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last time you did a sickie ?

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I haven't had a day off sick since November 2009 (probably just jinxed myself) ..
though i confess that when i was younger I did take the odd (cough) day here and there and not always legitimately either (shock) ...
Now i just couldn't ...
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  • Hugh JboobsHugh Jboobs Posts: 15,316
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    Genuine sickie - few weeks ago after my little boy thoughtfully brought home a vomiting bug from nursery.

    Fake sickie - probably as a student, skiving off lectures. Over ten years ago now. I've never faked a sickie in my working life.
  • Mark39LondonMark39London Posts: 3,977
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    Fake sickie, never in my working life, but I did manage to feign a few death bed moments during school though, which was harder than it should have been, because my beady eyed mother was a nurse at the time.

    The last genuine sickie was 2 days off with a 24 hour vomiting/diarrhoea bug (about 4 years ago).
  • Phil_SheridanPhil_Sheridan Posts: 354
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    Being self-employed it's not easy.
    Were I to phone myself and say, "I won't be in today, guts ache", I'd probably reply as my alter ego, "You lying s.o.b."
  • Hugh JboobsHugh Jboobs Posts: 15,316
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    Phil_Sheridan wrote: »
    Being self-employed it's not easy.
    Were I to phone myself and say, "I won't be in today, guts ache", I'd probably reply as my alter ego, "You lying s.o.b."

    Ha ha! I'm also self employed. I have far more guilt in taking a day off sick now than I did when I worked for other people!
  • Watcher #1Watcher #1 Posts: 9,043
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    Never had a fake sickie. Last genuine one was upset stomach a couple of years ago - working in the food industry that's a mandatory two days out
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 619
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    Mark39London wrote: »
    Fake sickie, never in my working life, but I did manage to feign a few death bed moments during school though, which was harder than it should have been, because my beady eyed mother was a nurse at the time.

    The last genuine sickie was 2 days off with a 24 hour vomiting/diarrhoea bug (about 4 years ago).

    A few people at work have had some weird 2day vomiting/diarrhoea bug recently ... fingers crossed i seem to have missed that one.
  • wampa1wampa1 Posts: 2,997
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    I've pulled the odd sickie but I've also come in when not 100% as well so I think it evens itself out.

    It's quite laid back where I am anyway and I live quite close so sometimes I've gone in and then gone home an hour or two later.
  • kiviraatkiviraat Posts: 4,634
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    Was sent home from work last month after throwing up and almost fainting. I'm actually not feeling great today (I'm in bed), but tomorrow is a big day so just going to have to push on.
  • SULLASULLA Posts: 149,789
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    I just used to go to to work. Very occasionally I was really ill so had to take time off.
  • JasonJason Posts: 76,557
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    The best excuse i heard for a sickie was "sorry i won't be in today, i wish to remain an enigma" :)
  • Granny McSmithGranny McSmith Posts: 19,622
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    I used to have the odd duvet day, mainly to help me maintain my sanity, such as it is. (This was when I worked in the nightmare that is retail. Office work doesn't drive you mad quite as much, in my experience).

    It happened roughly once every 3 months or so.

    Balanced out by the times I went in because they were short staffed on my days off.
  • JT2060JT2060 Posts: 5,370
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    A day after I became self employed in 1997.

    Sickness is a benefits thing, truly.
  • jeffiner1892jeffiner1892 Posts: 14,317
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    Last time I genuinely missed work for something was the day I crashed the car en route to work, made it as far as work and realised I was in no fit state to work, absolute bitch of a line manager marked me down as unauthorised absence and no show no call.

    Last time I pulled a sickie was to attend an interview as I couldn't get the leave for love nor money. Surprised I wasn't pulled up on it though as it was 17th March.
  • Granny McSmithGranny McSmith Posts: 19,622
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    JT2060 wrote: »
    A day after I became self employed in 1997.

    Sickness is a benefits thing, truly.

    I didn't get paid for my days off sick. Except for when I was really sick and off for a few weeks.

    But perhaps I should have had a heart attack instead of being on the sick, so as to save the sainted taxpayer a few quid.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 557
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    Couldn't be arsed working today because of the cricket, told myself I have bad something or other but I haven't really.
  • JT2060JT2060 Posts: 5,370
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    Granny McSmith wrote: »
    I didn't get paid for my days off sick. Except for when I was really sick and off for a few weeks.

    But perhaps I should have had a heart attack instead of being on the sick, so as to save the sainted taxpayer a few quid.

    So you were paid for being off sick.

    I could be at deaths door and never get anything.
  • EELoverEELover Posts: 1,146
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    April 2014, finally became too disabled to work and have been off sick since then.
  • Granny McSmithGranny McSmith Posts: 19,622
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    JT2060 wrote: »
    So you were paid for being off sick.

    I could be at deaths door and never get anything.

    Why not?
  • JT2060JT2060 Posts: 5,370
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    Granny McSmith wrote: »
    Why not?

    The self employed get absolutely nothing. I have been ill for about a year, but tax wise it is wrong for me to claim for any benefits at all.
  • Sorcha_27Sorcha_27 Posts: 138,836
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    Last August. I had tonsillitis :(
  • Granny McSmithGranny McSmith Posts: 19,622
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    JT2060 wrote: »
    The self employed get absolutely nothing. I have been ill for about a year, but tax wise it is wrong for me to claim for any benefits at all.

    That is dreadful. You have my sincerest sympathy.
  • JT2060JT2060 Posts: 5,370
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    Granny McSmith wrote: »
    That is dreadful. You have my sincerest sympathy.

    If that is sincere, thank you.
  • Sorcha_27Sorcha_27 Posts: 138,836
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    JT2060 wrote: »
    The self employed get absolutely nothing. I have been ill for about a year, but tax wise it is wrong for me to claim for any benefits at all.

    It's the same in Ireland too. It's disgraceful >:(
  • JT2060JT2060 Posts: 5,370
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    sorcha_healy27 wrote: »
    It's the same in Ireland too. It's disgraceful >:(

    I pay twice as much in tax too.
  • Frankie_LittleFrankie_Little Posts: 9,271
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    I pulled a few sickies at uni, does that count? I've never pretended to be ill to get off work, I get a reasonable amount of annual leave, so if I fancy a day off, I'll book a day's leave. I'd feel too guilty otherwise and besides, I'm a grown-up and we don't do that :D
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