https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 15:05:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-in-sick#post-124291 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:24:53 +0000 Alivoo01 124291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel guilty for calling in sick sometimes so I usually tough it out even though I <i>really, really, really</i> want to stay/go home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-in-sick#post-124234 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:55:52 +0000 LuLu Mom 124234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I call in, I used to try and work through it and usually got sent home. Now beacuse most of my coworkers have young children, we all call in so there are no unnecessary sick germs at work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-in-sick#post-123753 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:18:03 +0000 BSB 123753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I call in sick when I really feel like crap and I don't want to get anyone sick. I hardly get sick though, so I sometimes use my sick days as 'mental health days.' </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-in-sick#post-123705 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:16:23 +0000 mrstilly 123705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will usually go in unless I have a fever. It's just too hard to miss a day where I work and DS has had a bunch of ear infections, so I've missed a lot for him. He has only had a fever when he has an ear infection, so we get him to the Dr ASAP and as soon as he is on antibiotics I send him back to daycare. Otherwise we would miss a whole week at a time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-in-sick#post-123688 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:39:15 +0000 chopsuey 123688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually call in sick! I don't like when sick people come to work, so I stay home and try not to spread germies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-in-sick#post-123664 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:02:07 +0000 StbHisMrs 123664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always stay home if I have a fever or if I am visibly/ audibly sick. I'd prefer to sacrifice the pay and keep my germs at home, I appreciate when others do the same. I keep my son home from school if he has a fever, or worse and I keep him home 24 hours after he doesn't have a fever. Nothing irks me more than sick children in school or sick co-workers to me it's inconsiderate.<br /> My husbands ex-wife just sent the girls over with fevers, coughs and sore throats. I was livid. My policy is if they're sick they stay at home and we make up the next weekend. No need to get two households sick. I'm sure that doesn't sound nice but I'm a germ phobe and I go out of my way to not get other people sick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-in-sick#post-123647 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:30:49 +0000 yoursilverlining 123647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I almost never call in sick, especially for a full day. Even if I'm sick as a dog, I end up feeling so guilty about calling in that I would rather just force myself to go in for a few hours than deal with the guilty feeling. If I feel really terrible or am throwing up, I'll leave at lunch. Usually if I'm not throwing up, I'll tough it out all day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-in-sick#post-123637 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:19:44 +0000 cupcakemama 123637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends. If I'm feeling miserable and I have something that everyone else at work can catch then I don't go in. I think it's just rude to do that - if you are sick stay at home!</p> <p>I am a teacher though - schools are a hotbed of germs and illness and we try to minimise spreading illness out to the whole community. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-in-sick#post-123629 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:13:52 +0000 earinej 123629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Calling in sick for me means that patients' appointments get cancelled and lots of people are inconvenienced. So, unless I am severely contagious (not just a common cold or something I can manage with handwashing, etc) or on my deathbed, I am at work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-in-sick#post-123608 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:55:37 +0000 heffalump 123608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I worked, I would tough it out if I could. If I called in for every migraine I would never have gone in! But sometimes you just don't have a choice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-in-sick#post-123596 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:40:58 +0000 MamaMoose 123596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I almost never completely call out sick. I usually drag my butt in and do my most pressing work and then evaluate how I feel. If I still feel crappy I'll go home early. That way I take the pressure off the person who backs me up. Also, I like knowing that my boss saw that I was actually sick and not slacking off. The exception though is if I have a high fever. That almost never happens to me so when it does I take care of myself and rest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-in-sick#post-123593 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:39:20 +0000 mediagirl 123593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll call in if. I'm miserable and know my being there will make everyone else miserable, as well. I hate it when visibly/audibly sick people come to work. Keep the germs at home! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-in-sick#post-123590 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:36:51 +0000 Andrea 123590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I normally tough it out! Unless I am REALLY sick and don't want to contaminate other people then I will call in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/calling-in-sick#post-123587 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:35:16 +0000 autumnlove 123587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you call in sick when you are sick or do you try to tough it out? </p>