Hellobee Boards Topic: How often do you miss work for illness?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How often do you miss work for illness? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:34:40 +0000 shinymama on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1522655 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:23:30 +0000 shinymama 1522655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Rarely. I'm more prone to call in sick if one of my boys is sick. NovBaby1112 on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1522517 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 11:43:54 +0000 NovBaby1112 1522517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've missed a lot of work due to being sick since having LO, but I usually work from home instead of taking sick day. My boss is really big on staying home if you are even remotely sick because he is a germaphob ;) yoursilverlining on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1522460 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 11:31:06 +0000 yoursilverlining 1522460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I only take sick days if I am throwing up nonstop or super, super, super sick. I had a horrible head cold this winter (complete with ear infection, yay!) and still went in; it's just easier to go in and get my work done than to stay at home feeling like crap and having nothing to do to take my mind off it. I also want to save my PTO for fun stuff, or when LO is sick. When I'm starting to not feel well, I always eat/drink a bunch of homemade chicken broth loaded with ginger and garlic. Just simmer a hunk of ginger and several cloves of garlic in homemade chicken stock, strain out the giner/garlic and you're good to go. avivoca on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1522457 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 11:30:21 +0000 avivoca 1522457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've taken six sick days so far this year: Three for my daughter, and three for me. My office asked me to stay home when I was sick, and then arranged for me to WFH until I was well again. Alivoo01 on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1522404 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 11:10:26 +0000 Alivoo01 1522404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Fortunately, I'm able to work from home so I do. Unless I'm so sick I can't work, then I take a PTO. I think that's happened once in the past 2 years? I've had to work from home quite often since DS started daycare bc he's gotten sick at least once a month. Blah! MrsKoala on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1522369 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 11:00:30 +0000 MrsKoala 1522369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Very rarely but I have a feeling that will change now that I am a mom! ETA: If I ever took a sick day, it was for vomiting or a migraine. I can't work effectively in either of those situations. Anagram on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1522348 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 10:55:45 +0000 Anagram 1522348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have to take sick days all the time---but they are for LO, generally speaking. I've taken 1 sick day for myself this year, when I had the stomach flu. Can't teach middle school while you're throwing up all over the place. pui on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1522299 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 10:41:52 +0000 pui 1522299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not often. I only stay home if I am really sick to the point where I wouldn't be able to function at all. psw27 on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1522294 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 10:40:51 +0000 psw27 1522294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have never taken a sick day in my life, which is so weird... not that I haven't been half dead at work before but at my old job I didn't get sick days and I didn't want to waste vacation days. I haven't been sick since working my current job. I'm sure once LO arrives I will be taking many more! Elderberrygin on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1522276 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 10:37:25 +0000 Elderberrygin 1522276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've missed work for norovirus. I could barely move out of bed. I have the option of working from home, so if I get a respiratory infection from LO or something like that I'll generally still do a full day of work but do it from home and take a nap at some point. I prefer to get on top of it early that way than lose any work time by getting super sick. mrs. tictactoe on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1522267 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 10:34:41 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1522267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We are technically allowed 10 sick days per school year (we can take more, but that's the guideline) and I usually use at least half of them. Before I had Liam, I used all of them every year, but now, I don't really get to rest if I stay home with him, so sometimes it's just easier to work if I have a little cold or a migraine. Luckily, our sick days are used for maternity leave, so if I save some up, I get more full time pay when I have a baby. DillonLion on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1522251 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 10:32:05 +0000 DillonLion 1522251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @fussygal: i wish i could WFH on days like this, but my office is not set up for it mrsjyw on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1522250 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 10:32:01 +0000 mrsjyw 1522250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not often. even when I'm sick, I have a wfh-able job so I almost always work even on "sick days" On the + side, my boss knows that I do this and forces me to use our "official" sick days as PTO/vaca instead! fussygal on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1522245 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 10:30:48 +0000 fussygal 1522245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When I worked in an office maybe once a year, but now that I WFH, hardly ever. I'd have to be close to death to not be able to pull up my laptop! BlueWolverine on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1521833 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 09:00:48 +0000 BlueWolverine 1521833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I took a sick day last week. No idea what was wrong with me - headache, nauseated, fatigue. But one day in bed cured me. I probably could have struggled through the day, but I think I would have felt crappy longer. I don't have an issue with taking sick days when needed. I can monitor email from home and most things can wait. Of course, that said, it was the first sick day I've taken for me (not LO) in a long time. LuLu Mom on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1521796 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:45:14 +0000 LuLu Mom 1521796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I missed work once this year for a migraine that I couldn't get out of bed. I've missed 1-2 