....to do a sickie tomorrow because my house is an absolute tip, I'm beyond exhausted & I need to pluck my eyebrows?

[Daisychainsandleather]

Evening all!
Help me make a decision if you will....
Single mum with very little support (none actually) ....
House is a tip! Can't find anything, have paperwork to sort out, really tired, loads of washing to do, the list is endless and I spent all day today on the verge of tears because I'm a bit stressed... (A lot stressed...)
I reckon I can get on top of everything in a day while kids at nursery/school.
Non eventful admin day tomorrow. No impact on colleagues....
AIBU to do a sickie? Haven't done one all year.... Oh yeah, eyebrows looking hideous!

Don't do it! It's wrong plus karma will bite you on the bum and you'll get sick next week, guaranteed!

If you can book annual leave, do. If not just sit tight and wait for your next day off. If you really are stressed to the point of poor mental health, that would be different but I'm not sure that's what you are saying.

Up to you, but I think it's stealing and the fact that you're hesitating makes me think you're going to feel guilty about it if you do lie and take the day off. What if you really ill in future? it could have an impact on your record. Would you have work to catch up on when you go back in?
Better to have a clear conscience and take a few minutes to make a list, set a timer and get the most important stuff done, clear the most visible clutter etc and think how you can factor in 20mins a day to do a bit at a time and keep on top of stuff.

YABU take annual leave asap for one day

Won't work notice your lovely eyebrows and cop on to you OP?

Won't your new eyebrows give you away?

YANBU - you are mentally unwell (sort of) and need to sort your house & brows in order to regain control. Once a year for this sort of thing is fine.

It's a mental health day, nothing big at work, take it.
You're probably coming down with something anyway.

Do it Op. I would do it. I never have but I would if I felt I needed to. I laugh myself sick at some of these threads where people tell you to take a day of annual leave like it's that easy. Clearly they work for very good companies. I've never had my leave approved within 6 weeks of filing for it and that is with constant harassment. I think our current record stands at 5 months.

Take a sickie life is too short to give a fuck about what other people think.

You can't pour from an empty cup. Pull a sickie and get on top of stuff, you'll feel much better.

Yep, go for it (the only reason I agree, is you've not done one all year!!!).

Don't. Because in a few days time, who knows, you might get winter vomiting bug and need time off. Then this will be second absence.
Can you ask for a day off very soon, either annual leave or in lieu or unpaid? Sounds badly needed!

Won't your new eyebrows give you away?

^ that's exactly what I thought! If you turn up stress free and with lovely new eyebrows on Thursday won't they notice something is amiss?

Single mum too, so I do sympathise. But could you afford a days leave instead?

My work are so strict on absence that I, and most other people, are too scared to be off sick even if they feel awful, in case they then get sick again and end up in a "procedure" and referred to occupational health. In your shoes I'd be worried about karma and immediately ending up with flu! Can you have an appointment you need to leave early for instead?

MN is the weirdest place. OK to throw sickie to clean house and sort eyebrows but not OK to throw sickie to help your ill wife look after your ill children.

I''m public sector, teacher, btw, not sure if we are unusually strict?

I've always been superstitious about this sort of thing, on the basis that if I try it on I'm sure to be struck down with some dreadful bug shortly afterwards. Do you have any holiday left? Can you give yourself a day off out of that? Or ask for a day's unpaid leave?

Can you afford to be sacked if you're found out.

What will be your reason? Because the person taking the message won't believe you if you say D&V, food poisoning, migraine or bad back.

It's amazing how many people in my school have these problems on a Monday or on a day when they have shit classes all day.

I just can't do it. The guilt eats away

JudyDreamsofHorses totally off topic but that is my favourite Belle and Sebastian track ever!!!!!!!! Ace username!!!

I would. On the basis that NOT taking a sick day would make me really sick, and then taking 3 or 4 days off sick next week. Being unwell means you can't do your job properly, and it looks worst to make horrendous mistakes than not being there for 1 day.

I would go in the morning, leave early because sickness and take Thursday off.

Disclaimer: I work through most of my lunch breaks, I do unpaid overtime, I am available by emails at weekends, so no guilt whatsoever to take one day off when I am unwell. I have no risk whatsoever to lose my job because I take one sicky a year!

I would leave my eyebrows well alone until the weekend though.

Because the person taking the message won't believe you if you say D&V, food poisoning, migraine or bad back.

Why ever not? It does happen you know. My house was D&V free for years, then I had children. I am lucky if it happens only 3 times a year.

Four - that was my post!
I read this to see what the responses are. Unbelievable! People were telling me its 'not normal' to throw a sickie and how unreasonable I was.
My opinion is - if you really hardly ever have sick days and you feel u need one to help your stress levels and will go back more productive. Do it.
Dont do it if you occasionally have days off.

Have a sick day if you're sick
don't have one if you're not