Do you ever call in sick when you are not?

[DriedFig]

Just a thought really. I'm sometimes tempted to call in sick, but would feel too guilty. Is an occasional sickie acceptable?

I feel guilty enough being off work when I am genuinely sick

@woodhill

I feel guilty enough being off work when I am genuinely sick

Same here. Making the dreaded phone call.

Duvet days...I believe you are allowed 3 a year by law

I wish people on this site would stop spouting made-up shite as law.

Never

Agreement very much comes into it. You request it based on service need

@VodselForDinner

Duvet days...I believe you are allowed 3 a year by law

I wish people on this site would stop spouting made-up shite as law.

I know. It’s woeful

When much younger and much less responsible, in a job I hated - yes, a couple of times. I didn't feel guilty in the least back then, but I've grown up a good bit since and I wouldn't do it now. In my current job I don't get sick pay so I'd need to be really quite unwell before I'd miss a day.

I might go into work tomorrow and ask about my 3 duvet days I am allowed by law. See what they say.

I have in the past and it was a pretty shitty thing of me to do. On the not so shitty side, I once had the sort of hangover that left me physically ill and I called in, told them I was sick with a hangover and asked if I could take it as a day's holiday rather than a sick day because it was my own fault that I was so ill.

When I was 17 I did this, I got seen in town by someone who reported me to my manager He called me intohis office asking why I was in town, I said I was going to Boots to collect my prescription but I knew he didnt beleive me. I am nearly 56 now and would not dream of doing a sickie now I beleive being caught out then stayed with me.

No self employed

@Sparklingbrook

I might go into work tomorrow and ask about my 3 duvet days I am allowed by law. See what they say.

Please do, report back verbatim

No, I love my job and it's a small company. I get on well with the boss so why would I?

I definitely wouldn’t - I think it’d be unfair on my colleagues and I would be pretty annoyed if it was reversed.

I have in the past but in hindsight realise that when I was doing that my mental health was poor. My husband works for a company that allows 5 unpaid 'duvet' days which you can take at anytime without it triggering an absence meeting/disciplinary or using up holiday entitlement.

Yes for my sanity and so have my colleagues. We work in retail and don't get paid for the first 3 days sick so it doesn't cost the company anything and people jump on the overtime so it's always covered.

Never, and I wouldn't. I'm funny about lying AND about phone calls, so for me the thought of (a) making a call and (b) lying on that call would be more stressful than just showing up to work!

I also just wouldn't, I dunno, I think it's wrong. If I need a duvet day I do it on my days off.

There's no difference between deliberately defrauding your employer and stealing imo.
Your gaining money by deception.

You're

100 % no I never would, the stress of being off and knowing what I was going to have to catch up on would actually make me sick.

Can you not have your duvet day at the weekend or on the days you don't work? Or does that not count? It has to be a day you need to be in work?

No. I’m a teacher and it’s more work to be off.

Oh god yes, used to do it all the time when I worked in an office and have to commute.

Worked from home six years now and only two sick days.

When I was in my teens & twenties I did quite a bit plus lots of hangover days. Now I really enjoy my job so I haven’t wanted to or needed to. Never say never though.

No, I’m always too worried to take a sick day, even when I need it. I haven’t had a day off sick in years. I’m worried people won’t think I’m sick and worried about the work I’m not doing. I suffer from anxiety, I wish I could take one when I need to.