wtih LO not being able to go to daycare or being sent home. Periwinkle on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1521782 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:39:59 +0000 Periwinkle 1521782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @DillonLion: So sorry you guys are battling this. We are too... it's been 2 full weeks of passing some kind of virus back and forth and I am over it! I generally don't use a lot of sick time but I have already used 2 1/2 days in the past 2 weeks. I get nervous about using too many on myself since I worry that LO will need to be home too. I used to carry a ton of sick days from year to year... they're getting eaten up pretty quickly at the rate I've been going through them :( Hope you all feel better soon! Bookish on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1521769 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:34:50 +0000 Bookish 1521769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've missed half a day for my own personal illness since LO was born- Norovirus is the devil, and I just couldn't make it to work. I've taken about 2.5 weeks worth of sick days in the past 8 months for LO! I wish I had tips... I don't take great care of myself, I mostly just suck it up unless I'm throwing up everywhere :sad: @blackbird: Hah, I took a mental health afternoon a couple weeks ago! It was lovely! lilyann on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1521767 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:34:08 +0000 lilyann 1521767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've gotten at least 2 stomach bugs thanks to DS. That definitely made me take some days off work, so miserable! Before having a baby, I never really got sick or had to take off work. blackbird on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1521750 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:26:59 +0000 blackbird 1521750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mediagirl, my chiro swears by echinaea? i started taking tablets a couple weeks ago. I am desperate to boost my immune system. mediagirl on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1521709 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:08:44 +0000 mediagirl 1521709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @DillonLion: apparently we're in the minority. :) I have taken more sick days because my lo got me sick than I can remember ever taking in my life. I try to take just one day for each cold and then suffer through the rest of the days. I'm pretty much useless when I'm at work with a cold but I don't get enough PTO days to stay home more than I do, especially with having to stay home with my LO for many days this winter for weather or health reasons. I haven't found the magic yet. What will help us stay healthy? I'm not sure... blackbird on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1521706 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:05:53 +0000 blackbird 1521706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Only if I'm vomiting all day, then I really can't work. If I'm sick, I work from home. Sometimes take a half sick day. I have my blackberry for emergencies, though, so I'm at least reachable. I think I've taken three days for myself this year. My company is generous with sick time; I've saved up a lot over the first 5 years here. I'm more likely to take a mental health day than a sick day :) I keep a giant can of Lysol at my desk, though, and regularly disinfect everything. lawbee11 on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1521705 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:04:17 +0000 lawbee11 1521705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The last time I took a sick day was last May. Now that LO is here I am trying to hoard all of my sick days for when she is sick. I wash my hands often at work, and I use paper towels to open doors so that I'm not touching doorknobs that 50 other people touch all day long. I'm a little bit of a germophobe! Mae on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1521704 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:04:14 +0000 Mae 1521704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I work at home, so almost never. Like I probably haven't taken a sick day in the last year. I'd have to be REALLY sick to be unable to lay on my couch and work on a laptop lol. SwanSong on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1521664 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 07:34:19 +0000 SwanSong 1521664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I will only miss work if I have a stomach bug, other than that I save my sick days in case the little guy gets sick. Right now I am battling a cold I have had for almost a month and logically know I need a day of down time but I don't see that happening. matador84 on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1521660 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 07:25:47 +0000 matador84 1521660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I haven't taken any sick days in the last six years. If I'm gone, it's because of sick child. Smurfette on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1521654 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 07:23:09 +0000 Smurfette 1521654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have usually come to work when sick. Unless I am throwing up or going to the bathroom a lot. So far this year, I have just had a cold, so I could make it through the day. R has keep me home one day cause she was up most of the night from her shots and not herself so I didn't want to send her to day care. looch on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1521653 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 07:22:26 +0000 looch 1521653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've been sick once this winter, with a cold that would not go away! I found a standalone decongestant (advil brand) that helped, but what would have been really great was a weekend to just rest. I do a lot of little things, but i don't think any of them are stronger than the cold virus, with the exception of washing my hands a lot and washing my son's hands a lot! MsLipGloss on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1521651 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 07:20:17 +0000 MsLipGloss 1521651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Since having LO, I have never stayed home sick . . . I have only ever stayed home when she could not go to daycare. When I am at work, I regularly disinfect my phone, keyboard, mouse, and door handle (to my office), and wash my hands frequently throughout the day (just walking around the office and touching common surfaces can be enough to get you sick!). I also make sure to touch my face as little as possible during the day, for whatever help that may provide. DillonLion on "How often do you miss work for illness?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-miss-work-for-illness#post-1521646 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 07:16:00 +0000 DillonLion 1521646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO was sick last weekend and now I am out with a horrible head cold. I hate being sick all the time! Our schedules are so full and we never get any down time to do like health maintenance and keep ourselves healthy. I am going to try to get us to eat better things that keep our bodies healthier. Any suggestions?