bed all weekend!

Would it be awful if i phoned in sick as dds will be in nursery so i could catch up with all the housework and get some sleep? I feel like a schoolchild and i'm about to get into trouble!

No one will have to cover my work so i'm not putting anyone out but don't want people thinking i'm trying to get extra holidays with all the bank holidays.

WWYD?

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Dilligaf81 · 25/04/2011 23:35

I know Id go in but I know how you feel DD has had D&V since thurs (still dodgy) but its my first day back for a year so best I go in.

huddspur · 25/04/2011 23:38

YABU if you're not ill then you should go in.

A1980 · 25/04/2011 23:38

If you haven't had anything to eat all weekend and have only had toast today then I don't think it's unreasonable to call in sick as you have been sick and have not fully recovered given that you're not eating normally yet.

General advice is that following D&V you should not return to work / school for 48 hours afterwards at least.

I'd stay home for at least a day.

DontGoCurly · 25/04/2011 23:40

Do the company have any policies about sick days after Bank holidays?

I know a lot of companies really frown at sick-days being tacked onto long weekends even when you're genuinely sick. They also don't look kindly on sick days which elongate weekends or holidays.

Be careful. Hope you feel better soon.

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RueLaChesty · 25/04/2011 23:46

oh i don't know curly. I don't think so but i wouldn't want people thainking thats what i was doing.

Just settled DD again so i'll try get some sleep and see what consensus is in the morning! :)

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midlandsmumof4 · 26/04/2011 01:16

Maybe you should have booked tomorrow & Wednesday as holiday as soon as royal wedding was announced.....or maybe I''m being Hmm.

MotherMucca · 26/04/2011 01:25

As curly said, be careful re: absence policy at your workplace.

Boring and sensible, I know, but...

I see why you feel shattered and I would be tempted to do the same. As long as your colleagues/organisation won't be 'hurt' by your absence, and your sickness absence history is respectable, then why not?

WhereYouLeftIt · 26/04/2011 01:43

Given that you had D&V Sat/Sun, have only just started eating again, feel shattered; Tuesday is perfectly legitimate as a sick day, to allow recovery. As A1980 said, you should not return to work until clear of D&V for 48 hours, so on that basis alone should stay away tomorrow. Wednesday on the other hand, would be swinging the lead.

midlandsmumof4 · 26/04/2011 01:44

Or maybe your DP could pull a couple of sickies instead....sounds as though he deserves them after all those 12 hour shifts...Sorry....IABU.

Icelollycraving · 26/04/2011 01:49

Yabu. Sickness near bh often involves disciplinary action if you have previously had high sickness etc. It could just be a note on the system. I have always found people that take sickies like this either don't get paid,piss off their colleagues as no one believes them & often end up getting genuinely unwell afterwards!
Better to go in & not worry about the consequences IMO but then I'm a manager :) if you do actually still have d&v you could go in & explain you feel unwell,they may send you home but you look like you have made the effort. Only exception is if your job involves food prep as you then should be off.

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RueLaChesty · 26/04/2011 06:38

midlandsmum DP doesn't get paid when off sick (well stat sick pay) so he can't afford to pull a "sickie". Yes, i'm aware he works hard but he gets plenty of time off, he just seems to do 7-8 days in a row and then gets the same off. Unfortunately not on the weekend I was ill.

I don't see why i would take the week off for the royal wedding as i'm not planning on travelling from scotland to london to stand in the lined streets with my flag!

But thanks for your cynicism as thats exactly what i was worried about from my boss (not that he would think it was anything to do with the wedding).

i have never heard of anyone being disciplined with having sickness after BH but i don't fancy being the first.

Usually i would phone up and use holidays but i like to keep them now for if DDs are ill.

I think i'll go in and maybe come home later if i'm struggling but i could be vomiting at my desk and my boss wouldn't care! He's lovely :)

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YellowDinosaur · 26/04/2011 07:34

Stay off!

You oculd still be infectious as within 48hrs of d&v. Your collaegues and manager woun't thank youif they get the shits!

Go in on Wed assuming you no longer had loose poo and /or vomiting on Mon and today.

I am a doc by the way and I'd write you a sick note. You could even try calling your GP surgery and ask if they will dothe same - that you won't come in so as to avoid infecting others but that is there any way you can come in tomorrow am to collect a note on the way to work. they may be happy for you to talk to a dr over the phone for this.

Worth a try?

Groovee · 26/04/2011 07:38

At my work we have to stay off for 48 hours after the last bout of D&V. So that would mean today would be a no go and you could return tomorrow.

onceamai · 26/04/2011 07:41

It depends on your record. If it's exemplary I would ring in sick because actually you aren't a 100%, on the other hand if you are always taking an odd day here and there I would go in.

52Girls · 26/04/2011 07:45

Err, prob today off because of your illness but apart from
that, yes, you should go to work! Of course you should!

Goblinchild · 26/04/2011 07:51

Stay off if you are ill, but it's cheating if you are planning on doing housework.

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RueLaChesty · 26/04/2011 08:51

well i'm in now. Passed my bosses desk with my usual cheery "morning" and he didn't even lift his head, sometimes i get a grunt but nothing today. I could come in with limbs hanging off and he wouldn't care.

My record is quite good but i have taken a few days annual leave at last minute due to dcs being ill.

The only housework i was planning on doing was cleaning the bathroom but DP has kindly offered to do it when he gets in from nightshift.

Its mainly just the tiredness now but DP is off on thursday so i'll just sleep all day! I'll just take it easy today and try avoid anyone.

It IS eerily quiet today though. Unless folk are just coming in late.

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hairylights · 26/04/2011 09:17

Yabu. If you're I'll stay home, if you aren't, go in.

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