I've never taken a sick day in my life, although I've never had paid sick days either.
Women Call In Sick 43% More than Men
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kinjutsu
Pelican
I've seen this happen during my working life.
One job i worked at my manager took off more time due to her migraines (which i also suffered from) than the 4 other people for the year.
Slowly everyone lost respect for her, not because she was sick all the time but because she was weak and couldn't lead a team for shit.
Last few jobs i've had there was always some young girl who had "personal problems" and needed time off. In the end they never came back after being gone for a week.
One job i worked at my manager took off more time due to her migraines (which i also suffered from) than the 4 other people for the year.
Slowly everyone lost respect for her, not because she was sick all the time but because she was weak and couldn't lead a team for shit.
Last few jobs i've had there was always some young girl who had "personal problems" and needed time off. In the end they never came back after being gone for a week.
In my experience the main cause of sick leave at work is weight issues/obesity. Fat people are sick more often. Men seem to be able to handle carrying the extra weight around better than women, so fat men take less sick leave than fat women. I have worked with a number of women over the years who took a day for menstrual sick leave almost every month, but then worked a little harder to keep up with their work and did fine (and they were not overweight, and they were not American). So, if you are screening job applicants, I would first look at their girth before their sex as a discriminator.
WalterBlack
Ostrich
A female boss told me over 15 years ago that she would never hire a young woman because a lot of them have to take time off to have kids and always need to take sick days for some reason.
I’ve worked at a few large companies in Corporate America and nearly all of the capable female admins are 40+ years old and at most a 6 looks wise. They’re hired for their capability, not because of their looks. Some of them can make over $150k/year if they work for the CEO. I've only seen very hot admins at some very small firms.
I have worked in an office where I was the only guy. However, it wasn’t that bad. The women were all counselors working for the government so they weren’t into shallow crap like handbags. Also half of them were gay, but not feminist man hating gays. You would never they were dykes unless they told you. They were pretty feminine.
One of my brothers worked in an office with a lot of women about 15 years ago. He’s a good looking guy and some of the women made it known to him that they wanted to bang, but he was loyal to his girlfriend (now wife) so he made it plain that he wasn’t interested. After that they started acting like total bitches towards him and he got out as soon as he could.
I’ve worked at a few large companies in Corporate America and nearly all of the capable female admins are 40+ years old and at most a 6 looks wise. They’re hired for their capability, not because of their looks. Some of them can make over $150k/year if they work for the CEO. I've only seen very hot admins at some very small firms.
I have worked in an office where I was the only guy. However, it wasn’t that bad. The women were all counselors working for the government so they weren’t into shallow crap like handbags. Also half of them were gay, but not feminist man hating gays. You would never they were dykes unless they told you. They were pretty feminine.
One of my brothers worked in an office with a lot of women about 15 years ago. He’s a good looking guy and some of the women made it known to him that they wanted to bang, but he was loyal to his girlfriend (now wife) so he made it plain that he wasn’t interested. After that they started acting like total bitches towards him and he got out as soon as he could.
ddjembe mutombo
Woodpecker
I wish more companies adopted the 3-weeks off policy. You have a total of 15 days for sick or vacation. If you use 15 sick days then you have 0 vacation time. This will reduce the desire to call in after an extra thirsty Thursday, or just to skip a day because someone does't "feel like going in".
For those who work in an office, watch the ones that are sick a lot. You will notice that they will come in while they have a cold and also during the worst day of allergy season. However, it is quite peculiar that they mostly call in on Mondays or Fridays. I wonder why that could be...
For those who work in an office, watch the ones that are sick a lot. You will notice that they will come in while they have a cold and also during the worst day of allergy season. However, it is quite peculiar that they mostly call in on Mondays or Fridays. I wonder why that could be...
Bad Hussar
Pelican
ddjembe mutombo said:
I had a relative who ran a business with a large blue collar staff. His policy was: "If you miss work Monday and don't bring in a valid doctors note when you turn up Tuesday (i.e even for just one day away) don't even bother coming in for the rest of the week. I won't need you and wont pay you for the whole week. Only turn up the next Monday again."
This because a lot of his workers would be hung over after massive weekend benders and reckon they could just write Monday off and come in Tuesday and still be paid for the rest of the week. Obviously this disrupted his business so he just refused to employ them for the rest of the week. Very much illegal in terms of labour laws, but he didn't care. "So sue me.". They never did.
ddjembe mutombo said:
The issue with that is that it encourages people to come in when they're sick, be unproductive anyway and get other people sick in the process, making things worse. IMO, paid sick leave works best if employees can be trusted to only stay home when it's really necessary, which takes discipline and dedication...no formula of workplace rules can instill that in a workforce (well, especially in one that's increasingly female).
People in general just need more vacation time. 6 weeks a year shouldnt be so fucking difficult, so people could actually enjoy their lives once in a while.
The dedication to an office and a desk is just sickening and degrading. Life is so much more.
A bunch more 3-day weekends would add to our national sanity and happiness as well. Lets start celebrating a few more things. Imagine every month had a 3-day weekend, how much better would that be?
All in favor of Washington Day, Jefferson Day, Lincoln Day, Roosevelt day?
The dedication to an office and a desk is just sickening and degrading. Life is so much more.
A bunch more 3-day weekends would add to our national sanity and happiness as well. Lets start celebrating a few more things. Imagine every month had a 3-day weekend, how much better would that be?
All in favor of Washington Day, Jefferson Day, Lincoln Day, Roosevelt day?
Sonsowey said:
You will enjoy Bob Black's essay on the abolition of work:
http://www.primitivism.com/abolition.htm
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